There has been much talk recently of the potential use and impact of open data at LiSC including our attendance at an open data master class and a visit from Tony Hirst, a leading UK open data advocate, at a joint LiSC and LNCD meeting. This short(ish!) post gives a brief overview of these two [...]
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MashMyGov.Org Government Data Mashup Generator – the next big idea is here, somewhere…
MashMyGov is a brainstorming tool that randomly chooses two open data sources from Data.Gov.UK and automatically suggests provocative web applications that could be made using them. The application allows members of the public to more easily understand, and engage with, the enormous amount of available data that is now made available through EU opendata government [...]
Journal Club 28.01.2010 – Data.Gov.UK
With the release of new transparent data from data.gov.uk we at LiSC were buzzing with new research ideas. The new open data website allows members of the public to search open data sets released by the Government in order to generate new and interesting applications to aid the general public. ’Oh the endless combinations of government data and [...]
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