Tina Svan Colding
Data Distribution and Property
Danish Geodata Agency
Denmark

Biography
Tina Svan Colding, The Danish Geodata Agency, The Danish Ministry of Environment. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, University of Copenhagen (2005), and a M.Sc. in Agricultural Geography, University of Copenhagen (1997). Dr. Colding has participated in the process of opening op the geographical data in Denmark - from business case and the implementation of open data to facilitate new and more effective usage of basic data in Denmark.

Abstract
Quality, Quantity and Equity - The Changing Landscape in the Usage of Basic Data in Relation to Real Property in Denmark

Open public sector data are expected to contribute to more effective public sectors, create growth in the private sector, and improve transparency. These three motives are also driving Denmark's Basic Data Program, which was launched in 2012 as part of the country's eGovernment strategy for 2011-2015. The program defines basic data as core information about individuals, businesses, real properties, buildings, addresses, geography, and more; these should be efficiently updated at one place, distributed via a common data distributor, and used by everyone. As a general rule, all basic data are freely available to all public authorities, private businesses and individuals. As such, it is expected that the Danish Basic Data Program will contribute to a better, more efficient and smarter society. As part of the Basic Data Program the structure and content of the real property registers are changed to enhance data quality and improve the accessibility of these data across registers. Together with the implementation of the common data distributor these changes will influence the usage of data related to real property in Denmark, including mortgage, insurance and taxation. This presentation briefly introduces the Basic Data Program and gives an overview of the recent changes in the usage of the basic data related to real property in Denmark. It describes some of the challenges in changing the landscape of data uses as experienced by the Danish basic data authorities. Finally, it describes how these challenges are addressed by implementing a common data distributor and how new modes of collaboration between data owners and users intend to qualify how the array of basic data can be applied to promote new and more effective usage of real property data in Denmark.