2010 was a big year for the Open Data community, some Ordnance Survey data was made freely available, data.gov.uk launched with a raft of data from across government, government published an open data license and then a new government took over who seem to be equally committed to Open Data. So far we have seen Local Government brought into the Open Data initiative (albeit with a bit of a struggle) and most recently aggregated crime data has been published on police.uk.
- So is everything rosy in the Open Data garden or are there dark clouds looming on the horizon?
- In a geo-context it seems that if we can pin a pair of coordinates to something someone will put it on a map, perhaps we need to pause before we map?
- Is Open Data the same as openness and transparency in a government context?
- What kind of accountability will access to Open Data deliver?
How Ebooks, File Types, and DRM Affect your LibraryBrian Hulsey
As more library patrons are obtaining eReaders, many libraries have questions about why some of the devices work with our services and some don't, and why the books won't work on the different devices. The eReader market is confusing and this session will explain the differences of format, device, and their overall importance to your library and how they affect all facets of service.
Pushing, pulling or leaving the door openDale Lane
A talk about mobile apps that rely on data from the Internet, and some of the decisions and choices facing mobile app developers in writing them
SlideShare kinda screws with the speaker's notes, so if you'd like the notes it's probably best to download the presentation file.
Overview of the talk is written up at http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1009
With the current advancements in ebook services and the deluge of ebook reading devices into the market, the choices are endless. This session looks at the current state of ebook technology: devices available, vendors, incorporating ebooks into your collection, and considerations when circulating ebook readers. It helps you understand the options and implications for dealing with ebooks in your environment.
How Ebooks, File Types, and DRM Affect your LibraryBrian Hulsey
As more library patrons are obtaining eReaders, many libraries have questions about why some of the devices work with our services and some don't, and why the books won't work on the different devices. The eReader market is confusing and this session will explain the differences of format, device, and their overall importance to your library and how they affect all facets of service.
Pushing, pulling or leaving the door openDale Lane
A talk about mobile apps that rely on data from the Internet, and some of the decisions and choices facing mobile app developers in writing them
SlideShare kinda screws with the speaker's notes, so if you'd like the notes it's probably best to download the presentation file.
Overview of the talk is written up at http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1009
With the current advancements in ebook services and the deluge of ebook reading devices into the market, the choices are endless. This session looks at the current state of ebook technology: devices available, vendors, incorporating ebooks into your collection, and considerations when circulating ebook readers. It helps you understand the options and implications for dealing with ebooks in your environment.
During NCAIS Innovate 2010 conference attendees were witness to six, five-minute presentations where presenters showcased one of their passion points about education. We call these sessions SPARKING Education. http://innovate.ncais.org
Don't Forget to Pack Your Social Network: Data Portability Myths and RealitiesMark Congiusta
As social networks become an ever increasing part of our online lives what happens to all of the data that we create as we leave comments on friends profiles, upload pictures and make online purchases? It SHOULD be your data too bad that's not always the case. This presentation discusses what data privacy and identity ownership mean in a networked world. Presented to Podcamp Kilkenny September 2008.
Tervezz szokást! - WIAD, Mobile Hungary - Kolozsi István, kolboidIstván Kolozsi
Az előadásban szereplő „HOOKED - Horogra akasztva – Hogyan fejlessz szokásformáló termékeket” c. könyv megjelent magyarul is, vedd meg és olvasd!
https://bioenergetic.hu/konyvek/hooked-horogra-akasztva
Udvaronc és egy egyszerű, de hatékony framework termékkel kapcsolatos szokás kialakításához. Az előadás rövidített változatban a World Information Architecture Day-en (2014. február 15. WIAD), a bővebb változat pedig a Mobile Hungary 2014-en (2014. március 13.) hangzott el.
Az előadáshoz kiegészítő blog poszt:
https://blog.kolboid.eu/szokast-kialakito-termektervezes/
Workshop impartido en la Universidad de Alicante sobre empleo 2.0 y herramientas útiles para el mismo. Actividad organizada por el Observatorio Universitario de Inserción laboral y la Cátedra Prosegur Universidad de Alicante.
