Open data is all very well, but what if you don’t release the most useful datasets of all? Paul Clarke on the scandal of UK transport data Remind me again: what’s the purpose of opening up all this public data? Ah yes, that’s it
Open data is all very well, but what if you don’t release the most useful datasets of all? Paul Clarke on the scandal of UK transport data Remind me again: what’s the purpose of opening up all this public data? Ah yes, that’s it
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Where open government data falls down: buying a train ticket
Our new e-book is out this week around the world and it talks about how data has shaped the planet • Buy it on Amazon.co.uk • Buy it on Amazon.com • Buy it on iBooks • Published as enhanced iBook soon We have a new ebook out for Kindle and it’s about how we work with data at the Guardian – and how that data is changing the world around us. It’s available now in the US, Canada and around the world – having been published in the UK just before Christmas
Our new e-book is out this week around the world and it talks about how data has shaped the planet • Buy it on Amazon.co.uk • Buy it on Amazon.com • Buy it on iBooks • Published as enhanced iBook soon We have a new ebook out for Kindle and it’s about how we work with data at the Guardian – and how that data is changing the world around us. It’s available now in the US, Canada and around the world – having been published in the UK just before Christmas
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Facts are sacred: the power of data – out now on Kindle and iBooks
When Andy Wightman wanted to analyse his local greenspace he was knocked back by the authorities. He explains what happened Greenspace Scotland is a charitable body that works to improve the quality of urban living in Scotland by promoting the value of greenspaces. A key question for them is to identify where the greenspaces are, what condition they are in, and who manages and owns them.
When Andy Wightman wanted to analyse his local greenspace he was knocked back by the authorities. He explains what happened Greenspace Scotland is a charitable body that works to improve the quality of urban living in Scotland by promoting the value of greenspaces. A key question for them is to identify where the greenspaces are, what condition they are in, and who manages and owns them.
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Why can’t we map Edinburgh’s green spaces? | Datablog
Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude is launching a major consultation today on the UK government’s open data programme.
Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude is launching a major consultation today on the UK government’s open data programme.
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UK government open data: good bad or dangerous? Tell us what you think
Awards from Knight Foundation should mean big advances in availability of tools to build new systems and query government and other public data ScraperWiki , the British startup website which enables people to write code to “scrape” sites for public data, has won a grant of $280,000 from the Knight Foundation to help expand its offering to journalists and other users around the world.
Awards from Knight Foundation should mean big advances in availability of tools to build new systems and query government and other public data ScraperWiki , the British startup website which enables people to write code to “scrape” sites for public data, has won a grant of $280,000 from the Knight Foundation to help expand its offering to journalists and other users around the world.
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ScraperWiki and Open Knowledge Foundation win grants to help data journalism
A new site has opened up company accounts to proper scrutiny Company information is perhaps – now OS data has finally been made freely available – the biggest of the open data challenges.
A new site has opened up company accounts to proper scrutiny Company information is perhaps – now OS data has finally been made freely available – the biggest of the open data challenges.
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Company accounts: how to get the best data
Speaking just outside London at Google’s meeting on opening up more data from the government and ‘massive potential’ of open data 9.08am: Osborne speaks, happy to anwer questions about economy at end… Change isn’t a threat it’s an opportunity. 9.10am: “fundamental change to access to information.
Speaking just outside London at Google’s meeting on opening up more data from the government and ‘massive potential’ of open data 9.08am: Osborne speaks, happy to anwer questions about economy at end… Change isn’t a threat it’s an opportunity. 9.10am: “fundamental change to access to information.
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George Osborne at Google Zeitgeist – liveblog
Victor in first open data competition aims to get the universities admission service data freed, with the help of £50,000 funding; and the runner-up wants to tell you where public toilets are Tony Hirst, an Open University lecturer in computer science, has won a £1,000 prize and access to a £50,000 development fund from The Stationery Office for his proposal to create an open data project using the UCAS Course Search data to help would-be students compare and contrast universities, courses and results more easily. Hirst was awarded on Wednesday night, in the TSO’s first OpenUp competition. The number of people who could benefit from the idea – which would mash up all sorts of data from universities, such as courses, fees, subsequent employment data, and so on – is presently 600,000, who apply for university courses each year; 500,000 places are awarded.
Victor in first open data competition aims to get the universities admission service data freed, with the help of £50,000 funding; and the runner-up wants to tell you where public toilets are Tony Hirst, an Open University lecturer in computer science, has won a £1,000 prize and access to a £50,000 development fund from The Stationery Office for his proposal to create an open data project using the UCAS Course Search data to help would-be students compare and contrast universities, courses and results more easily. Hirst was awarded on Wednesday night, in the TSO’s first OpenUp competition. The number of people who could benefit from the idea – which would mash up all sorts of data from universities, such as courses, fees, subsequent employment data, and so on – is presently 600,000, who apply for university courses each year; 500,000 places are awarded.
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OpenUp winner aims to make UCAS data available for prospective students
Last week’s launch of the police.uk website clearly proved popular, perhaps excessively so.
Last week’s launch of the police.uk website clearly proved popular, perhaps excessively so.
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UK Crime Map: explore police stats with our interactive tool
The new freedom bill should make getting hold of government data easier, says SA Mathieson There’s a lot in today’s protection of freedoms bill, from downsizing the vetting and barring scheme to a new surveillance camera commissioner for CCTV and ANPR . But it also looks set to apply a bit more freedom to government data
The new freedom bill should make getting hold of government data easier, says SA Mathieson There’s a lot in today’s protection of freedoms bill, from downsizing the vetting and barring scheme to a new surveillance camera commissioner for CCTV and ANPR . But it also looks set to apply a bit more freedom to government data
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Protection of freedoms bill: what does it mean for free data?
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