This document summarizes a session from the imaGIne Conference 2014 on open source and open data for geographic information (GI). The session included presentations on open data policies and economic impacts from the European Commission, contributions to open standards and software, and open data and content as foundations for open educational resources. A panel discussion addressed how open source GI and European open data policy can drive wider use of GI. Key points included the anticipated impacts of revisions to the Public Sector Information Directive, opportunities and challenges around open data and skills gaps in handling large geospatial data. The session provided perspectives from policy, education, and technical viewpoints on enabling open data.
GSDI Liaison report on Earth Observation-related activities for the CEOS WGISSRemetey-Fülöpp Gábor
Introduction of EO-related activities in GSDI Association highlighting some relevant actions of its regional member EUROGI and national level member HUNAGI
Presentation of Roger Longhorn, Secretary-General of the GSDI Association and Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp, Secretary-general of HUNAGI at Roundtable 5 of the GSDI 2015 Conference, 20 January, London - on "Harnessing Innovation Opportunities from Open Data and Big Data"
GSDI presentation at CEOS WGISS 43 meeting by Dr Gabor RemeteyGSDI Association
The presentation of GSDI's liaison activities with the geo community presented by Dr Gabor Remetey-Fulopp at the CEOS WGISS 43 meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017
This presentation was given by Kirsty Lingstadt and Peter McKeague of RCAHMS at a one-day seminar, Towards a Collaborative Strategy for sector information management (TACOS) in York on 14 May 2014.
http://www.archaeologists.net/groups/imsig/tacos
AAG Session
4204 Data-based living: peopling and placing ‘big data
Tampa, Florida, April 11 2014
Tracey P. Lauriault and Rob Kitchin
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA)
National University of Ireland at Maynooth (NUIM)
GSDI Liaison report on Earth Observation-related activities for the CEOS WGISSRemetey-Fülöpp Gábor
Introduction of EO-related activities in GSDI Association highlighting some relevant actions of its regional member EUROGI and national level member HUNAGI
Presentation of Roger Longhorn, Secretary-General of the GSDI Association and Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp, Secretary-general of HUNAGI at Roundtable 5 of the GSDI 2015 Conference, 20 January, London - on "Harnessing Innovation Opportunities from Open Data and Big Data"
GSDI presentation at CEOS WGISS 43 meeting by Dr Gabor RemeteyGSDI Association
The presentation of GSDI's liaison activities with the geo community presented by Dr Gabor Remetey-Fulopp at the CEOS WGISS 43 meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017
This presentation was given by Kirsty Lingstadt and Peter McKeague of RCAHMS at a one-day seminar, Towards a Collaborative Strategy for sector information management (TACOS) in York on 14 May 2014.
http://www.archaeologists.net/groups/imsig/tacos
AAG Session
4204 Data-based living: peopling and placing ‘big data
Tampa, Florida, April 11 2014
Tracey P. Lauriault and Rob Kitchin
National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA)
National University of Ireland at Maynooth (NUIM)
The Open Data movement has mainly been a data provision movement. The release of Open Data is usually motivated by (i) government transparency (citizen access to government data), (ii) the development of services by third parties for the benefit for citizens and companies (typically smart city approach), or (iii) the development of new services that stimulate the economy. The success of the Open Data movement and its return on investment should therefore be assessed among other criteria by the number and impact of the services created based on those data. In this paper, we study the development of services based on open data and means to make the data opening process more effective.
Authors:
Muriel Foulonneau, Sébastien Martin, Slim Turki
Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
{name.surname}@tudor.lu
IESS 2014 – 5th Int. Conf. on Exploring Services Science
5-7 February 2014
Geneva, Switzerland
The full paper is available here: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-04810-9_3
ISPIRE, GMES and GEOSS Activities, Methods and Tools towards a Single Inform...Karel Charvat
Book describes how INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS could be integrated into Single European Information Space. The paper deals with the main task of INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS and also with tools which could integrate all the three initiatives. The document gives an overview of single contributions in the book and how Theky explain the roles of single initiatives and their integration into the vision. The paper also explains the role of Earthlook technologies in the concept of integration of INSPIRE, GEOSS and GMESS into SISE.
