Open Data presentation to Christchurch Employers' Chamber of Commerce

1. - Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
- Paul Stone
- Open Government Information and Data Programme

2.  What is open data and information?
◦ Brief description of open government data policies
and the programme
 Some innovative re-uses of data
 Other ways open data can help
 Your questions

3. “Open data is data that anyone can access, use
and share.”
(Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/guides/what-open-data)
For NZ Government…
 licensed for legal re-use (NZGOAL)
 Non-proprietary and machine-readable
format

4. TheDeclaration
Data.govt.nz
Open Government

5. Guidance to government agencies on how to
apply Creative Commons licences to data and
information
Copyright = ownership
Licence = permissions to re-use

7. Examples of re-use – Tides data…

9. Property…

10. Property…

12. NZ Schools App

13. ATM Finder

14. Mogeo - Campermate

15. Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules

16. Mogeo – MarineMate

17. Mogeo – Product Recalls

18. Mogeo – Agricultural Chemical & Vet Medicine

19. Mogeo – Pest Identification

20. Pocket Ranger

21. ThunderMaps

22. ANZ – Truckometer

23. The Forward Works Viewer

24. Advocacy

25. NZ Herald
Maori.geek.nz
@polemic
@fogonwater

26. • To feed decision-making tools
• Determine an appropriate level of investment
• Location of operations
• Consumer trends
• Employment trends and capability
• Market dynamics
• Price/ROI trends

27. TutuManuka
Photo: Nic
Maps and story: Melissa Clark-Reynolds

28. Contact
Email:
pstone@linz.govt.nz
opendata@linz.govt.nz
Twitter: #opendatanz
Open Government Data Programme:
http://www.ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-
initiatives/open-and-transparent-government
Case Studies:
http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-
resources/case-studies/open-data
Questions?