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Introduction
Presenter:
Scott Gavin,
Applied Trends
sgavin@appliedtrends.com
01843 598633
Pilot project introduction and tutorials

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Agenda
1 Introduction
2 Mashups 101
3 Available Data
4 IBM Mashup Center
5 Demonstrations

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Introduction
Section 1.0
Why is KCC
doing this and
what’s in it for
my business?
Pic and Mix Intro and Background

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What is Pic and Mix?
KCC are releasing data sets in a
standard format via the internet for
businesses to use to create new
information sources and services

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What sort of data?
A combination of statistics, FOI act
data, interesting figures......plus on
demand data

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The Bigger Picture
★ Starting a move to a self service model
★ Greater transparency
★ Empowering businesses and individuals
with information
★ The start of a new era

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Supporting the vision of Gov 2.0
http://gov2summit.com
“Over the past fifteen years, the rise of the World
Wide Web has resulted in remarkable new
possibilities and business models reshaping our
culture and our economy. Now the time has come
to reshape government.”

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Aligning with other Countries
http://data.gov
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine
readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal
Government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion
of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, we invite you to
actively participate in shaping the future of Data.gov by suggesting additional
datasets and site enhancements to provide seamless access and use of your
Federal data.

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The Pic and Mix Pilot
★ Real innovation being followed by other
councils
★ An opportunity to shape national efforts
★ An opportunity to strengthen ties
between businesses, individuals and
public sector

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Notes about this session
and the pilot
★ An introduction to the system, a first step
★ We’re relying on feedback and
partnership
★ We need to think openly about the
concept and not focus on the content or
technology

Pic and Mix Community
Site

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Mashups
http://chicago.everyblock.com
Section 2.0
A quick look
at what
mashups are
and how they
are built.
More later.
Introduction to Mashups

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Mashups
Mix Data
★ create new
data or services
★ new insights
★ use APIs or
public data
A “mashup” is a lightweight web application created by
combining information or capabilities from more than
one existing source to deliver new functions & insights.

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Characteristics
Creation Skills & Data Sharing
★ Rapid creation ★ Requires less ★ Often web
(days not technical skills based
months) ★ Often mixes ★ Usually
★ Reuses internal and shared via the
existing external browser with
capabilities, but sources other users
delivers new
functions +
insights

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Mashups
Data Source: A
(feed)
mash/combine Results
Data Source: B
(feed)
(+ use widgets)
Wow

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Mashups
filter/arrange
Data Source: A Presentation
(feed)
(+ use widgets)
Nice

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Feeds
Section 2.2
Discover the
building
blocks of
Mashups and
where to find
them
Web feeds, RSS, Atom etc...

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Feeds
★ A web feed is a data format used for
providing users with frequently updated
content
★ Users can subscribe to RSS or ATOM via the
feed reader in browsers

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Feeds
★ Feeds emerging as a common way for
organizations to expose existing
enterprise data to be consumable
★ Feeds can be created from enterprise,
departmental and personal sources like
Excel, databases or web sources

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Feeds, Feeds and more Feeds
Feeds are the
building blocks
of mashups
No feeds = no data = no mashing

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Finding Feeds on the
Web and In-House
http://www.programmableweb.com
Websites like RSS Feeds (i.e. Your own Excel or
Programmableweb BBC News) database data

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Widgets
Section 2.1
How widgets
can be used
with and for
mashups
Wigdets in relation to Mashups

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Widgets
a.k.a Gadgets
A widget is a small application or piece of
dynamic content that can be easily placed
into a web page

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Widgets
(Pic and Mix)
Widgets can be used in
Mashup platforms to pass
and transform data data
These “Mashable” widgets pass events, so that
they can be wired together to create something
new

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Summary
FEEDS GO INTO MASHUPS
WIDGETS CAN BE USED IN MASHUPS

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Mashup Discussion
Section 2.3
So what are
mashups and
can I see some
examples on
the web?
Example mashups, inspiration and
explanation

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Types of Mashup
Consumer Mashup and Data Mashup

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Mashup Examples
http://www.stupeflix.com/wikivideos/stupeflix/ http://www.programmableweb.com
http://chicago.everyblock.com
Mashing: WikiPedia, Flickr, Google Maps,
Crime Data, Events, Gov Data...

