Helsinki Region Infoshare - Experiences from open data - presentation in English from December 2013. Featuring a case: How open decision making data from City of Helsinki has been used.

1. Helsinki Region Infoshare
Experiences from open data
12.12.2013
Project Manager Ville Meloni
Forum Virium Helsinki

2. Contents of the presentation
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About Forum Virium Helsinki
Helsinki Region Infoshare overview
Impacts of open data in the Helsinki Region
Boosting open data utilization
• Transparent City - Case: How open decision making
data from City of Helsinki has been utilized

3. New service innovations!
in cooperation with companies,
public sector organizations and citizens.
Forum Virium Helsinki is a member of the City of Helsinki Group.

4. New Forms of Media
Expected:
Environment & Sustainability
Growth Coaching
Wellbeing
Innovation Communities
Smart City
Innovative Procurements
Focus Areas

5. City Service Development Kit
Helsinki Region Infoshare
- Opening up public data
Smart
City
Code4Europe
Apps4Finland
Open Cities

6. Helsinki Region Infoshare

7. Helsinki Region Infoshare
www.hri.fi
Open public data from
Helsinki region for everyone
easily to use without cost
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Currently over 1000 datasets
Open data application showcase
Give feedback & request new data
Instructions for public agencies on
how to open data
Useful tips for developers and
other data users

8. Helsinki Region Infoshare
- project > service
• Joint activity of Helsinki metropolitan area
cities Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and
Kauniainen (population over 1 million
people)
• Operated by City of Helsinki Urban Facts
and Forum Virium Helsinki
• 2010-2012 pilot phase
• 2013 in adoption phase
• 2014 – open data business as usual

9. Open data themes of HRI
• Statistics and estimates
o different urban phenomena e.g. living conditions,
economics and well-being, employment and transport
o Environmental and service statistics
• Geospatial data
o Regional division boundaries,
electoral district divisions, buildings, maps
• Other
o Public service points, decision making, budget, timetables
à Any type of public data!

10. Example of 2013 data themes
• Geographical data such as addresses,
administrative boundaries, aerial photos
and historical maps
• Issue reporting API to City of Helsinki
(CitySDK project)
• Health and wellbeing related data
• Public decision making data
Follow: www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare and
@HRInfoshare for open data updates

11. Impacts of open data
in the Helsinki Region

12. Data journalism
Traffic accidents in Helsinki 2000-2010

13. Education and
research
HSY - Rakennusmaavaranto SeutuRAMAVA

14. Visualizations
Helsinki in aerial photos 1943-2012
http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/helsinki-ilmakuvina-1943-2012/

15. ”The traffic noise
data set is a great
example of open data
which could be very
valuable to common
people.
For example, families
looking for a quiet
neighborhood in
Helsinki would
probably want to check
local traffic noise levels
before buying a
house.”
-CloudnSci.fi
http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/tieliikenteen-melutasot-helsingissa/

16. Applications
Helsinki Region Transport Journey planner API
ReittiGPS
www.blindsquare.com
mak.hsl.fi/

17. Blindsquare
“Makes you sense what’s around you.
You only need to listen”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyZGtykNKg
Global data
• Openstreetmap
• Foursquare
Local open data from Helsinki region
• Public transportation data
• Public service points location data
www.blindsquare.com

18. Citizen engagement
”Should it be fixed?”
Issue reporting API
h"p://metro.fi/fiksaus/
korjaakaupunki.fi

19. More applications
and application
ideas in HRI gallery
www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset

20. What next?
• Making open data as part of cities’ normal operations
• In Helsinki open data is included in the city strategy program, ITstrategy and budgeting process
• Let’s show people all the unpublished data there is so they can
suggest what data should be opened
• From manually published static data files to application
programming interfaces (API’s) and ”automatic data publishing”
• Continuing co-operation: across city agencies and state, with
technical developers, companies, schools, research institutions
and end users

21. Boosting open data
utilization

22. How to boost open data utilization?
Cities point of view
• Open up more data systematically
• Provide open interfaces (APIs) to the data systems
• Develop interoperability / compatibility of the datasets
• Create user-friendly prototypes to show the usage of the data
• Disseminate best practices
• Better communication, guidance and marketing

23. How to boost open data utilization?
Everyone´s point of view
• Involve different users and communities to work with the data
owners in creating use cases – solutions for real challenges
• Organize events, workshops and competitions
• Facilitate access to business funding for data intensive start-ups
and other companies
• Tie to EU and national open government initiatives and projects

24. Winners of the
www.apps4finland.fi
year 2011
apllication• categoryopen data
“Finnish
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championship”
Organized by
Suomen
Verkkodemokratia
seura and Forum
Virium Helsinki
Since 2009
In year 2013 over
100 entries
More than EUR
http://apps4finland.fi/
25.000 worth of
2011/11/22/tamanprice money
vuoden-voittajat-onjulkaistu/

