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California Supreme Court

Jul. 10, 2013

Judge sides with Sierra Club over release of Orange County mapping data

Orange County must provide the Sierra Club mapping data about the county's land parcels at a minimal cost, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday.

By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Orange County must provide the Sierra Club mapping data about the county's land parcels at a minimal cost, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday.

Orange County sought to sell the information, which was maintained in a specialized mapping format known as GIS, for $375,000. The county had offered to provide the information in an alternative, non-GIS format, for the cost of duplication, but it maintained the GIS-format...

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