15. Define: Open Data
8 Principles
http://resource.org/8_principles
8 + 2 Principles
http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles
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16. Open Data
Complete
All public data is made available. Public data is data
that is not subject to valid privacy, security or
privilege limitations.
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17. Open Data
Primary
Data is as collected at the source, with the highest
possible level of granularity, not in aggregate or
modified forms.
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18. Open Data
Timely
Data is made available as quickly as necessary to
preserve the value of the data.
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19. Open Data
Accessible
Data is available to the widest range of users for the
widest range of purposes.
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20. Open Data
Machine Readable
Data is reasonably structured to allow automated processing.
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21. Open Data
Non-discrimatory
Data is available to anyone, with no requirement of registration.
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22. Open Data
Non-proprietary
Data is available in a format over which no entity has
exclusive control.
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23. Open Data
License Free
Data is not subject to any copyright, patent, trademark or trade
secret regulation. Reasonable privacy, security and privilege
restrictions may be allowed.
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24. Open Data
Permanent
For best use by the public, information made available online
should remain online, with appropriate version-tracking and
archiving over time.
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25. Open Data
Freely Obtainable
Imposing fees for access skews the pool of who is willing
(or able) to access information.
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27. Open is better than closed.
Transparent is better than opaque.
Simple is better than complex.
Accessible is better than inaccessible.
Sharing is better than hoarding.
Linked is more useful than isolated.
Fine grained is preferable to aggregated.
(Although there are legitimate privacy and security limitations.)
Optimise for machine readability — they can translate for
humans.
Barriers prevent worthwhile things from happening.
“Flawed, but out there” is a million times better than “perfect,
but unattainable”.
Opening data up to thousands of eyes makes the data better.
Iterate in response to demand.
There is no one true feed for all eternity — people need to
maintain this stuff.
The Zen of Open Data, by Chris McDowall
http://sciblogs.co.nz/seeing-data/2010/10/12/the-zen-of-open-
data/
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28. Why Open Data?
Data helps us make sound decisions.
Data impacts:
our communities.
our economic development.
civil discourse.
our elections.
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29. cont.
Data in an open format allows for more
collaboration, participation, and innovation.
Open Data promotes a more efficient use of
public resources.
Government Data belongs to You.
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32. Why Local?
lots of effort and hard work already at the federal level
“cities are the incubators of innovation” - Richard Florida
the next great challenges will be in our cities
greater impact at the smaller scale
think big, act small
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33. “When you open up the data,
there’s no limit to what people can
do. It engages the imagination of
citizens in building the city.”
-David Miller, Mayor of Toronto.
Toronto 2.0: Data Sharing Source
The Globe and Mail, 09-01-31
{ source: http://www.slideshare.net/jenniferbell }
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68. Employment in local government decreased by
76,000 in September [2010] (including education)
US Dept. of Labor, BLS, USDL-10-1393
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
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86. Resources
Code for America 8 Principles of Open Data
http://codeforamerica.org http://resource.org/8_principles
Open311 10 Principles of Open Data - Sunlight Foundation
http://open311.org http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-
open-data-principles
CityCamp
http://citycamp.govfresh.com Open Source Definition
http://opensource.org/docs/osd
Sunlight Foundation
http://sunlightfoundation.com Open Source for America
http://www.opensourceforamerica.org/
Public=Online
http://publicequalsonline.com Gov 2.0 Goes Local
http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/10/gov-20-goes-
Civic Commons local.html
http://civiccommons.com
Benefits of Open Government Data
NYC BigApps 2.0 http://www.slideshare.net/jenniferbell
http://nycbigapps.com
Everyblock
Civic Apps for Greater Portland http://www.everyblock.com/
http://civicapps.org
SeeClickFix
DataSF Showcase http://www.seeclickfix.com/
http://datasf.org/showcase
MetroMapper
OpenLexington http://metromapper.org
http://openlexington.org
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87. Resources cont.
Oakland Crimespotting
http://oakland.crimespotting.org
KY Transportation Cabinet
http://511.ky.gov
Zen of Open Data
http://sciblogs.co.nz/seeing-data/2010/10/12/the-zen-of-open-data/
How did Weather Data get Open?
http://infovegan.com/2010/08/09/how-did-weather-data-get-opened
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88. Creative Commons
License
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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89. “We will neglect our
cities to our peril, for in
neglecting them we
neglect the nation.”
- President John F. Kennedy
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