Ordnance Survey – Great Britain's national mapping agency
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2. The Economic Gains from Geographic Information
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What is geographic information?
2.3 Is geographic information a public or a private good?
2.4 How far is the collection of geographic information a natural monopoly?
2.5 The role of geographic information systems
2.6 The economic value of geographic information in the digital age
2.7 The value of geographic and geographic information systems
2.8 Conclusion
3. The Market for Ordnance Survey Products and Services
3.1 The geographic information market in Great Britain
3.2 Production of products and services
3.3 Distribution
3.4 System Suppliers
3.5 Customers
3.6 Competitors
4.1 Willingness to pay
4.2 The value-added approach
4.3 Assessing the benefits of Ordnance Survey to other industries and services
4.4 Efficiency and effectiveness
4.5 Conclusion
5. Direct and Associated Tangible Benefit to Ordnance Survey Suppliers
6. Associated Tangible Benefit: Distribution Channels
6.1 Value-Added Resellers
6.2 Superplan Agents
6.3 Wholesalers and Retailers
7. Associated Tangible Benefits to Ordnance Survey Customers
7.1 Utilities
7.2 Central Government
7.3 Local government
7.4 Architects, engineers, survey and construction
7.5 Real estate
7.6 Solicitors and environmental consultancy
7.7 Transport
7.8 Computer and related activities
7.9 Farming and forestry
7.10 Mining, drilling and quarrying
7.11 Total benefit of OS through its customers
8. Associated Tangible Benefit to Competitors
9.1 The social value of geographic information
9.2 OS and leisure activities
9.3 The environmental value of geographic information
9.4 The economic value of quality