This document summarizes a presentation about utilizing open government data using Drupal. It discusses how the CKAN and OGDI modules allow Drupal sites to integrate and display open data from sources like data.gov and data.gov.uk. The presentation provides an overview of how these modules work, examples of what open data initiatives have been built with Drupal, and next steps to continue improving the integration of open data into Drupal.

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3. Utilizing
Open Government
Data using Drupal

4. Utilizing
Open Government
Data using Drupal
…or, integrating CKAN and OGDI with Drupal

5. Colin Calnan

6. Colin Calnan
• Computer Scientist

7. Colin Calnan
• Computer Scientist
• then Musician...

8. Colin Calnan
• Computer Scientist
• then Musician...
• then Designer...

9. Colin Calnan
• Computer Scientist
• then Musician...
• then Designer...
• then Webmaster...

10. Colin Calnan
• Computer Scientist
• then Musician...
• then Designer...
• then Webmaster...
• then Drupal
Themer...

11. What’s the Story?

17. David Eaves
Open Government Activist
eaves.ca

18. What’s the Idea?

19. Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

20. Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

21. data.gov
Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

22. data.gov
Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

23. data.gov
data.gov.uk
Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

24. data.gov
data.gov.uk
Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

25. data.gov
data.gov.uk
data.?
Flags courtesy of dynamicgreens.com

26. Why Open Data?

27. How?

30. Rufus Pollock
Director of the Open Knowledge Foundation
okfn.org

33. Nik Garkusha
Microsoft Canada Openness Lab
port25.ca

40. CKAN
Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network

41. CKAN
Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network
• Cataloguing system for datasets

42. CKAN
Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network
• Cataloguing system for datasets
• Open-Source, written in Python

43. CKAN
Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network
• Cataloguing system for datasets
• Open-Source, written in Python
• Full JSON-based API

44. CKAN
Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network
• Cataloguing system for datasets
• Open-Source, written in Python
• Full JSON-based API
• http://ca.ckan.net

45. Drupal

46. Why use Drupal?
Photo courtesy of ralphbijker on Flickr

47. Why use Drupal?
• Open Source
Photo courtesy of ralphbijker on Flickr

48. Why use Drupal?
• Open Source
• Extensible Framework
Photo courtesy of ralphbijker on Flickr

49. Why use Drupal?
• Open Source
• Extensible Framework
• Visual Presentation Layer
Photo courtesy of ralphbijker on Flickr

50. Why use Drupal?
• Open Source
• Extensible Framework
• Visual Presentation Layer
• Really short timeline
Photo courtesy of ralphbijker on Flickr

53. Sean Burlington
Drupal Developer on data.gov.uk
practicalweb.co.uk

54. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative

55. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative
• Windows Azure platform

56. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative
• Windows Azure platform
• Cloud based collection of software
assets

57. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative
• Windows Azure platform
• Cloud based collection of software
assets
• Repository for Government Data

58. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative
• Windows Azure platform
• Cloud based collection of software
assets
• Repository for Government Data
• Imported via desktop application

59. OGDI
Open Government Data Initiative
• Windows Azure platform
• Cloud based collection of software
assets
• Repository for Government Data
• Imported via desktop application
• OData/Atom/JSON API

60. So what’s the big deal?

61. So what’s the big deal?
• Download and install Drupal

62. So what’s the big deal?
• Download and install Drupal
• Install 2 contrib modules (plus CCK)

64. How does it work?
CKAN Module

65. How does it work?
CKAN Module
• REST API

66. How does it work?
CKAN Module
• REST API
• Create Nodes in Drupal from CKAN
Packages

67. How does it work?
CKAN Module
• REST API
• Create Nodes in Drupal from CKAN
Packages
• Drupal caches everything

68. How does it work?
CKAN Module
• REST API
• Create Nodes in Drupal from CKAN
Packages
• Drupal caches everything
• Listings use pager query

69. How does it work?
CKAN Module
• REST API
• Create Nodes in Drupal from CKAN
Packages
• Drupal caches everything
• Listings use pager query
• Chart uses Google Charts

70. How does it work?
OGDI Module

71. How does it work?
OGDI Module
• CCK Field

72. How does it work?
OGDI Module
• CCK Field
• Merges Entity Data with Table Data!

73. How does it work?
OGDI Module
• CCK Field
• Merges Entity Data with Table Data!
• DataTables jQuery Plugin
http://datatables.net

74. How does it work?
OGDI Module
• CCK Field
• Merges Entity Data with Table Data!
• DataTables jQuery Plugin
http://datatables.net
• Bing Maps

75. What can you do?

76. What can you do?
• Submit Conent
Liberate a dataset at http://
datadotgc.ca

77. What can you do?
• Submit Conent
Liberate a dataset at http://
datadotgc.ca
• Review the OGDI module on d.o
http://drupal.org/node/863054

78. What can you do?
• Submit Conent
Liberate a dataset at http://
datadotgc.ca
• Review the OGDI module on d.o
http://drupal.org/node/863054
• Contribute to the OGDI module
http://ogdifield.codeplex.com/

79. What can you do?
• Submit Conent
Liberate a dataset at http://
datadotgc.ca
• Review the OGDI module on d.o
http://drupal.org/node/863054
• Contribute to the OGDI module
http://ogdifield.codeplex.com/
• Build your own data portal

80. Next Steps?

81. Next Steps?
• CKAN API v2

82. Next Steps?
• CKAN API v2
• OGDI API v2

83. Next Steps?
• CKAN API v2
• OGDI API v2
• Pluggable Mapping

84. Next Steps?
• CKAN API v2
• OGDI API v2
• Pluggable Mapping
• Proper pagination for OGDI
integration

85. Next Steps?
• CKAN API v2
• OGDI API v2
• Pluggable Mapping
• Proper pagination for OGDI
integration
• OGDI caching

86. Has it worked?

87. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives

88. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives
Stumble Safely
Development Seed
http://outsideindc.com/stumblesafely

89. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives

90. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives
Vantrash
Luke Closs & Kevin Jones
http://vantrash.ca

91. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives
Open Data & Beautiful Maps - 14:05 - Room C300

92. Other Drupal based Open Data
initiatives
Water!
Tylor Sherman (Affinity Bridge)
http://water.tylorsherman.com
http://vimeo.com/6602291
Open Data & Beautiful Maps - 14:05 - Room C300

93. Key Players and
thanks to..

94. Key Players and
thanks to..
• Nik Garkusha
• Vlad
Vinogradsky
• all the OGDI
team at
Microsoft

95. Key Players and
thanks to..
• Rufus Pollock
• Nik Garkusha
• David Read
• Vlad
Vinogradsky • Friedrich Lindenberg
• all the OGDI • Sean Burlington
team at • Jonathan Gray
Microsoft
• all the CKAN/OKFN
team

96. Please keep in touch.
www.raisedeyebrow.com
@colincalnan
@raisedeyebrow
colin@raisedeyebrow.com