Internet mapping and the Public Trust

The ongoing discussion of web-based mapping and imagery applications (GoogleMaps, YahooMaps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, etc.) in the context of governmental data and funding objectives continues with this summary of a presentation made at the ESRI Federal User Conference. The summary, and the commentary by the original author of the presentation, are somewhat provocative. Definitely worth a click and a few moments of reading, especially the original author's clarifications in the comments section (#4).

All Points Blog - Is Google Earth a Public Trust?