There’s news on several fronts in this month’s post; following on from the Open Data Forum held on Wednesday we have several announcements to make. But first, have a look at the notes from the Forum itself. This was a fascinating talk not just about the work that Open Addresses are trying to do, but […]
Several of us were lucky enough to attend the Local Government Association ‘Making Transparency Work For You’ roadshows over the last couple of weeks; there’s a strong drive from central Government to motivate and support councils to get on with it, and these events were aimed at setting out what work is already being done. Rather than […]
A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Open Data Forum this week; although we were only a small group, what with half term and other things popping up at the last minute, we had good representation of the different viewpoints we’re trying to bring together. Special mention and thanks to Exeter […]
Flood data 2014 The Shoothill API provides data including a list of flood alerts and warnings, and where they are in force, in a form which is convenient for web developers. River-level data which is updated up to every 15 minutes is available from http://flooddata.alphagov.co.uk. The content of these files is defined in the Hydrometric data feed user […]
Today I’d like to talk about how nearly all of the commentators on the data scene at the moment are completely missing the point. Fighting talk, eh? I think it’s accurate through. There are huge circular discussions going on about whether something is big data or open data; whether it’s open data or personal data; […]
Turning data into intelligence is a complex, careful and skilled process that is often completely wasted. I mean totally, wholly unappreciated because we miss a step; we don’t sit down at the start and say “What do people need to do with this?”. And the recipient, the customer, looks at the results and says “This doesn’t […]