In the past ‘research’ was sometimes seen as a dirty word in the development sector, with the belief that any amount of money raised should be spent directly on practical aid projects. The issue with this, of course, is that some …

Research – a dirty word in development circles? Read more »

February ODM event: Tuesday 24th Thursday 26th February, 6-8pm at The Shed, MMU (please note date change – now 26th Feb) Lots of open data is focussed on place.  Whether it’s wards, local authorities or super output areas, open data …

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On 21st April 2015, we’ll be hosting Local Open Data: Reaping the Benefits – a one day event at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry. It’s aim is to bring together people working with, or interested in, data at a …

Local Open Data Event: First speakers announced Read more »

Today we’re going to look at using the OwnTracks app within the OpenSensors platform. ‘OwnTracks’ (formerly MQTTitude) allows you to keep track of your connected devices location. The app is open-source and uses open protocols for secure and private communications. …

OwnTracks Journey – Part One Read more »

Version 4 of open supermarkets is now available with the following notable additions to its predecessor: The Co-operative Group Makro Costco Tesco Homeplus Netto You might notice not all Co-ops are in this version of the database, about 900 are …

Open Supermarket Locations – now includes the Co-operative Group Read more »

The event is based around the theme of ‘The Principles for a 21st century Government’, with a heavy focus on Open Data from public authorities. The event will also be part of the International Open Data Day (21 February). It is …

CodeAcross Croatia 2015 Read more »

Episode 23 is the first to roll out in 2015! But don’t let that fool you… we recorded it in 2014. But what might fool you is that there’s some new voices in town on the OKCast this year. I …

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