Finding real gold with open data (Defrag 2009)

Finding real gold with open data
the speaker
Svein-Magnus Sørensen
Twitter: @SveinMagnus
http://slideshare.net/sveinmagnus
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Open Data - a goldmine
Business Analyst of Digital Innovationat Objectware AS
Master of Science
in communicationstechand entrepreneurship
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Whyisn’topensourceenough?
Open source doesn’t require open formats
Open source only covers the software
Data often lasts longer than software
Data is more valuable when accessible
Any code will be acceptable, any data won’t
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Graphic by OpenSourceInitiative, CC BY

Open data – real gold
Canadian GoldCorp Inc. was near collapse in the late 90’ies.
It’s Red Lake mine showed reduced output after 50 years of production
Then something previously unheard of happened:
Inspired by the crowd-sourcing of Linux and Open Source, Rob McEwen announced The GoldCorp Challenge: a competition to find new gold in the mine. The full geological dataset from Red Lake was made available to contestants.
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And the result?
110 new targets were suggested by contestants from around the world.
80% of the targets submitted yielded substantial quantities of new gold
GoldCorp got first look a wealth of new technologies for mine analysis
Production at Red Lake increased tenfold while mining costs dropped to 1/6th of their previous levels.
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What is Open Data?
Open Knowledge Definition(http://www.opendefinition.org/)
Open data/content/information must:
Be Available and Accessible at Reproduction Cost “As a Whole”
Permit Free Redistribution
Permit Reuse Under Same Terms
Be Absent of Technological Restrictions
Be Attributed as Required
Keep Source Integrity
Not Discriminate Access From Persons or Groups
Not Discriminate Against Fields of Endeavor
Be Distributed with only the Original License
Must Not Be Licensed Specific to a Package
Must Not by License Restrict the Distribution of Other Works
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Whyshouldwecreate open data?
Restrictions on data re-use can create an anti-commons and its related tragedy.
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Photo by robokow Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Sponsors may not get full value of research unless the results are made freely available.
The rate of discovery often accelerates with better access to data.
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Data access is often required for the operation of communal human activities.
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Saving lives with open data
M.V. Rocknes was a 166-metre cargo-ship with a crew of 30.
January 19th 2004 she ran aground and capsized. 18 people died in the accident.
The use of outdated maps by both the crew and the Norwegian pilotage authorities contributed to the wreck.
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Photos by Smit International / Scanpix

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Ifyou love something…
Set it free!
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EnsuringtrulyOpen Data
Public Domain – Only after the expiration of copyright
Science Commons protocol for open data
Creative Commons Zero (Link)
Public Domain Dedication & Licence(Link)
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Followthe PDDL Community Norms:
Avoid technical protection measures
Always give credit where credit is due
Use open formats
Let others know!
Share your work too!
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The road to open knowledge
starts here!
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