During NCAIS Innovate 2010 conference attendees were witness to six, five-minute presentations where presenters showcased one of their passion points about education. We call these sessions SPARKING Education. http://innovate.ncais.org
Don't Forget to Pack Your Social Network: Data Portability Myths and RealitiesMark Congiusta
As social networks become an ever increasing part of our online lives what happens to all of the data that we create as we leave comments on friends profiles, upload pictures and make online purchases? It SHOULD be your data too bad that's not always the case. This presentation discusses what data privacy and identity ownership mean in a networked world. Presented to Podcamp Kilkenny September 2008.
Tervezz szokást! - WIAD, Mobile Hungary - Kolozsi István, kolboidIstván Kolozsi
Az előadásban szereplő „HOOKED - Horogra akasztva – Hogyan fejlessz szokásformáló termékeket” c. könyv megjelent magyarul is, vedd meg és olvasd!
https://bioenergetic.hu/konyvek/hooked-horogra-akasztva
Udvaronc és egy egyszerű, de hatékony framework termékkel kapcsolatos szokás kialakításához. Az előadás rövidített változatban a World Information Architecture Day-en (2014. február 15. WIAD), a bővebb változat pedig a Mobile Hungary 2014-en (2014. március 13.) hangzott el.
Az előadáshoz kiegészítő blog poszt:
https://blog.kolboid.eu/szokast-kialakito-termektervezes/
Workshop impartido en la Universidad de Alicante sobre empleo 2.0 y herramientas útiles para el mismo. Actividad organizada por el Observatorio Universitario de Inserción laboral y la Cátedra Prosegur Universidad de Alicante.
This presentation serves as a broad overview of popular social media technology and was presented by the Capital Area District Library's Online Content/PR Coordinator and Technology Librarian on April 29, 2010.
The Capital Area District Library (CADL) is a mid-Michigan destination for exciting programs, quality materials and services, and access to technology, all free to the residents in our district. CADL serves communities throughout Ingham County (with the exception of East Lansing) with 13 libraries and a Bookmobile.
Daniel Judge's Code on the Beach 2015 Session.
A lot of what happens in our career is not because of our technical skills. Instead of worrying about new technologies, we should focus on improving our soft skills. Are you looking to get a promotion or land a better job? You'll need technical skills to get you in the door, but your soft skills will win you the job. We'll dive into areas that help us the most: social skills, professionalism, setting goals, productivity, and staying healthy.
Presentation at Oklahoma's 4-H Roundup. Topics covered include the Cooperative Alliances, the reasons to transition to higher education and degree completion.
Bridging the Gap - The Future of LearningClint Hamada
This is our group's presentation on The Future of Learning at Learning 2.010 in Shanghai. We chose to focus on what we think is going to be the future of learning as well as some things that we are doing now (or can start doing tomorrow) to bridge that gap. We also tried to connect our vision of the future with the IB Learner Profile and with the NETS*S.
Current research into the area of future narrative and storytelling, with a technology called Perceptive Media. A new approach to broadcasting; which pairs the best of broadcast with the best of internet technology; creating a experiences like sitting around a camp fire telling stories.
The Value of Leadership, the Leadership of Value: Remaining Relevant in times...Peter Bromberg
Script and supporting materials at: http://peterbromberg.com/sla
Throw out those 5 year strategic plans, change ain't what it used to be. Change no longer happens in slow, predictable, macro waves that allow us the time to make and execute big plans. Change now happens in a continual series of microbursts, each one potentially changing our experiences, behaviors, perceptions, and expectations in unexpected but potentially powerful ways.
A new type of leadership is called for. A leadership that not only provides a map for change, but also empowers people in your organization to throw away the map and respond to clients' needs in the moment. A leadership that questions best practices, holding only lightly to the ways of the past. A leadership that monitors societal trends and embraces small innovations and good ideas no matter where they come from.
The Future of Nonprofit Technology - TXNSGreenlights
We are living in the Digital Age; has your nonprofit joined us? The next five years will see a radical reshaping of the nonprofit landscape, in terms of the technology involved in fundraising, social media communications, internal entrepreneurship, and the future of innovation.
This session will investigate the future of fundraising and communication trends; provide instruction on how to hire, train, manage, and inspire “internal entrepreneurial” employees; and provide actionable advice on creating an organization that is primed to grow. Don’t be left in the Dark Ages; join us and learn how to navigate the future of your nonprofit in the Digital Age. wwww.thefutureofnonprofits.com
We are living in the Digital Age; has your nonprofit joined us? The next five years will see a radical reshaping of the nonprofit landscape, in terms of the technology involved in fundraising, social media communications, internal entrepreneurship, and the future of innovation. This session will investigate the future of fundraising and communication trends; provide instruction on how to hire, train, manage, and inspire “internal entrepreneurial” employees; and provide actionable advice on creating an organization that is primed to grow. Don’t be left in the Dark Ages; join us and learn how to navigate the future of your nonprofit in the Digital Age.
