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Town Fights FOI Request for GIS Data and Images

Posted by michael on from the civic-duty dept.

dweyerma writes "The state's highest court will now decide a landmark public records case involving access to aerial reconnaissance photographs and maps of Greenwich, CT. The town maintains the images in a tightly kept database known as a geographic information system, which a judge declared to be public records last December. The Connecticut Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear the town's appeal of that ruling, expediting the case by leap-frogging the state Appellate Court. The move virtually coincides with the third anniversary of the initial complaint in the case, which Greenwich resident and computer consultant Stephen Whitaker filed with the state Freedom Information Commission after the town denied his request for an electronic copy of the entire database for security and privacy reasons."

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  6. Re:Stop with the acronyms! by Gerad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you had bothered to even read the article summary, you probably could have figured out the acronyms by putting in a tiny bit of effort. But no, it's easier to bitch here and get others to do your work for you.

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  7. Re:Stop with the acronyms! by Quobobo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, congratulations for completely missing the point. Could you point out where I said I didn't read the summary? While you're at it, could you point out where I said I didn't understand it? Hmm, probably not, because I was talking about the headline. I was saying that it's harder to comprehend than it should be, and rightfully so.

    Check your own reading comprehension before you complain about others.