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HealthMap
19 feeds overlaid on Google Maps

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Official Data Mashup
Land Registry + nestoria

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Stupeflix Wiki Videos
Wikipedia pictures > Video Engine >
Presentation

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Hungry for More?
http://chicago.everyblock.com http://www.programmableweb.com
Crime data on More mashups and
Google Maps feeds than you can
shake a stick at

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Data Mashups
Informational, not
necessarily ‘pretty’
★ Combine sets of data
★ Create new useful
information
★ Provide quick access to
disparate data
★ Analyze trends
★ Make decisions
★ Building blocks to
consumer/business
mashups

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Preview of Initial Pic and
Mix Mashups
Kent TV and KCC
Properties

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Available Data
Section 3.0
Review the data
currently
available via
the mashup
platform
A look at the data currently available

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Business Link Kent
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Directory Data
Listing of Kent businesses by
category including addresses

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Largest Private
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Employers in Kent
The top ten largest employers by
turnover by district

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Employment
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Employment details and statistics by
district

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Kent Schools
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Details of schools in Kent including
names of head teachers and age
range served. Source: OPSI

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KCC Property
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Details of all the property owned by
KCC - by property type and location.
Source - KCC

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Kent Business Directory
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Categories
Categories (SIC) codes from the BLK
spreadsheet. First row is the Type ID
(numeric) the second row is the
description

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Population Data
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Population data by age, gender and
area

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Exam results and
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GCSE results and university
applications

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Property Information
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Council Tax details and house prices
Source - KCC

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Crime Statistics
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Crime figures for 2007-2008 by type
and district

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Contract Store
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Dummy information on contracts
awarded by KCC including amount
and tender details

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District Profile Data
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Multiple categories of data ranging
from population, employment, car
ownership and unemployment

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What’s Missing?
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This is only the beginning and more
data is on the way.
You can request specific data.

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Discussion and
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Brainstorm
Based on what you’ve seen do
you have any mashup ideas?
Or maybe you want to discuss
a mashup in more detail?

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Mashup Center
Section 4.0
So how do we
actually create
mashups and is
it difficult?
A look at the IBM Mashup Center,
provisioned for the Pic and Mix Pilot

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Accessing the Platform

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IBM Mashup Center
Mashup Center (Canvas)
Create and edit mashups
Share and export
Catalog Mashup Hub
Create and combine feeds
New and existing sources

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Mashup Center (Canvas)
Create and edit mashups
Share and export
Catalog Mashup Hub
Create and combine feeds
New and existing sources

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A single central catalog for
feeds and widgets
Tagging and Rating
promotes collaboration, re-
use, and self service
Navigation and
categorization

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Access any search box to reach the catalog

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Publish Yours
★ discover feeds
★ view descriptions
★ previews
★ discussions
★ promotion
★ best examples
Feed and mashup catalog to be surfaced in Pic and
Mix community site for discussion, promotion and
annotation

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Create and edit mashups
Share and export
Catalog Mashup Hub
Create and combine feeds
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1. find feed
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Get some data onto your canvas ready for mashing

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See why we call it a canvas!?

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The feeds you ‘add’ are kept in the drawers

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The ‘widgets’ are also kept in the drawers

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Drag your feeds and widgets to your canvas

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The feeds and widgets are now ready to be ‘wired’

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Select what to send, and what to receive for your feeds
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Unlock Data
★ personal data
★ business data
★ customer data
★ excel, database
★ web service
★ structured and
unstructured
sources
mash KCC data with your own to create
new products and information resources

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Mashup Center (Canvas)
Create and edit mashups
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Mash multiple sources into new
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Fast and easy, but powerful, Output in RSS, ATOM or XML
visual editor for precise control based on consuming
over information flows application or widget

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Creating Mashups
Develop &
Unlock
Assemble
Share &
Manage 77
Discover
Transform

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Demonstrations
Section 5.0
Let’s try a few
simple
scenarios and
mashups
Switch to IBM Mashup Center

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Credits
Content developed and delivered by
Applied Trends on behalf of Kent County
Council to support the Pic and Mix
initiative
contact: sgavin@appliedtrends.com