Governments and their administrative agencies continuously create, collect, manage, and store vast quantities of digital data and information, including a broad range of scientific and technical data, and increasingly disseminate much of it online. There is a growing recognition by both the public and private sectors of the importance of such public sector information (PSI) to the economy and society. Despite this recognition, there is surprisingly a poor understanding of how PSI is actually used, especially by individual users, its economic and social value and impact, and of the effects of different access and use policies. There is a concomitant lack of comprehensive or detailed empirical data about the users and effects of PSI disseminated on the internet, and of the different policy approaches to the dissemination of PSI.
This presentation will describe some of the issues in measuring the economic and social effects of PSI and summarize the methodologies used in such assessments.
After having lagged in developing information policy frameworks during the decade up to the mid-2000s, recent developments have seen Australian governments (at federal, state and local levels) re-position themselves close to the leading edge of policy and practice on public sector information (PSI) access and reuse. Acceptance of the recommendations proposed by committees of inquiry into the issue, the reform of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws to support proactive release of PSI, the establishment of Information Commissioner Offices by federal and State governments, the widespread adoption of Creative Commons licensing of government copyright materials and use of web 2.0 technologies to distribute PSI, demonstrate that Australian governments increasingly grasp the social and economic importance of PSI. The Australian Government’s Declaration of Open Government (July 2010) reaffirms the federal government’s commitment to this course, pursuing “open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better access to and use of government held information, and sustained by the innovative use of technology.” While real progress has been made towards the implementation of broad-reaching information strategies, attention is now required to the further development of the policy framework, the principles governing information access and re-use and practical guidance tools. A notable feature of the Australian experience is the use of open content licences (primarily Creative Commons licences) on copyright-protected PSI, not only as an operational mechanism for managing government copyright but also as a driver of information policy. By releasing their materials under non-exclusive, open content licences, government agencies have adopted a policy position that, by default, PSI that is made available for access will also be able to be used and reused.
Presentation at the Open Knowledge Festival: Open Research and Education Stream, 20 September 2012, Helsinki; also
Presentation at the DINI-Jahrestagung - Bausteine für Open Science, 24 September 2012, Karlsruhe;
also Belgian Open Access Week: Open Access to Excellence in Research, 22 October 2012, Brussels.
Reading lists as open data - Meeting the Reading List Challenge 2016Martin Hamilton
My session at MTRLC 2016 describes how Jisc has been working with Lancaster University, the Open Data Institute and Talis to explore the potential of reading lists as open data. The immediate goal of this work is to use open reading list data to power an app for students, BookMart, which will help them to find affordable textbooks. This talk also covers other potential uses of open reading list data such as national deals and identifying areas where effort might usefully be devoted to open educational resources.
PHIDIAS HPC – Building a prototype for Earth Science Data and HPC ServicesPhidias
High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology is becoming increasingly important as a key driver to push European economic growth and Scientific Research. A comprehensive tool that can support the development of a wide array of scientific domains (like Big Data, earth observation and ocean study) and impact societal challenges as well.
The Webinar aims at introducing the Phidias HPC initiative to the European HPC and Research community, including main features, expected impact and advantages for Research & HPC ecosphere. The project is paving the way to increase the HPC and Data capacities of the European Data Infrastructure by pursuing the following objectives:
- Building a prototype for earth scientific data
- Enabling Open Access to HPC Services
- Strengthening FAIRisation
- Creating a framework combining computing, dissemination and archiving resources.
