The document discusses linked data and the UK Government Linked Data Working Group. It covers topics like open standards, open government, identifying things on the web, using location and observation data, treating data as part of the web rather than just on it, having a flexible data architecture, and using connective reference data. It also addresses using RDF and APIs, existing linked data work in the UK, opportunities for the space and earth observation community, and frameworks to support "big data."

1. Linked Data
UK Government Linked Data Working Group (UKGovLD)
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Alexander Coley
@alexrcoley

2. UKGovLD

3. Open Standards
reducing lock-in, enabling for new innovation
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4. Open Government
Digital, Transparency and the National Information Infrastructure
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5. Identifying things
referring to those things and persistence
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6. Location & Observations
linking to packages of information
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7. Data as part of the Web
rather than just on the web
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8. Flexible data architecture
reusable components, not in a silo, small iterative improvements
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9. Connective Reference Data
data that enables inter-connections
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10. RDF and APIs
Linked Data is not a format

11. there does not have to be (there is not) one way

12. Linked Data in the UK
a lot of work
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13. UK Government
Standards
Departments and Agencies
Devolved Administrations
Trading Funds
Research
NERC
JISC/Edina
Universities
Europe
Private Sector
INSPIRE
EEA and JRC
Copernicus
ISA
Linked Data SMEs
Finance & Medical Sectors
Search & Social
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14. Opportunities
for the space & earth observation community
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15. Enabling change
“build the right technology, using modern methods & approaches, or to
employ agile computing firms that regard £100k as a lot of money & that
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are accustomed to delivering on time
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16. Frameworks into rich data
supporting the “big data” thing
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17. URIs & Registries
Standards & Technologies

18. Some Existing Projects
INSPIRE
EIONET
Copernicus
ISA
W3C/OGC Collaboration
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etc
map of the internet

19. Where next?
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20. Alexander Coley
@alexrcoley
alex.coley@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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21. References
data.gov.uk/linked-data/ukgovld
github.com/organizations/UKGovLD
standards.data.gov.uk/challenge/
persistent-resolvable-identifiers
www.gov.uk/service-manual
www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases
www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/data
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