Geoffrey Van Orden MEP, Conservative Defence Spokesman, commented: "I am very concerned that, in spite of Conservative opposition..., the Parliament has passed amendments that allow for unlimited public access to certain spatial data including oceanographic survey data. From this it would be possible to identify trends in sea areas that are being surveyed and the timescales involved. Analysis of such information over time could lead to conclusions about naval patrol routes. This has clear implications for the safety of Royal Navy vessels, including the nuclear deterrent force....The British government must now put a stop to this in the EU Council."
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