The Open Data movement has mainly been a data provision movement. The release of Open Data is usually motivated by (i) government transparency (citizen access to government data), (ii) the development of services by third parties for the benefit for citizens and companies (typically smart city approach), or (iii) the development of new services that stimulate the economy. The success of the Open Data movement and its return on investment should therefore be assessed among other criteria by the number and impact of the services created based on those data. In this paper, we study the development of services based on open data and means to make the data opening process more effective.
Authors:
Muriel Foulonneau, Sébastien Martin, Slim Turki
Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
{name.surname}@tudor.lu
IESS 2014 – 5th Int. Conf. on Exploring Services Science
5-7 February 2014
Geneva, Switzerland
The full paper is available here: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-04810-9_3
ISPIRE, GMES and GEOSS Activities, Methods and Tools towards a Single Inform...Karel Charvat
Book describes how INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS could be integrated into Single European Information Space. The paper deals with the main task of INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS and also with tools which could integrate all the three initiatives. The document gives an overview of single contributions in the book and how Theky explain the roles of single initiatives and their integration into the vision. The paper also explains the role of Earthlook technologies in the concept of integration of INSPIRE, GEOSS and GMESS into SISE.
Governments and their administrative agencies continuously create, collect, manage, and store vast quantities of digital data and information, including a broad range of scientific and technical data, and increasingly disseminate much of it online. There is a growing recognition by both the public and private sectors of the importance of such public sector information (PSI) to the economy and society. Despite this recognition, there is surprisingly a poor understanding of how PSI is actually used, especially by individual users, its economic and social value and impact, and of the effects of different access and use policies. There is a concomitant lack of comprehensive or detailed empirical data about the users and effects of PSI disseminated on the internet, and of the different policy approaches to the dissemination of PSI.
This presentation will describe some of the issues in measuring the economic and social effects of PSI and summarize the methodologies used in such assessments.
After having lagged in developing information policy frameworks during the decade up to the mid-2000s, recent developments have seen Australian governments (at federal, state and local levels) re-position themselves close to the leading edge of policy and practice on public sector information (PSI) access and reuse. Acceptance of the recommendations proposed by committees of inquiry into the issue, the reform of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws to support proactive release of PSI, the establishment of Information Commissioner Offices by federal and State governments, the widespread adoption of Creative Commons licensing of government copyright materials and use of web 2.0 technologies to distribute PSI, demonstrate that Australian governments increasingly grasp the social and economic importance of PSI. The Australian Government’s Declaration of Open Government (July 2010) reaffirms the federal government’s commitment to this course, pursuing “open government based on a culture of engagement, built on better access to and use of government held information, and sustained by the innovative use of technology.” While real progress has been made towards the implementation of broad-reaching information strategies, attention is now required to the further development of the policy framework, the principles governing information access and re-use and practical guidance tools. A notable feature of the Australian experience is the use of open content licences (primarily Creative Commons licences) on copyright-protected PSI, not only as an operational mechanism for managing government copyright but also as a driver of information policy. By releasing their materials under non-exclusive, open content licences, government agencies have adopted a policy position that, by default, PSI that is made available for access will also be able to be used and reused.
Presentation at the Open Knowledge Festival: Open Research and Education Stream, 20 September 2012, Helsinki; also
Presentation at the DINI-Jahrestagung - Bausteine für Open Science, 24 September 2012, Karlsruhe;
also Belgian Open Access Week: Open Access to Excellence in Research, 22 October 2012, Brussels.
Reading lists as open data - Meeting the Reading List Challenge 2016Martin Hamilton
My session at MTRLC 2016 describes how Jisc has been working with Lancaster University, the Open Data Institute and Talis to explore the potential of reading lists as open data. The immediate goal of this work is to use open reading list data to power an app for students, BookMart, which will help them to find affordable textbooks. This talk also covers other potential uses of open reading list data such as national deals and identifying areas where effort might usefully be devoted to open educational resources.
