Talk given at Apps World London in November 2015 - a shorter version of a previously given presentation - see my Fronteers slides for the full version.

1. AN INTRODUCTION
TO OPEN DATA
Sally Jenkinson - Apps World - London - 18.11.2015
@sjenkinson | sally@recordssoundthesame.com

2. sally@recordssoundthesame.com
@sjenkinson
Digital solutions architect & consultant
SALLY JENKINSON
Discovery & definition
digital strategy | transformation

3. DATA

4. OPEN DATA

5. sallyjenkinson.co.uk/blog/2015/10/24/
an-introduction-to-open-data/

6. 1. What is open data?
2. What can I do with open data?
3. Using and publishing open data.
AN INTRODUCTION
TO OPEN DATA

7. 90% of the world’s total
data has been created
within the last 2 years
!
(IBM, 2014)
@sjenkinson

9. dev.twitter.com/overview/terms

10. developer.marvel.com/terms

11. DATA SHARING

14. WHAT IS OPEN DATA?

16. Open data and content can be
freely used, modified, and shared
by anyone for any purpose.
opendefinition.org
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18. “We observed that often people think of
open data as a specific ‘kind’ of data –
something separate and distinct from the
data they use day-to-day in their
organisation or team – rather than a choice
about how people publish data.”
theodi.org/blog/closed-shared-open-data-whats-in-a-name
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19. WHERE CAN I GET
OPEN DATA FROM?

20. wiki.dbpedia.org

22. data.nhm.ac.uk/

23. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/

24. github.com/caesar0301/awesome-public-datasets

25. WHAT CAN I DO WITH
OPEN DATA?

27. d3js.org

29. iquantny.tumblr.com/post/92116352544/mapping-nyc-hydrant-revenue-upper-easts-19th

32. Generating value & making savings
@sjenkinson

33. +$3 trillion / year
mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/open_data_unlocking_innovation_and_performance_with_liquid_information
open data

34. DATA & USER EXPERIENCES

35. “How far do you live from your
workplace? Chances are, you'd answer
that question in minutes rather than
miles.
!
An hour on the bus tells us a lot more than
47 miles. That's why we made
Mapumental.
!
Given any start point or destination, it'll
show everywhere within the chosen
commute time, by public transport.”
mapumental.com/services/travel-time

36. “How accessible is your nearest school, post
office, or GP’s surgery?
!
In Wales, that’s not always a simple question: the
country’s mountainous landscapes, rural
populations, and sometimes infrequent bus
services can mean that those without cars are
rather cut off from public service provision.”
mapumental.com/services/accessibility

37. “Just how quickly could fire engines reach
a given postcode in case of a fire?
!
It’s a question that’s pivotal to decisions
made by both the emergency services and
the insurance industry.”
mysociety.org/2013/04/22/fire-fire-mapumental-and-fire-engine-journey-times

38. THE PHYSICAL
WORLD & OPEN DATA

39. dougmccune.com

40. stefanieposavec.co.uk

41. IOT & OPEN DATA

42. opensensors.io

43. New knowledge from combined
data sources and patterns in large
data volumes
@sjenkinson

45. USING & PUBLISHING
OPEN DATA

46. theodi.org/guides/publishers-guide-open-data-licensing | theodi.org/guides/reusers-guide-open-data-licensing
Public domain (PDDL)
Attribution (ODC-by)
Attribution & share-alike (ODbL)
OPEN LICENCES FOR
DATABASES

47. FIVE STAR DATA
5stardata.info

48. ★
Make your data available on the web (in whatever format)
under an open license.
★★
Make it available as structured data
(e.g., Excel instead of image scan of a table).
★★★ Use non-proprietary formats (e.g., CSV instead of Excel).
★★★★ Use URIs to denote things, so that people can point at your data.
★★★★★ Link your data to other data to provide context.

49. OPEN DATA CERTIFICATES
certificates.theodi.org

51. theodi.org/guides

52. IN CONCLUSION…

53. @sjenkinson
sally@recordssoundthesame.com
!
recordssoundthesame.com
THANK YOU. Thank you to these lovely
people for making their
content open:
The Data Spectrum - theodi.org/data-
spectrum
Doug McCune - dougmccune.com
Stefanie Posavec - stefanieposavec.co.uk
The Roof of Wales - flickr.com/photos/
stray_croc/4743302841
Fire Wall - flickr.com/photos/epleitez/
1714341218
Small Parts - flickr.com/photos/oskay/
2156889157/
Upsala Glacier Retreat - flickr.com/photos/
nasamarshall/10726540434/
RDF - flickr.com/photos/gertcha/8292978031