Tag: data

Arguments for open local data

  • June 3, 2010 at 12:01 pm

  • One of the challenges facing proponents of open data is persuading others of its value; particularly persuading the custodians of data that making it publicly available is a valuable thing to do, and is in their interest to do it. Dan Slee (Walsall Council) and Stuart Harrison (Lichfield District Council) and myself have compiled some [...]

Releasing local data: what are the challenges?

  • April 23, 2010 at 7:17 am

  • On Monday I was invited to a Local Public Data Panel workshop to help address the challenge of releasing local data to the public. Local council officers, bloggers and activists were brought together to help ‘generate ideas and understanding about what is needed to drive the local public data initiative at a local level’. The [...]

Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 Released

  • July 2, 2009 at 3:00 pm

  • Thanks to Gavin Wray for spotting this. “The Open Database License (ODbL) is an open license for data and databases which includes explicit attribution and share-alike requirements. “This license, the first of its kind, is a major step forward for open data. There are currently very few licenses available suited to data and databases and [...]

Local Authority Mapping Collective

  • April 16, 2009 at 4:01 am

  • The Local Authority Mapping Collective "aims to get officers from local authorities in the UK collaborating with one another using Google My Maps. It is hoped that this will allow for large sets of mapped data to be made publically available without the need for bespoke software development. This data could then be used on local authority websites, as well as being made downloadable to use in any number of projects." That's great: let's hope it also helps to nudge Ordnance Survey towards opening up their data.

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