"We believe this should be made available at reasonable cost for full
access to stimulate private enterprise that can provide wider benefits
to the economy and society".

I wonder how much of the current data which is free, such as the
excellent "reanalysis" charts on Wetterzentrale, will vanish behind a
paywall?

And I wonder what they will define as "reasonable". Reasonable for
industry or reasonable for the individual?

Apart from cutting out the need to visit the library in Exeter for my
own study does anyone else think this is a good idea?

http://data.gov.uk/benefits-of-relea...servation-data