PHIDIAS HPC – Building a prototype for Earth Science Data and HPC ServicesPhidias
High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology is becoming increasingly important as a key driver to push European economic growth and Scientific Research. A comprehensive tool that can support the development of a wide array of scientific domains (like Big Data, earth observation and ocean study) and impact societal challenges as well.
The Webinar aims at introducing the Phidias HPC initiative to the European HPC and Research community, including main features, expected impact and advantages for Research & HPC ecosphere. The project is paving the way to increase the HPC and Data capacities of the European Data Infrastructure by pursuing the following objectives:
- Building a prototype for earth scientific data
- Enabling Open Access to HPC Services
- Strengthening FAIRisation
- Creating a framework combining computing, dissemination and archiving resources.
Open Source & Open Data Session report from imaGIne 2014 ConferenceGSDI Association
Session report from the imaGIne 2014 Conference held in Berlin, Germany, in October 2014. Session was chaired by Dr. Gabor Remetey-Fulopp, of HUNAGI, who were co-organisers for Session 8C1.
Research Policy Monitoring in the Era of Open Science & Big Data Workshop ReportData4Impact
Workshop on Research Policy Monitoring in the Era of Open Science and Big Data was a two day event, co-organised by OpenAIRE and Data4Impact, with support of Science Europe. The event explored mechanisms for research policy monitoring and indicators, and how to link these to infrastructure and services. The first day was focused on open science indicators as these emerge from national and EU initiatives, while the second day explored more advanced aspects of indicators for innovation and societal impact.
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015, conference organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
Open Research Data: Present and planned EC Policy, Jean-Claude Burgelman impl...Platforma Otwartej Nauki
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015. The conference was organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation - Final Version - 5.23...John Andrews
SlideShare Description for "Chatty Kathy - UNC Bootcamp Final Project Presentation"
Title: Chatty Kathy: Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults
Description:
Discover how Chatty Kathy, an innovative project developed at the UNC Bootcamp, aims to tackle the challenge of low physical activity among older adults. Our AI-driven solution uses peer interaction to boost and sustain exercise levels, significantly improving health outcomes. This presentation covers our problem statement, the rationale behind Chatty Kathy, synthetic data and persona creation, model performance metrics, a visual demonstration of the project, and potential future developments. Join us for an insightful Q&A session to explore the potential of this groundbreaking project.
Project Team: Jay Requarth, Jana Avery, John Andrews, Dr. Dick Davis II, Nee Buntoum, Nam Yeongjin & Mat Nicholas
Techniques to optimize the pagerank algorithm usually fall in two categories. One is to try reducing the work per iteration, and the other is to try reducing the number of iterations. These goals are often at odds with one another. Skipping computation on vertices which have already converged has the potential to save iteration time. Skipping in-identical vertices, with the same in-links, helps reduce duplicate computations and thus could help reduce iteration time. Road networks often have chains which can be short-circuited before pagerank computation to improve performance. Final ranks of chain nodes can be easily calculated. This could reduce both the iteration time, and the number of iterations. If a graph has no dangling nodes, pagerank of each strongly connected component can be computed in topological order. This could help reduce the iteration time, no. of iterations, and also enable multi-iteration concurrency in pagerank computation. The combination of all of the above methods is the STICD algorithm. [sticd] For dynamic graphs, unchanged components whose ranks are unaffected can be skipped altogether.
As Europe's leading economic powerhouse and the fourth-largest hashtag#economy globally, Germany stands at the forefront of innovation and industrial might. Renowned for its precision engineering and high-tech sectors, Germany's economic structure is heavily supported by a robust service industry, accounting for approximately 68% of its GDP. This economic clout and strategic geopolitical stance position Germany as a focal point in the global cyber threat landscape.
