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EOSC-Pillar European Project

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Environment

Why link open
data in Ireland and
beyond?
HSE-EPA Data Policy Workshop November 2018,
Dublin
eoin.mccuirc@cso.ie

Overview
• M&M metaphor
• Linking open data, what does that mean?
• ESSnet Linked Open Statistical Data
• Putting the citizen in the centre

What is Open Data?
Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by
anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and
sharealike.
Open Data Handbook

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Linking open data – seeing stars
★ make your stuff available on the web (whatever format)
★★ make it available as structured data (e.g. excel instead
of image scan of a table)
★★★ non-proprietary format (e.g. csv instead of excel)
★★★★ use URLs to identify things, so that people can point at
your stuff
★★★★★ link your data to other people’s data to provide context

Outline of ESSnet?
• ESS (European Statistical System) Network (Grant agreement no. 11102.2017.001-2017.661 - €619,696.32)
• Four NSIs Bulgaria (Project Coordinator), France, Ireland, Italy collaborating on an ESSnet on Linked Open
Statistical Data (LOSD)
• Subcontracting work to industry and academic experts in France and Ireland (Consortium of Derilinx, Adapt
Centre (TCD), Insight Institute (NUIG) in Ireland)
• Objectives of ESSnet
• To explore NSIs publishing statistical data as LOSD on the semantic web
• To allow citizens to engage with statistical data easily as linked open data
• To prepare NSIs in the wider ESS to publish LOSD
• To recommend a way forward for the ESS to adopt and exploit LOSD
• Launched November 2017, initial LOSD published April and October 2018, final deliverables in April 2019

What’s in it for the European Statistical System(ESS)?
• An opportunity for the ESS to work together to be a global thought leader in this field
• An opportunity to create innovative products and services for European citizens
• An opportunity for ESS NSIs to work together to link European open data locally, nationally and
internationally
• An opportunity to build on the foundations of linked open data in Europe
• An opportunity to link European local government data, spatial data, statistical data and other
European open data sources to create the European semantic web
• An opportunity for Ireland to continue to lead in this space

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Visualisation Tool
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Takeaways – the missing link
• Please publish your data freely available as open data, in open data
formats, under an open data license (CC 4.0)
• Please, please publish your data using standard classifications and
geographies so your data can link to and enrich other data sources
(common URIs)
• Please, please, please add your datasets to Ireland’s open data portal
https://data.gov.ie/ to allow (machine) discoverability (CKAN/DCAT
data catalogues)

Annual environment and health conference 2018 eoin mc cuirc cso why open data in ireland hse epa workshop dublin nov 2018

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SC7 Workshop 3: Workshop Presentation

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SC7 Workshop 3: Big Data and Secure Societies

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Data-Savvy Governments

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CH_Bundesarchiv

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Open Science Fair

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OpenAIRE@ESFRI4EOSC

OpenAIRE

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On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference. This presentation was by Con McLaughlin, Donegal County Council and Andy Griggs, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council. This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'. This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending. To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together. Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened. For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie

10. Restoring the River Camac - Mary-Liz Walshe, DCC