Access
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Government, academics, and non-profit users will be able to access the data volume at no cost through the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (`ICPSR <https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/>`_).

The release is planned for summer 2025.

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Early adopters
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“Early adopters” receive access to preliminary versions of the data volume, documentation, and code, as well as training on how to interpret and use the data for their analyses. In exchange, they scrutinize the clarity of the documentation and quality of the data.

Please feel free to reach out to `chrnolte@bu.edu <mailto:chrnolte@bu.edu>`_ if you:

1. need parcel-level estimates of FMV and protection cost for some form of spatial planning
2. have the computational skills to process tabular and spatial datasets
3. can interpret regressions and metrics of statistical significance and uncertainty, and
4. are employed by a U.S. academic institution, government agency, or a non-profit.