Policy on pricing of spatial information products and services

The Committee for Spatial Information has published the Policy on pricing of spatial information products and services in the South African Government Gazette no. 38474 of 16 February 2015. "The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that informed decisions can be made regarding the pricing of spatial information in the public sector and that there is consistency in the application of the pricing policy. ... almost all municipalities, most provincial and even state departments spend some level of resources to develop duplicate spatial information. The existing operating modes are based on previous modes with the emphasis on cost recovery and the user-pays principle. This equates the percentage of cost recovery to the value of service delivered to the public. Today, service delivery in itself is the aim and the reason for the existence of public sector organisations."