What is it about?
The free nautical chart on FreeNauticalChart.net was based on open data from the BSH. Overnight, it was only available to a limited extent, after the BSH had removed parts of the data basis.
Thomas Dehling clarifies at the beginning: "Free Nautical Chart is not a problem at all." Adam Lucke has done nothing wrong.
The problem lay with BSH itself "
As soon as the BSH realised the error, it was rectified. The data is now only accessible under licence agreements.
Why is data subject to licence?
Dehling explains the legal basis: "The Federal Budget Code obliges authorities to act economically. Certain products - such as quality-assured nautical chart data - must be sold at standard market prices. The revenue goes directly to the Federal Ministry of Finance.
The BSH differentiates between:
- Freely available geodata in the GeoSeaPortal (Open Data according to the Geodata Access Act)
- Quality-assured nautical chart products for licence holders (with ISO certification, daily updates, traceable quality control)
Safety or efficiency?
Timm Kruse enquires: Is it really about safety at sea? Or is it about refinancing the authority? And why should commercial providers that exclude all liability in their terms and conditions be more trustworthy than open data?
The interview with Thomas Dehling complements Adam Lucke's presentation from Episode 74, showing the legal framework under which the BSH operates and explaining the differences between various types of data.
Listen now
Episode 75 of the YACHT podcast with Thomas Dehling is now available. The conversation complements the perspective from episode 74 with Adam Lucke.
Listen to it again: Episode 74 you will find here.
Here you can listen to the YACHT sailing podcast with Adam Lucke
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