25. Apps4Finland 2013
winner “Stormwind
Simulator”
uses open data from
National Land
Survey and other
sources

27. HEL<3DEV
• Supporting developers who want to utilize APIs and open
data provided by the city.
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Website aimed for developers dev.hel.fi
Workshops
Code4Europe codefellows
Competitions and support programs such as Open
Helsinki - Hack at Home
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28. http://dev.hel.fi

30. Inspirational material for
data owners including
practical case examples of
opening and utilizing data.
Available in English via
www.hri.fi/2years

31. A Transparent City
Case: How open decision making data
from City of Helsinki has been used

32. Our Dream:
Fully Transparent and Open City

33. ”Open
data will bring
the biggest change
in public administration that
I have experienced
during my career”
-Mr. Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki

34. Helsinki’s electronic document
management system - Ahjo
• System for preparing
public agendas for
decision making
• City Council, City
Board, City
Departments and their
steering committees
(over 5.000 users)

35. Ahjo is now Open!
• Helsinki’s public agenda and
decision documents as open
data = Open Ahjo
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dev.hel.fi/openahjo/
www.hri.fi/fi/data/helsingin-kaupunginasianhallintajarjestelma-ahjon-rajapinta/
• Enables new applications and
services that bring decision making
closer to citizens
See also: City council meetings video API http://open.helsinkikanava.fi/

36. Minutes/agendas description information in xml-structure
<DescriptionInformationOpenDocument> <Header>text</Header>
<Dnro>
<DnroShort>String</DnroShort>
<DnroTformat>String</DnroTformat>
<DnroRunningNumber>String</DnroRunningNumber>
<DnroYear>String</DnroYear> </Dnro>
<Reference>1967-08-13</Reference> <TaskClass>String</
TaskClass> <DocumentaryData>String</DocumentaryData>
<DocumentType>String</DocumentType> <PublicityClass
<PublicityClassId="String">String</PublicityClass> <Languagy
LanguaguId="String">String</Language> <Decision-maker
Decision-makerId="String">String</Decision-maker> <Business
BusinessId="String">String</Business> <Office
OfficeId="String">String</Office> <Department
DepartmentId="String">String</Department> <Presenter
PresenterId="String">String</Presenter> <Preparer
PreparerId="String">String</Preparer> <OfficeHolder
OfficeHolderId="String">String</OfficeHolder>
<Status_of_the_case>String</Status_of_the_case>
<Status_of_the_document>String</Status_of_the_document>
<Personal_data>text</Personal_data> <Additional_data>String</
Additional_data> <ArticleNumber_of_the_agenda>text</
ArticleNumber_of_the_agenda> <X-coordinates>text</Xcoordinates> <Y-coordinates>text</Y-coordinates>
<Data_system_index>String</Data_system_index>
<Index_termt>String</Index_termt> <MeetingTunniste>String</
MeetingTunniste> <Article>String</Article>
<Decision_Date>String</Decision_Date>
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<NextMeetingDate>String</NextMeetingDate>
<MeetingDate>1967-08-13</MeetingDate> <DecisionLevel>String</
DecisionLevel> <Kvsto>String</Kvsto> <KvstoMeetingDate>String</
KvstoMeetingDate> <VHMinutes_of_the_meetingnosa>String</
VHMinutes_of_the_meetingnosa>
<Minutes_of_the_meeting_ApprovedChecked>String</
Minutes_of_the_meeting_ApprovedChecked> <ArchivingDate>String</
ArchivingDate> <ClosingDate>String</ClosingDate> <DueDate>String</
DueDate> <ExpirationDate>String</ExpirationDate>
<PreparationDate>String</PreparationDate> <AbolishedDate>String</
AbolishedDate> <Period_of_validityAlkaa>String</Period_of_validityAlkaa>
<Period_of_validity_ends>String</Period_of_validity_ends>
<PublishingDate>String</PublishingDate> <To_Internet>1967-08-13</
To_Internet> <PublishingRemovalDate>String</PublishingRemovalDate>
<CountingPrinciple_of_curingPeriod>String</
CountingPrinciple_of_curingPeriod> <EndDate_of_curingPeriod>String</
EndDate_of_curingPeriod> <Lenght_of__the_curingPeriod>String</
Lenght_of__the_curingPeriod> <Principle_of__the_curingPeriod>String</
Principle_of__the_curingPeriod> <Year>String</Year>
<SerialNumber>String</SerialNumber> <DiscretionUsed>String</
DiscretionUsed> <Astu>String</Astu> <DocumentTypeIdentifier>String</
DocumentTypeIdentifier> <AHJOIdentifier1>String</AHJOIdentifier1>
<AHJOIdentifier2>String</AHJOIdentifier2> <PublicationStucture>String</
PublicationStucture> <Astujulkaisu2vExpirationDate>String</
Astujulkaisu2vExpirationDate> <Purpose_of_the_use>String</
Purpose_of_the_use> <MIMEType>String</MIMEType>
</DescriptionInformationOpenDocument>