"Location & Privacy; from OMG! to WTF?"; presented on March 12th. 2010 at WhereCamp EU 2010 at wallacespace King's Cross in London.
This is a recapped version of a talk of the same name I gave at Embedded Connectivity in January 2010 (http://www.slideshare.net/vicchi/location-privacy-from-omg-to-wtf)
Short presentation to Arup on how consumer mobile applications might influence the design and uptake of mobile workflows within the enterprise.
The secret sauce is context (location, direction, time and schedule)
Short presentation on quality assurance and improvement of OpenStreetMap for @Geomob London on 24-11-2012
Can a quality assured product increase user confidence within the "professional" community and encourage increased contribution to fill in the gaps.
Can a crowdsourced geospatial database be considered authoritative? Indeed can any dataset that describes the real world be considered authoritative, whether crowd sourced or “professionally compiled”? Who determines authority? What constitutes authority in geodata? Does authority matter and if it does, why? What actions or processes might contribute to promoting crowdsourced geodata to a position of authority?
I want to consider the nature of authority in geospatial data and whether it might be possible for a crowdsourced dataset such as OpenStreetMap (although these observations could apply to any crowdsourced geodata) to become authoritative or a primary reference source.
UK Government is consulting on Principles of Open Data, opportunities and challenges as well as charging and licensing for Public Data Corporation.
A brief summary of the key topics to facilitate discussion
A lecture that I gave on 17th March 2010 at the University of Nottingham on the History of Web Mapping.
Starts with some early history and then tracks the interplay of technology, business and usage in the development of web mapping over the last 2 decades.
Based on a series of interviews with key players in the UK and US, this is a work in progress. There is still quite a lot more needed to complete this.
Some useful resources are linked to in the penultimate slide. The mind map that I used to build this talk is at http://bit.ly/HistoryWebMap
Cocktails on the Titanic - AGI GeoCommunity '10Steven Feldman
Presentation at GeoCommunity in Stratford on Avon 29/09/2010
Mindmap with some notes is at http://www.mindmeister.com/61496552/cocktails-on-the-titanic
Just because you can put something on a map ...Steven Feldman
Presentation at W3G conference in Stratford on Avon 28/09/2010
The notes to this deck are at http://www.mindmeister.com/61955413/just-because-you-can-put-something-on-a-map
A short presentation to the Society for Location Analysis in London, 15/7/2010
The mindmap which contains the key points and storyline for the presentation (which you can edit) is at http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/56029374/the-cloud-the-crowd-the-iphone
A presentation and intro to a panel session on day 1 of State of the Map in Girona. Leads into an elevator pitch from 5 startups (winner was GeoFabrik)
Just pretty pictures really, you had to be there to get the drift of the session
Presentation at Exor Knowledge Days, 2010
Realising the benefits of mobile working in highways maintenance requires process changes more than technology. This presentation explores some of the challenges and opportunities.
More on Exor at http://www.exorcorp.com
Without a business model we are all FCUK'dSteven Feldman
A few things you might want to ask yourself before you pack in the day job to build your startup.
* Who are my customers?
* What are they buying from me?
* How much will they pay? How much will it cost me to supply them and how many might buy?
* Why will they buy from me and not someone else?
If you can't answer WWHW in 1 minute perhaps you should re-evaluate your business model.
Is Volunteered Geographic Information sustainable?
What is a sustainable map?
Why do people contribute to open projects and in particular OpenStreetMap?
How can OSM build and sustain its community?
Location Based Social Networks - Killer App or Blind Alley?Steven Feldman
Luke Razzell and I ran this as a guided discussion at the British Computer Society on 5th March 2009. Then I tried to run through it in 6 minutes at Mashup* Events Being Location Aware on 19th March 2009
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
21. Thank you Steven Feldman steven@knowwhereconsulting.co.uk Twitter @stevenfeldman http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmcphers/38169811
Editor's Notes
Original title was perhaps a little too provocative so I thought I would change it to …..