In the face of escalating global tensions, particularly those emanating from geopolitical disputes with nations like hashtag#Russia and hashtag#China, hashtag#Germany has witnessed a significant uptick in targeted cyber operations. Our analysis indicates a marked increase in hashtag#cyberattack sophistication aimed at critical infrastructure and key industrial sectors. These attacks range from ransomware campaigns to hashtag#AdvancedPersistentThreats (hashtag#APTs), threatening national security and business integrity.
🔑 Key findings include:
🔍 Increased frequency and complexity of cyber threats.
🔍 Escalation of state-sponsored and criminally motivated cyber operations.
🔍 Active dark web exchanges of malicious tools and tactics.
Our comprehensive report delves into these challenges, using a blend of open-source and proprietary data collection techniques. By monitoring activity on critical networks and analyzing attack patterns, our team provides a detailed overview of the threats facing German entities.
This report aims to equip stakeholders across public and private sectors with the knowledge to enhance their defensive strategies, reduce exposure to cyber risks, and reinforce Germany's resilience against cyber threats.
Data Centers - Striving Within A Narrow Range - Research Report - MCG - May 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) expects to see demand and the changing evolution of supply, facilitated through institutional investment rotation out of offices and into work from home (“WFH”), while the ever-expanding need for data storage as global internet usage expands, with experts predicting 5.3 billion users by 2023. These market factors will be underpinned by technological changes, such as progressing cloud services and edge sites, allowing the industry to see strong expected annual growth of 13% over the next 4 years.
Whilst competitive headwinds remain, represented through the recent second bankruptcy filing of Sungard, which blames “COVID-19 and other macroeconomic trends including delayed customer spending decisions, insourcing and reductions in IT spending, energy inflation and reduction in demand for certain services”, the industry has seen key adjustments, where MCG believes that engineering cost management and technological innovation will be paramount to success.
MCG reports that the more favorable market conditions expected over the next few years, helped by the winding down of pandemic restrictions and a hybrid working environment will be driving market momentum forward. The continuous injection of capital by alternative investment firms, as well as the growing infrastructural investment from cloud service providers and social media companies, whose revenues are expected to grow over 3.6x larger by value in 2026, will likely help propel center provision and innovation. These factors paint a promising picture for the industry players that offset rising input costs and adapt to new technologies.
According to M Capital Group: “Specifically, the long-term cost-saving opportunities available from the rise of remote managing will likely aid value growth for the industry. Through margin optimization and further availability of capital for reinvestment, strong players will maintain their competitive foothold, while weaker players exit the market to balance supply and demand.”
Explore our comprehensive data analysis project presentation on predicting product ad campaign performance. Learn how data-driven insights can optimize your marketing strategies and enhance campaign effectiveness. Perfect for professionals and students looking to understand the power of data analysis in advertising. for more details visit: https://bostoninstituteofanalytics.org/data-science-and-artificial-intelligence/
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
1. imaGIne Conference 2014
Session 8C1 organised by HUNAGI (HU) and ISPIK (PL) on
Open source and open data for GI
Report
by Dr. Gábor Remetey-Fülöpp (HUNAGI)
Rapporteur
with acknowledgements for the Moderator, Speakers,Panelists and
external contributors
2. Title, venue and date/time
"OPEN SOURCE AND OPEN DATA FOR GI"
- policies, enabling tools and applications -
Organised by EUROGI Members: the Hungarian
Association for Geospatial Information (HUNAGI) and the
Instytut Systemów Przestrzennych i Katastralnych S.A.
