talking about open data at otago university
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Open Data, What and Why…
Environment Southland Data Management Conference19 October 2015
- Paul Stone- New Zealand Open Government Data Programme
What is open data and information?◦ Brief description of open government data policies
and the programme
Why: some innovative re-use of open government data – to get you thinking…
Your questions
Agenda
“Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share.”(Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/guides/what-open-data)
For NZ Government… licensed for legal re-use (NZGOAL) Non-proprietary and machine-readable
format
What is “open data”?
Foundations for Open Government Data and Information
NZGO
AL
The
Decla
ratio
n The Principles
Data.govt.nz
Open Government
NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) Framework
Guidance to publicly funded agencies on how to apply Creative Commons licences to information data and content, published digitally or in hardcopy.Copyright = ownershipLicence = permissions to re-use (assigned by the copyright owner)Training videos at https://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/open-government/new-zealand-government-open-access-and-licensing-nzgoal-framework/nzgoal-online-training-videos/
NZ Data and Information Management Principles
• Open• Protected• Readily available• Trusted and authoritative• Well managed• Reasonably priced (“…expected to be
free”)• Reusable
NZ Data and Information Management Principles
• Reusable o at source, with the highest possible level of
granularity
o in re-usable, machine-readable format
o with appropriate metadata; and
o in aggregate or modified forms if they cannot be released in their original state.
NZ Declaration on Open and Transparent Government, 2011
Government direction to government agencies to proactively release all:
• publicly funded data• non-personal and unclassified• high potential value for re-use• managed according to the Principles• licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)• published on Data.govt.nz
Our job to encourage all that to happen!
To encourage and support the release of data and information
To understand the user communities (and raise awareness)
To assess the impact of re-use
The Programme
Video – Open/Shared/Closed Data
Examples of re-use – Tides data…
Property…
Property…
NZ Schools App
ATM Finder
Mogeo - Campermate
Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules
Mogeo – MarineMate
Mogeo – Product Recalls
Mogeo – Agricultural Chemical & Vet Medicine
Mogeo – Pest Identification
Pocket Ranger
ThunderMaps
ANZ – Truckometer
The Forward Works Viewer
Advocacy
Visualisation and public debate in the media on education policy
NZ Herald
Maori.geek.nz
@polemic
@fogonwater
• Data shows:• low income earners are more likely to be obese• High concentration of low income earners in
central Washington DC• Retail licence data - low quality food outlets in low
income neighbourhoods• High prevalence of smartphones amongst low
income earners
Using data to identify causes to problems – high levels of obesity (US example)
Winning solution
LifeHackLabs
LifeHackLabs
Significantly higher admissions to hospital as a result of self harm
Honey industry dilemma
TutuManuka
Photo: NicMaps and story: Melissa Clark-Reynolds
ContactEmail:[email protected]@linz.govt.nz
Twitter: #opendatanz
Open Government Data Programme:http://www.ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-initiatives/open-and-transparent-government
Case Studies:http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/case-studies/open-data
Questions?