I was pleased to see the recent post by the ODI on the open-shared-closed data spectrum since it resonates with the challenges faced at OpenSensors. To date most of our commercial projects have been at the private end of the …
It is increasingly recognised that some of the most important open data is published by local authorities (LAs) – data which is important to us like bin collection days, planning applications and even where your local public toilet is. Also …
French Economy and Industry Minister Emmanuel Macron and British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne have announced the creation of a new joint UK-France Data Taskforce, while visiting the accelerator start-up ‘TheFamily’ in Paris. The new taskforce is expected to enhance UK-France …
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USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency $60,000 in Prizes Offered for Most Creative Applications Using USDA Open Data WASHINGTON, July 24, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Microsoft to launch …
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Retailers such as Tesco are using weather forecasting data to accurately predict – and fulfill – how the weather affects customer purchasing trends. For commercial enterprises there are also arguments in favour of opening up its own datasets as well …
… and how many addresses in that postcode, for what matters 🙂 After discussing the volume of addresses we expect to find in one town, we need to do something similar for postcodes. This post builds on the other work …
The US government puts open data to serious use this week, shining a spotlight on Big Pharma’s influence on medical care, and pushing to solve world hunger. Meanwhile, Virginians just want to have some open data fun — and profit. …
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Los Angeles County’s One-Stop Shop for Open Data Expands Posted July 16th, 2015 Los Angeles County’s open data portal launch in springtime was only the first salvo in the County’s plan to make all of its public data available in …
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July 14, 2015 As fintech startups continue to disrupt traditional financial services, banks are waking up to the fact that offering an open API, where developers can latch on and create very specific customized app solutions, is the way in …
An example of a bit-error changing a URL as part of Artem Dinaburg’s bitsquatting post Here are some (of the rather a lot of) things that caught our attention last week. Brandon Rishel’s “Cartographers Without Borders” map has been doing …