NCORS OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM: BEYOND OPEN DATA!

Abstract

The concept of open data ecosystems is on the rise (Aziz et al., 2022; van Loenen et al. 2021; Pollock, 2011). van Loenen et al. (2018) define an open data ecosystem as “a cyclical, sustainable, demand-driven environment oriented around agents that are mutually interdependent in the creation and delivery of value from open data” (cf. Boley and Chang, 2007). The successes claimed in many countries around the globe convinced the government of Thailand to implement an open data policy for its National Continuously Operating Reference Stations (NCORS), a national system that processes Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals to improve the accuracy of positional data. However, after six months, the number of users remained limited to the traditional users, and the experiment was terminated. In this paper we explore explanations for the unexpected not increasing user base of open NCORS. More specific the research presented addressed the research questions:
What are the user characteristics that facilitate the use of NCORS data in Thailand? And what are the missing elements and interactions in facilitating the use of NCORS data in Thailand’s rice farming as a potential use sector?