Jakarta, June 26 -- The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) vouches for broader access to geospatial information and urges stakeholders to also collaborate in facilitating this access.

Head of BRIN's Geoinformatics, Rokhis Khomarudin, stated during an online discussion here on Thursday that as the global geospatial data landscape evolves rapidly, so does geospatial information-whether freely available or paid.

"This creates a new paradigm for transactions and interactions involving geospatial data and its derivative products, bringing forth the geospatial data and information marketplace where providers and users can (exchange)," Khomarudin elaborated.

Geoinformatics is now utilized across many sectors in Indonesia, includin...