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Table 6 Geocoding system cost metrics

From: An evaluation framework for comparing geocoding systems

Cost metric

Description

Software license cost ($)

Price of licensing the software

Reference data layer cost ($)

Additional costs for licensing reference data

Support contract cost ($)

Cost of support contract

FTE support cost ($)

Cost of full time equivalent support (in-house)

FTE development cost ($)

Cost of full time equivalent development (in-house)

FTE maintenance cost ($)

Cost of full time equivalent maintenance (in-house)

FTE training cost ($)

Cost of full time equivalent training (in-house)

FTE specialized skills (Y/N)

Full time equivalent specialization required (in-house)