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<Dnro>
<DnroLyhyt>String</DnroLyhyt>
<DnroTmuoto>String</DnroTmuoto>
<DnroJuoksevaNumero>String</
DnroJuoksevaNumero>
<DnroVuosi>String</DnroVuosi>
</Dnro>
<Viite>1967-08-13</Viite>
<Tehtavaluokka>String</Tehtavaluokka>
<AsiakirjallinenTieto>String</AsiakirjallinenTieto>
<AsiakirjaTyyppi>String</AsiakirjaTyyppi>
<JulkisuusLuokka
<JulkisuusLuokkaId="String">String</JulkisuusLuokka>
<Kieli KieliId="String">String</Kieli>
<Paattaja PaattajaId="String">String</Paattaja>
<Toimiala ToimialaId="String">String</Toimiala>
<Virasto VirastoId="String">String</Virasto>
<Osasto OsastoId="String">String</Osasto>
<Esittelija EsittelijaId="String">String</Esittelija>
<Valmistelija ValmistelijaId="String">String</Valmistelija>
<Viranhaltija ViranhaltijaId="String">String</Viranhaltija>
<Asiantila>String</Asiantila>
<Asiakirjantila>String</Asiakirjantila>
<Henkilotietoja>text</Henkilotietoja>
<Lisatieto>String</Lisatieto>
<EsityslistanAsianumero>text</EsityslistanAsianumero>
<X-kordinaatti>text</X-kordinaatti>
<Y-kordinaatti>text</Y-kordinaatti>
<Tietojarjestelmarekisteri>String</
Tietojarjestelmarekisteri>
<Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat>
<Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat>
<Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat>
<Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat>
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38. Helsinki Developer Portal
http://dev.hel.f

39. dev.hel.fi/apis/
dev.hel.fi/apis/openahjo

40. h"p://dev.hel.fi/openahjo/

41. Open Helsinki –
www.openhelsinki.net
- community project in
progress to create
better UI to decision
items and to increase
the dialogue
between citizens
and politicians

42. Ahjo Explorer
mobile
application:
“Follow Helsinki’s
political decision
making whenever
and wherever”
http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/
ahjo-explorer/

43. Ordinary day in the near future
Hmm.. at the moment
they are planning to do some
changes to the land use plan
of this area.. Interesting should I participate?
• Mitä jo on tehty unelman saavuttamiseksi
I see.. This brandnew bicycle
• Mitä seuraavaksi tehtäisiin by the City
corridor was decided x.x.20xx
Council and budget was xx euros..
I´ll send positive feedback!

44. Open Ahjo – Use cases for the data
Make it easier
for citizens, politicians
and civil servants
to have a dialogue
via social media
A:Today we are handling
new bicycle-road case xx-yy-zz
Q: Could you tell me more
about this case?
A: Sure!
Realtime access to local
and relevant decision topics:
”What is being decided
in my neighborhood?”
Encouraging citizen
participation:
”City is building
a new library here in 2016.
I could tell them my ideas on how
to spend the budget”
Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki/Lauri Mannermaa

45. “Our dream is that every public
agenda, every euro and any
public issue could be easily
analyzed, visualized,
understood and contributed to
by the citizens in advance.”

46. HRI won 100 000 € to make this dream a reality!
http://www.hri.fi/en/news/hri-wins-eus-prize-for-innovation/

47. How we will spend the EUR 100.000
• Open more data and develop
interoperability of the different
datasets to match with Open Ahjo
• Work with various users in creating
real-life use cases for the data
• Encourage the creation of prototype
applications and visualizations that
showcase the usage of the data
• Disseminate learnings so others can
replicate it
Examples of datasets to match with
Open Ahjo:
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Population statistics and estimates
Administrative boundaries
City financial data
City service point data
Real estate and land use data
Environmental data
City issue reporting data

48. Read more
Helsinki Quarterly 3/2013
“A Transparent City”
pages 16 - 25
Available on-line
http://www.hel.fi/hel2/Tietokeskus/
julkaisut/pdf/
13_12_05_Quarterly_3_13.pdf

49. THANK YOU!
Ville Meloni
ville.meloni@forumvirium.fi
Forum Virium Helsinki
www.hri.fi
http://www.hri.fi/en/about/contact-information/
@HRInfoshare
www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare
www.slideshare.net/helsinkiregioninfoshare