1. 5-STAR
LINKED OPEN DATA
ADDRESS REGISTRY
Raf Buyle, Ziggy Vanlishout, Dieter De Paepe
Keynote Session 2017
Open Belgium, Brussels
2. WHYSmart Cities need to be connected.
Smart Cities: ”Places where
information technology is
combined with infrastructure,
architecture, everyday objects,
and even our bodies to address
social, economic, and
environmental problems1”.
1 Townsend, 2013, p. 24
3. HOWSilos will have to dissolve.
“The development of 5-star
Linked Base Registries1 is seen
as a part of a solution to
overcome this hurdle”
1 http://ec.europa.eu/isa/actions/documents/isa_1.2_d1.2_base_registry_definition.pdf
http://nl.freeimages.com/photo/silo-1-1209716
4. WHATThe 5-star Flemish Address Registry.
The Central Reference Address
Database (CRAB), containing
well over 4 million addresses
and their geographical
coordinates.
12. BASE REGISTRIES
For the public sector, Base
Registries are a fundamental
footprint like DNA for living
organisms.
“trusted authentic sources of
information under the control
of an appointed public
administration or organization
appointed by the
government1” containing
information about public
services
1 http://ec.europa.eu/isa/actions/documents/isa_1.2_d1.2_base_registry_definition.pdf
https://pixabay.com/nl/dna-biologie-geneeskunde-gen-163466/
16. 1 Tim Berners-Lee, https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
THE WEB AS A
BLUEPRINT
Use URIs as names for things1
17. THE WEB AS A
BLUEPRINT
1 Tim Berners-Lee, https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names
Use URIs as names for things1
18. THE WEB AS A
BLUEPRINT
1 Tim Berners-Lee, https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
When someone looks up a URI, provide
useful information, using the standards
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names
Use URIs as names for things1
19. THE WEB AS A
BLUEPRINT Include links
to other URIs, so people
can discover more things
1 Tim Berners-Lee, https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html
When someone looks up a URI, provide
useful information, using the standards
Use HTTP URIs so that people can look up those names
Use URIs as names for things1
22. Key Point
Each term has a specific definition.
By reusing terms now,
we create solutions that are interoperable later.
1 http://nl.freeimages.com/photo/recycle-1244643
23. Using Linked Data
• Sparql (like SQL, but graphier)
• Browsing to a URI
– HTML for humans
– Raw data for machines
29. LOD Workshop!
@info_vlaanderen #OSLO2 #LBLOD
Free Hands-On
5-star Linked Open
Data Workshop
23th June 2017 - Ghent
Addresses
Local Decisions
as Linked Open Data
Pitch your idea!
Subscribe http://bit.ly/LODinAction
30. TAKE AWAY
@info_vlaanderen @rafke @ziggyvanlishout @DieterDePaepe
Give meaning to your data
Flemish government
is focussing on 5-star data
>4 Mio addresses
via the alpha-LOD
Join the LOD workshop and share
your ideas!
Editor's Notes
Smart Cities need to be connected and networked with each other and with their citizens
Governmental silos will have to dissolve in order to achieve these goals.
The first 5-star Flemish Linked Address Register
We kick-off by explaining why and how we rewired authentic data sources
to linked Base Registries
Next we’ll explainhow semantic interoperability is became the cornerstone of our e-gov strategy
We’ll give you a jump-start onhow to get grip on the address registry
Finally we will inspire you with some applications and gather ideas or the future roadmap through an ideation session.
Give meaning to your data so machines don’t need to guess
Flemish government is focussing on 5-star linked open data
Over 3 million addresses and their geographical coordinates are available in the alpha-LOD
We would like to see your stunning ideas at the LOD workshop