Not talking OS OpenData
I am a committed advocate of OpenDataWe now have a flood of OpenData and will inevitably have more and better data in the not too distant future. But is everything rosy in the OpenData garden or are there storm clouds looming? Have we just given a loaded AK47 to a moody teenager? What might go wrong?I am thinking here about the government data that is being opened up rather than the Ordnance Survey boundaries, postcodes and maps which have also been released and are fundamental to many visualisations of Open DataLet’s have a look at the 3 drivers within the public policy agenda for open data
TransparencyIt is your dataYour right to dataSee what government is doing
AccountabilityAccess to public data will empower citizensPublic services will become more responsive to an informed and demanding public
InnovationAccess to public data will open up a raft of creativity within the developer and business communitiesGenerate new applicationsIdentify opportunities for public service improvement and innovationContribute to the growth of an information economy and generate new tax revenuesOverall OpenData must be cost neutral or positive
What on earth could go wrong?It's a long list!Does raw data aid understanding or does it need interpretation?Most interpretation is an opinion under the cover of analysisWhat about deliberate or negligent misinterpretation or distortionExample - the top 10 streets of crime headlinesWisdom of the crowd may solve this problem over timeBut stupidity of the crowd, particularly the simple black & white tones of the press may feed on misunderstanding in the early daysLet’s look at a few examples of what could go wrong or right
Let’s have a look at my personal hobby horse. Crime statisticsMust be a good thing to release all this data surely?The theory goes something like “If we all have a better understanding of crime within our neighbourhoods we will be able to influence police policies and actions to better serve our needs”
I am going to skip the overmentionedASBOrometer, anyone who knows me will know what low regard I have for this crude and out of date example of the power of opendata within the crime arena.Let’s start with the current poster child of open data – police.uk. Paleos time to wake up, don’t be fooled by the Google map and the clustering algorithmsClickThis is chez Feldman in Muswell Hill, a nice middle class suburb in London full of aging hippies and liberals. Apart from the odd noisy teenagers wandering down the road a little too merry we don’t think we live in a high crime area. So what does this tell me? Are these numbers meant to shock or reassure, how do I evaluate them? Where is the context, the trends, the basis for comparison?ClickNow this is my old favourite from the Met and look ClickA basis for some comparison – note that this is also population weighted rather than raw dataClick and across the whole of Haringey I can get a picture
When data gets repurposed and republished who knows whether it is true to the original?Imagine police.uk data feed reaggregated and possibly as a time seriesPolice.uk data was qualified with an explanation of the aggregation method. What if that is not included in repurposed data?Another question – even if everything is done perfectly how does it drive better policing? Isn’t opendata an extra tool for sharp elbowed articulate white middle classes (aka armchair auditors)
This is a great example of a useful aggregation of council expenditure data from over 150 councils now.Shout out if you are from LG and supporting this.But the problem is cheese …..
actually cheese and furniture
Focus on expenditure can distract from policy and meaningful discussion of options
There is much more than expenditure datathink about the potential to have smart applications for travel that make our lives easier and possibly encourage more people to use public transportNot sure whether at the moment the full Transport Direct data is available? Loads of opportunities in transport.Also loads of opportunities to map and analyse performance data from within the health and education sectors
Accountable to whom? Consider crime data for exampleHe who shouts loudest?The articulate middle classes?What if different groups interpret data differently and want to drive policy in different directions?Does this really drive better policing or skew priorities?
Let’s switch to Innovation and the motivation for people to take opendata and do smart things with itWill there be much innovation unless there is profit to drive it?Is the expectation of loads of innovative applications actually another attempt at the Big Society, getting the public to do government's task?Almost a year after data.gov.uk and the freeing up of OS data have we seen the flourishing digital economy predicted?Not yet, but does that really matter?Hopefully something will come up that will prevent politicians from pointing at Asborometer as an example of innovation. It was a hack, it was not intended to be overly serious and it really isn't very good.
So what can we do?Prepare for some mishapsBe careful in what we claim for the benefits of OpenDataTry to build community of good or best practice in data manipulation and analysisHighlight the successes in prep for the backlash that could come when govt doesn't like outcomes of transparency and accountability or wants to sell off public data through the PDC
For me the key lesson of early opendata is the need to understand context. That means having a degree of domain expertise and certainly some skills in data analysis and interpretation (geostats 101 for example)
In conclusion open data without context and understanding could be a problem
Am I bovvered? No – you have to break some eggs to make an omeletteInvite a few comments from audience