OpenData in Belgium ● Questions ● Why ● How ● What ● Where
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Jan 20, 2015
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OpenData in Belgium
● Questions
● Why
● How
● What
● Where
Questions
● What is Open Data?
● Why are you interested● Provider● Consumer
● Do you know of any Open Data?
OpenData in Belgium
● Questions
● What
● Why
● How
● Where
What is Open Data
Open Data is a philosophy and practice requiring that certain data are freely available to everyone, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control.
http://www.opendefinition.org/okd/
The 5 stars of Open LinkedData
http://inkdroid.org/journal/2010/06/04/the-5-stars-of-open-linked-data/
Examples Providers
● http://data.gov.uk/
● http://www.data.gov/
● http://data.worldbank.org/
● http://www.gent.be/open
Examples Consumers
● Mashup 'gaten in de weg' met 'wiplash'
● When should I put Trashbins outside
● Where does my tax money go to
Examples Consumers
Examples Consumers
Examples Consumers
Examples Consumers
The datasets have been previewed by 2,400 developers since 30 September, when the data was made available in a private beta. The developers have created applications including: a video that shows traffic flows and congestion on the motorway network over the past decade; a schools finder website that allows parents to search for schools by location and Ofsted report; and a postcode newspaper that details the different public services within a given postcode
OpenData in Belgium
● Questions
● What
● Why
● How
● Where
Why OpenData
● Transparancy
● Ease of use
● Right to access● Licences apply
OpenData in Belgium
● Questions
● What
● Why
● How
● Where
How to access Open Data
● Website scraping
● Downloadable files (CSV/XML/XLS/GDOC..)
● API● Rest, soap, ...
OpenData in Belgium
● Questions
● What
● Why
● How
● Where
Where to find Open Data
● http://openbelgium.be/data
● http://ckan.net/tag/country-belgium
What's Next
● Developers needed● Create mashups● http://opendatachallenge.org/
● Integrate Openbelgium with CKAN● OB -> CKAN or CKAN -> OB● Add information on licences
● Improve datasets● Reviewers / moderators
Some screenshots
Some screenshots
Some screenshots
Some screenshots
Some screenshots
Some screenshots