The ePSI Platform Tour is a series of events taking place throughout November and December in different cities throughout Europe. The tour will bring together local stakeholders interested in Open Data and PSI reuse to discuss their specific challenges. If …
The ePSI Platform is pleased to announce details of the ePSI Platform Tour, a series of events to be held in November and December across different European cities. The tour will bring together local stakeholders interested in Open Data and PSI …
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Bath: Hacked has brought the city’s historic maps to life with a combination of pure geekery, hard work and openness. It’s even more remarkable for the fact that nobody worked together. This is a story that deserves to be told …
This week, the Open Data Institute published one of my posts about how open, linked data can improve collaboration and extend data reach. In it, I focus on DCLG’s relaunched and rebranded site, OpenDataCommunities. The Department for Communities and Local …
In that intense start up haze we occupy, the fact that OpenSensors has turned 1 this month completely passed me by! I feel that occasion should be marked with at least a post to reflect on how far we have come in a …
I shipped a location-aware HTML5 app that helps people pee. You should be impressed. BANES council just released data on the 18 public toilets that adorn our area as part of a government breakthrough fund. I was itching to use …
Share-PSI 2.0 is “the European network for the exchange of experience and ideas around implementing open data policies in the public sector”. It consists of 44 partners from 25 countries, including Birmingham City Council. Through my work with the West …
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By Joel Gurin Start a business. Manage your power use. Find cheap rents, or avoid crime-ridden neighborhoods. Cities and their citizens worldwide are discovering the power of “open data”–public data and information available from government and other sources that can …
We caught up this week with Ian Dees, founder of the OpenAddresses project. OpenAddresses is trying to collect address information for every block all across the United States. They’re doing an impressive job – nearly 30% there. They’ve got a massive …
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