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Get Answers to your Mapping Questions

Robert C. White, Jr. is a third generation geologist with over 20 years of Geospatial Wisdom. His industry insight and practical expertise in the data development field are valuable assets to the serious explorer looking to increase the return on investment for his/her organization.

Every month, Robert shares his answers to some of the more pertinent data implementation and management questions facing the energy industry. Do you have a question you would like The Expert to address? Email your cartographic data questions to AskTheExpert@whitestar.com. Watch this column each month for Robert's expert advice!

 

Entries in Free Data (2)

Thursday
Dec152011

Is free data appropriate for a multi-million dollar exploration project?

Only if you're willing to roll the dice on your project.

Thursday
Dec152011

You've often made the point that free data usually costs more in the long run. Which free Internet data sets, in your experience, provide the least added value to oil and gas mapping projects?

The ones that cause the most trouble are the free/unmaintained land grid data sets of any sort. They don't edge-match evenly township-to-township or across river boundaries and state lines. Sometimes the data are incomplete, and often more than one version is floating around on the Internet making it extremely difficult to know you have the latest. Also, your project will not fit on any industry standard base.