Originally published on 29th Jun 2015 Nobody talks much about the pitfalls of using open data in a real life project. I’ll make a start. My first real application of open data was to supplement the education pages on my wife’s…
Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
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When open data sucks
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Bath accident blackspots 1996-2013
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My pal Mark spent a lot of time compiling data on road traffic accidents in Bath and turned it into this mesmerising timelapse map. In not untypical developer fashion, he then plonked it on the Interweb, sent a tweet and…
Is that a car park in your pocket?
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My wife has a high bar for things that can genuinely be called useful. Bath: Hacked has finally managed to impress her. I love open data and bang on a lot about it – it’ll change the world, right? Unfortunately…
Tagged with: Bath, Bath Hacked, Car Park, data store, Data stories, data visualisation, hyperlocal, innovation, open data, Parking, Richard Speigal, Webunknown
Open data mission complete
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The first 12 months for Bath: Hacked have been incredible. It’s time to take a little breather. It’s less than a year since I first posted about our little open data group in Bath and I’m proud to say our…
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How collaboration made history in Bath
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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…
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Exciting times for toilets
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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…
Tagged with: Bath, Bath Loos, Data stories, data visualisation, open data, public toilets, Richard Speigal, Webunknown
Saving the world with Laravel & Cron
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Open data can warn people when it’s too late to save their homes from an earthquake. I made it work in Bath, here’s how to protect your town. The spec: To create an alert system that detects significant earthquakes reported…
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We made a city data store
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Open data only works when it’s accessible, so which data platform do you choose? Having had some success getting our local council to open up some data and help us organise our first event for Bath: Hacked, it quickly became…
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What is Bath: Hacked?
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It looks like Bath has an open data initiative. Nobody is more shocked than me. A few weeks ago the open data group I got involved with held its first hack and despite my initial nerves, I’m delighted to say…
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Don’t laugh at my Twitter
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I left Twitter and now I’m back. This is awkward. Yes, yes, I know. For someone who loathes Twitter, I seem to include it in far too many posts. I am back and going under the none too surprising handle:…
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