(ISPIK SA. Poland)
imaGIne Conference
Room Lindau 3, Bld. C, Berliner Messe, Berlin
8 October 2014, 14:00 - 15:30
3. Outline of the Session
Introduction by the moderator
Andrzej Sambura, CEO, ISPIK SA
Open Data and its economic impacts
Dr. Márta Nagy-Rothengass, Head of Unit, DG Connect, European
Commission
Made in Europe, Making a Difference - Contributions to Open
Standards and Open Source Software
Prof. Dr. Peter Baumann, Jacobs University, Bremen
Open Source, Data and Content as Foundations for Open Educational
Resources
Prof. Dr. Josef Strobl, Salzburg University SME, Administration,
Education & Research
Panel Discussion FOSS4G and the European Open Data Policy -
Drivers for the Wider Use of GI
Keynote speakers plus Dr. Marco Minghini, Politecnico Milano at Como,
Dr. Jon Blower, Melodies project, University of Readling and dr. Zoltán Siki,
Dept. of Geodesy and Surveying, Budapest University of Technology and
Economics
4. Summary of findings (1)
The scene was set by Moderator Andrzej Sambura by
referring the recent EUROGI interview with Deputy DG
Roberto Viola of DG CNEC:
• It is anticipated, that the opportunity to innovate with GI will largerly
increased thanks to the revision of PSI directive the legal
cornerstone of the Open Data Initiative
• The new rules to be implemented by July 2015
• All the public data should become re-usable as default at no or
much less costs
• Expected impact on the governmental agencies such as cadastre
(they have to revisit their charging policies)
5. Summary of findings (2)
The representative of the DG CNECT Dr.M.Nagy-Rothengass dealt with the
open data and its economic impacts
• EU is towards a data-driven economy. Open data is significant part of it.
The big data market rises from 10 bn € to 50 bn € between 2011-2015
and revolutionises the decision making
• Open data offers opportunities for growth, jobs, better quality, better
efficiency and innovative services and develops ecosystems across the
economy and society
• Open govt’l data: an untapped business est. 140 bn € in the former EU28,
Better governance, empower citizens, address societal challenges and
accelerate scientific progress
• Industry involvement is a key (PPP is open – join it!)
• The EU Open Data Strategy – milestones incude: EC Communicationon
Open Data (2011), Revision of PSI Directive (2013) Guidelines on PSI re-use
(July 2014).
• Now we are speaking on EU open data infrastructure
• Research and Innovation funding available to foster cross-sectral re-use
with merging different types of data
6. Summary of findings (3)
Open Source Open Data and Content are foundations for Open
Educational Resources explained by academician Prof. J. Strobl:
• Open educational resources are considered as a transformational and
potentially disruptive game changer
• Stages are: spatial literacy, spatial awareness and spatial thinking
• Open educational resources not equal open education
• Need to share a higher level: not only data but knowledge as well
• Contributions made by Prof. P.Baumann to open standards and open
source software include
• Outreach to science, communities and citizens
• New, advanced technical solutions helps database visualization,
parallel/distributed query processing, secured archive integration (using
RASDAMAN, the case of NASA - ESA was shown)
• A science SQL in ISO, a standard for multi-dimensional spatio-temporal
arrays (MDA) has been approved in Information technology – Database
languages Part 15
7. Summary of findings (4)
Statements, comments, remarks of the panelists (Dr.J.Slower, Dr.Z.Siki and
Dr.M.Minghini as well as the keynote speakers gave a good insights on the
topic addressed in the discussion.
• Open data often perceived as poor quality. This will change as many large
organisations (e.g. ESA) release their data openly
• We could do a better job in collecting user feedbacks and corrections on
data (e.g. CHARME project)
• There is still confusion on data policies. Free data are not necessarily
open. Sometimes data can be free, but the licence restricts some kinds of
re-use or re-distribution.
• On the other hand data can be reasonable restricted for users or re-distribution
(e.g. nesting locations of falcons, data related to critical
infrastructures or privacy). Charging data are not the most important
barrier. Open accessibility and usability are more vital.
• SMEs would like to know how they can build business on open data?
• Data providers would like to know, how to get revenues they need to
maintain their data systems and services?
• Geo-data alone are important but we have to combine them with non-geodata
and to do so we have to overarch standards (e.g. MELODIES
project), looking for Semantic Web and Linked Data standards.
8. Summary of findings (5)
• It is still a skill-shortage in handling large geodata. That needs to be
addressed. There is a strong role of training at graduate, post-graduate
and continuing professional development levels.
