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Benefits of Linked & Open Data

Christopher GutteridgeUniversity of Southampton &

Data.ac.uk

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Christopher Gutteridge

• 15 years in University Web, Databases & Development

• Lead developer on EPrints 2 & 3.0• I Look less scruffy than I used to…

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Open Data

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Open Data(informal definition)

Removing impediments to use & reuse

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Open Data(informal definition)

Removing impediments to use & reuse

Technical

Political

Temporal

Awareness Trust

Hassle

Confidence

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Open Data(formal definition)

“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at

most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.”

http://www.opendefinition.org/

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Linked Data

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Linked Data

• Breaking down the ‘silo’• Allows data from one source to augment data

from another • Linked data does not automatically have to be

open data

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Linked Data (2)

Uses web addresses to identify everything

• Resolve the web address to find data about the thing

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/equipment/E0242

Identifies

Metal inductively coupled plasma etcher

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/site/1

Identifies

Highfield Campus(the main campus of University of Southampton)

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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/point-of-service/38-terrace#offering-20130610-

SoupSpringVegetableBroth

Identifies

The Soup available on sale in the Staff Club on Monday 10th June, 2013.

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Linked Open Dataat

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Sources

• Direct Database Access• Database Nightly Reports• Sharepoint Lists• Spreadsheets on shared filestore• Google Docs• Software APIs• Wikipedia!• Open Government Data

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http://data.southampton.ac.uk

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Wins• Buildings• Events Calendar• Room Finder• Catering Info• Timetable Info• Bus Times• Workstations

• Open Days• Induction

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Common Negative Reactions• It's too big • I don't mind, but someone else

might • It's not very interesting • We might want to use it in a

paper • It's too complicated • Thieves will use it • Lawyers want a custom License • We'll get spam • What if we want to sell it later? • There's no API

• Terrorists will use it • There's already a project

planned to do something similar...

• We will get too many enquiries• Poor Quality Data• People may misinterpret the

data • Data Protection

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Risks

Privacy / Ethical

Reputation

CompetitionSecurity

Legal / Contractual

(these are legitimate reasons not to release

open data)

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Menu

Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50

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Menu

Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50 ≠

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Uniquip

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Uniquip

• Type• Name• Description• Related Facility ID• Technique(:cpv) or (:N8)• Location• Contact Name• Contact Telephone• Contact URL• Contact Email• Secondary Contact Name

• Secondary Contact Telephone• Secondary Contact URL• Secondary Contact Email• ID• Photo• Department• Site Location• Building• Service Level• Web Address

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Data.ac.uk

• As a community• As an aggregator service• As a data provider• As a provider of stable codes to help

interoperability

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Saving Money

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Saving Money

• Avoid duplication of effort• Access to correct and up to date information• Get more value out of existing resources• Reduce bureaucratic tasks in providing a new

service

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Making things better (1)

• Easy access to data allows responsive and rapid innovation

• ...which makes it easier to make things you wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to make

• …which makes people happy• …and people might even write apps for you,

but don’t bet the farm on this one

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Making things better (2)

Many Eyes*

* Only works if you make a route to process corrections.

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Making things better (3)One dataset augments another…

Know the Building ID?- Show it on a map- Show a photo of the building- Offer disability access information- Show nearby services

Got the research Group ID?- Show the Name of the Group- The “parent” school/dept/faculty- Link to it’s homepage- Show it’s latest 5 papers

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Agresso equipment.data.ac.uk

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Inside your organisation

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Equipment data cleared for publication

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Equipment Open Data Document

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Your public website

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University Websites


Your public website

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University Websites

Normalised Open Data Document

Data.ac.ukInside your organisation

Your public website

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University Websites


CombinedOpen Data Document


Your public website

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Equipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites




Your public website

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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)

Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)



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AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)


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AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)


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IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website

University Websites




Your public website

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Documents

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open government data

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data data protection