Metadata: nutritional label for GIS data sets Internally - s aves 4 hrs research 10 times a year = (4 x 10 x $50) = $2,000 (time it takes to look up or contact someone for information about a dataset) External Questions - refer 30 inquires/year (1hr/inquiry) = (30 x 1 x $50)=$1,500 (time it takes to answer calls from people who want to use the data or find out more about it) Future reuse/enhancement - $5,000 to $25,000 Liability (lawyers, courts) - $$$$
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