open data - oi sir tim hands off my spreadsheet

“Oi – Sir Tim hands off my spreadsheet”

Ian Painter – Managing Director

Can I talk to you about Resource Description Framework. I invented

the web you know!

No bugger off, you’ll never

take my CSV away

and if you go near my

Shapefiles you’re gonna get some!!

What’s the problem?• Data is locked up• Inconsistent delivery• Inconsistent formats• Lack of sharing (inside and out)• Difficult to make decisions• Silo mentality of services

What do we mean by Open Data?

1. Legally openThe legislation that enforces data to be accessible without restriction.

2. Socially openA community and environment augmenting the legislation that supports sharing, re-use and collaboration of data.

3. Technologically openData in a format that doesn’t hinder humans or machines.

Open Data

Open Standards

Linkable Data

Linked Data

Benefits of Open Data

• Comply to legislation• Government best practice• Transparency• Data sharing• Communities• Feedback• Efficiencies

Implementing Open Data

Think Big

• Spatial Data Infrastructures• SOAP, OGC Standards, GML/XML• INSPIRE• Designed for:

– Business2Business– Government2Government

{INSPIRE GeoPortal example}

Think Small

• Lightweight Web Services, • Web Standards

– W3C, KML, GeoRSS, GML, XML• Designed for:

– Business2Consumer– Government2Citizen

Think behind the Portal

Open Data Architecture

Met Office Case Study in Here

• Re-usable web infrastructure• Used for internal and external

apps• Services without development• Dramatic cost reductions• High reuse• Increased flexibility• Considerable productivity

gains• Lower development costs• Faster response

Build Communities around your open data

How to open your data• Publish your data in an open manner

– XML not spreadsheets or PDF• Build a community around your data• Encourage your community to do the work for

you!• Use tools to help you

– Free data publishing tool – GO Publisher CE– Publishes to all open standards including

INSPIRE

To Sum Up

• Publish your data as Open Data• Think the language of the web

– XML not Excel, PDF, Word• Think Big: SDI for B2B, G2G• Think Small: W3C for B2C, G2C• Build a community around your

data• Use tools

We’d like to get you started...

Visit http://www.snowflakesoftware.com/gpce/ for a FREE copy

• data.gov.uk• jrc.inspire.eu• openlocally.com• snowflakesoftware.com (!!)• Twitter.com/sflaksoftware• LinkedIn – Open Data forums

Some useful resources...

Ian Painter | ian.painter@snowflakesoftware | @iapainterwww.snowflakesoftware.com | 02380 238232

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