Early last week the government said it wanted open data to “go viral”. It then announced a potential clampdown on FOIs. It’s not taking this seriously. Author information Derek du Preez Derek du Preez has spent the past few years …
The UK government obviously isn’t committed to open data if it’s clamping down on FOIs Read more »
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 …
This is the fourth in a series of posts on data related the Millennium Development Goals based on the 2015 Edition of World Development Indicators. Millennium Development Goal 4 is to “Reduce child mortality” and is measured against a target …
MDG4: A dramatic decline in child mortality over the last 20 years Read more »
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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In March 2014, the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission shared an infographic about yellow taxis on the road in New York It’s #metricmonday again! Today’s #infographic shows data on yellow taxis on the road by day and time. #nyctaxi pic.twitter.com/EF5AsZm74H — NYC …
How do you fit into the global population distribution? via population.io I’m a huge fan of demography. I think it’s vital to understand the changing size, structure and distribution of the world’s population in order to make sense of pretty …
On World Population Day, I’m older than 54% of the world’s population. What about you? Read more »
In today’s world, there has never been a bigger demand for transparency than when it comes to how law enforcement reacts to crime. So to meet that demand, the city of Oakland, Calif., is launching its Oakland Police Department Calls …
Oakland, Calif.’s Real-Time Crime Map Uses Data to Drive Community Engagement Read more »
The effect of time of day on mood via the Jawbone Blog Here are some things that caught our attention last week: There’s a consultation draft of the International Open Data Charter up for… consultation. It outlines a set …
Ecology data in the 21st Century: multiscaled, and with “big” potential At GigaScience we are always promoting and finding new ways to foster open data, open science and reproducibility. Our broad scope covers the entire spectrum of life and biomedical …
Nashville is digging deeper into its data – the city’s Metro Human Relations Commission and Code for Nashville have unveiled a new data visualization platform that will allow the public to view and track diversity within the Metro Government of …
Nashville Uses Data to Track, Improve Workforce Diversity Read more »