• As application example the twofold winner of the NASA World Wind
Europa Challenge, „PoliCrowd” is a friendly, customizable, open source
platform developed by the GEO Laboratory of Politecnico di Milano
(Como Campus). It is a participative platform built on top of a 3D virtual
globe and allowing connections to WMS and ODK servers, customizable
data styling and filtering, and multimedia sharing
• The Moderator Mr. Sambura pointed out the extremely importance of the
topic which was focused from policy, academic/educational as well as
from technical viewpoints. An enabling framework and a dynamic data
community are pre-condition for an open data driven e-Economy
• Opening professional data would give a much larger extent of visibility for
the data providers and such data became economic societal assets
• Finally Dr. Minghini announced the 2nd FOSS4G Europe Conference
which will be held in Como, 14-17 July, 2015
9. Appendix- Recommended readings
Contributions from invited experts, who were not able to come to imaGIne 2
Courtesy by Prof.Dr.David Rhind, UK Government's Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information:
APPSI, Government’s Advisor Panel on Public Sector Information, has published three important new
documents in the subject.
• The interactive wiki version of APPSI’s glossary of Public Sector Information (PSI) and Open Data
(OD) terms.
• http://data.gov.uk/glossary
• This derives from APPSI’s early identification of widespread and confusing use of the same terminology for
different matters and different words for the same things. Government accepted the need for this in the
Open Data White Paper 2012 (Cm 8353) and APPSI created and tested a glossary. With the active
engagement of the Cabinet Office this has now been converted into a wiki whereby anyone can comment
on the terms used, propose alternatives and suggest new definitions.
• What is the value of Open Data?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/meetings/20140128-appsi-what-is-the-value-of-open-data.
pdf.
• Much government effort has been put into developing the Open Data agenda. Yet there is relatively little
quantitative evidence of the resulting benefits. APPSI organised a major seminar with national and
international experts to address this issue. The substantial report of the findings from the meeting show that
it is unrealistic to seek simple and meaningful overall statements of monetary benefit. On the other hand
there is growing evidence of significant consumer surplus benefits (e.g. saving time) and possibly some
environmental benefits through use of PSI and OD. The report also addresses wider issues, such as the
sustainability of OD, the importance of the new information ecosystem as opposed to a focus simply on
data, the role of the private sector and the tensions between the Open Data agenda and the Trading Fund
model under which some government bodies operate.
10. Appendix- Recommended readings
Prof.Dr.David Rhind, UK Government's Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (cont.d):
• Drowning in data: who and what can we trust?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/meetings/20140425-drowning-in-data.pdf
• This paper, based on discussions within APPSI and elsewhere, provides a wide review of five
issues associated with the growth of ‘Big Data’: threats to privacy and the trade-offs involved
with public benefits, the appropriate role of the state in information trading, the consequences
of technology failure, the dearth of UK quantitative skills, and misunderstandings or
misrepresentations of data. Central to minimising threats to privacy and maintaining public
trust are good governance, regulation and independent ‘fact checking’. Finally, guidance on
how to assess evidence or conclusions derived from data and information is given.
For further information see https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/appsi%5Cdefault.htm
Contact: Beth Watson at Beth.Watson@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk or David Rhind at
dwrhind@gmail.com
Courtesy by Dr. Sven Schade, DG JRC IES Digital Earth and Reference Data:
Coupling Public Sector Information and Public-funded Research Data in Europe - A
Vision of an Open Data Ecosystem S. Schade, C. Granell & A. Perego European
Commission – DG Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy {sven.schade, carlos.granell,
andrea.perego}@jrc.ec.europa.eu
For the time being the paper is still in the publication phase.
11. Photo mosaic of the session (Picassa3 -generated)
Originals: https://picasaweb.google.com/112066959995287816437/8C1?authuser=0&feat=directlink