ViennaGIS offers geodata for free - can we afford this?

(Original in German) With now nearly two hundred freely usable spatial data sets and Geoservices made available the city of Vienna as part of Open Government Data (OGD) in Austria is not only in leadership but also a good example of a successfully implemented spatial data infrastructure as well as opinion-forming in the strategic orientation of future support services of public administrations. This article focuses on the already excellent current situation, provides the arguments for the consistent approach by the City of Vienna and offers suggestions for the successful advancement of geoservice role of Austrian administrations.