Digital mapping files are public records, state Supreme Court rules

Tony Barboza, writing for the Los Angeles Times:

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that digital mapping files known as geographic information systems must be released under the state’s public records law.

The decision could make it easier for media organizations, advocacy groups and others to obtain government GIS databases, rich collections of data that can be used to display and analyze multiple layers of geographical information.

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