OpenData & Public Research

OpenData & Public Research Tracey P. Lauriault
Open Access Week: Ottawa University
Desmarais Hall, room 4101
Thursday, Oct. 21 from 17:00-19:00
( With information contributed by D. R. Fraser Taylor & Amos Hayes from the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University ( http://gcrc.carleton.ca )

Global Sharing

Global Map ISCGM: http://www.iscgm.org/cgi-bin/fswiki/wiki.cgi Data Use Agreement: http://www.iscgm.org/agreement.html GCRC & Global Map: https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Global+Map

GEOSS GEOSS: http://www.earthobservations.org

Open Data Inspires Research

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) http://scadm.scar.org/

Example of funding in a research centre

GRCR Research Centre Funding
SSHRC
Initiative on the New Economy (INE) Major Collaborative Initiative Grant
Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST) Strategic Grant
INE Outreach Grant & Standard Research Grants
International Polar Year Canada
NSERC
Indian & Northern Affairs
Canadian International Polar Year Secretariat Office
Government of Nunavut
Inuit Heritage Trust
Kitikmeot Heritage Society (NPO)
Government of Canada
HRSDC - Data Development Projects on Homelessness Program
Heritage Canada - Gateway Fund
Statistics Canada, Geography Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Grant
Natural Resources Canada
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Inukshuk Wireless
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Degrees of openness - access

Data - Various Access
Cybercartographic atlases are created with:
Data from partners & funders :
Cities of Calgary & Toronto, Communaut é M é tropolitaine de Montr é al
Federation of Canadian Municipalities Quality of Life Reporting System
Kitikmeot Heritage Society
Social Planning Council of Ottawa
Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS)
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Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Atlases Data & Software - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework ( BSD) - Data Liberation Intiative (DLI) Statistics Canada (Restricted use) - FCM QoLRS (Viewing only) - City Neighbourhood framework data files (Viewing only) - Toronto Community Housing (Viewing only) c

Social Planning Council of Ottawa Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) http://www.cims-scic.ca/ Data & Software - CIMS Infrastructure (Open Source) - Health Districts (Viewing only) - Community Social Data Strategy Data (Viewing only) - Geogratis Data (unrestricted use) - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Viewing only) - Community created data sets (Viewing only) - City of Ottawa Ward Boundaries (OpenData) Using Population Health Data to Profile the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Eastern Ontario http://www.cims-scic.ca/CYHNEO_atlas

Community Created Data
Data produced by researchers collected/created/assembled
by the researcher
In collaboration with communities (Aboriginal hunters, northern community elders, etc.)
when the subject is also a data contributor

ISIUOP - Data Collection Data & Software - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (BSD) - Geogratis Framework & Topographic Data (Unrestricted terms of use) - Flow lines collected by different hunters (Shared rights) - More sensitive data – e.g. Bear Dens, sacred sites, environmentally sensitive data are for viewing & use by the community only - Data will become part of IPY Canada https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/ISIUOP/Inuit+Sea+Ice+Use+and+Occupancy+Project+(ISIUOP) c

IPY – Research funding and data management http://www.ipy-api.gc.ca/pg_IPYAPI_052-eng.html

Data – Uncertain & Restrictive
Restricted Data
Library and Archives Canada – Maps & Photographs
Statistics Canada, expensive due to Cost Recovery Policies also limiting licence
Uncertain Data Access
atlascine.org Film Canada Year Book
Alliance atlantis
Cinemaclock
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Data - Open and Semi Open
Data accessed from open access sources
GeoGratis (NRCan) - Landsat Mosaic - Unrestricted User License
GeoBase (NRCan) - Framework Data - Unrestricted User License
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - Antarctic Treaty System
Data from semi open access sources
Data Liberation Initiative, CU Library - Restricted to University
Google Maps - Open APIs, useable but under terms
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Atlases Atlas of Arctic Bay - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (New BSD) - Google API (Semi Open) Atlas of Arctic Bay - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (New BSD) - Geogratis Framework Data (Unrestricted terms of use) - Statistics Canada Trade Division Data ( Restricted use and $$$$$ ) https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Atlases

NRCan http://www.geoconnections.org http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca http://www.geobase.ca http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/

GCRC – Guiding Principles
Products produced w/public funds belong to the public
Whenever possible open access comes first
BSD License
Use data from open access sources
Creative Commons 0
Share as much as possible
Publish in Open Access Journals
Create and use open source software, tools, widgets, etc.
Design for open source browsers
Participate in open access, open data, open source fora
Encourage these principles in public consultations
Education & Capacity building
Adhere to interoperability standards and specifications
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Openness
The more open, accessible, interoperable, 0 cost and discoverable public data are the more innovation we will see, the more stories we can tell about Canada from multiple points of view. Public policy can also become more intelligent as citizens, researchers, NGOs, business and other levels of government when they too have access to the data they need to inform it.
These are the public's data after all!

OpenData & Public Research

by Tracey P. Lauriault on Oct 28, 2010

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