Of open data, sticky sweets and nights in Ibiza.
How do you keep a dozen teenagers entertained for an afternoon? I suspect the usual answer is not to put them in a room with no windows and give them a large pile of CSV files. That’s why some of …
Open Data
Sharing the successes, frustrations and experiences of using geographic information on the Web
Geographic information (GI) is a major element in defining context for knowledge that can then be exposed in many different ways to end users. The potential societal, economic and scientific benefits of integrating GI into commercial and institutional processes is …
Re-using multiple DCLG datasets on OpenDataCommunities
We are pleased to announce the new OpenDataCommunities “Stats Selector”: a user-friendly tool allowing you to pick and mix data from multiple DCLG sources for download in a single, re-usable file. We have built the “Stats Selector” for two main …
A simple intro to open data
If you have come to data.gov.uk wondering what open data is all about, this short guide will provide you with the basic information you need to start playing with government data and will point you to tools and resources that …
The improved data.gov.uk
Welcome to the improved data.gov.uk. We have made some considerable changes to the interface on the site, mainly to facilitate discovery, make the site responsive to mobile devices such as tablets and phones and provide hopefully a more elegant experience. …
Data.gov.uk To Go
Data.gov.uk proudly announces: 'Data.gov.uk To Go' - a package containing the software for the well-known open data website Data.gov.uk. This allows other governments and open data communities to quickly install and customize a full open data website and develop it further in partnership with the worldwide …
Site Usage
Today we've enhanced our Site Usage pages, introducing graphs and data download measurement. This highlights the datasets that are attracting most interest in each month and shows how the site is doing in terms of overall metrics, such as total …
ODUG progress on a National Address Dataset
ODUG progress on a National Address Dataset ODUG is continuing to work with stakeholders across the Open Data community to strengthen, with improved evidence and examples, the business case for an Open National Address Dataset. Two strong themes are emerging …
One small step - DCLG business plan indicator dashboard
If you’ve read my guest blog at the ODI, you’ll have spotted that I’m trying to push forward DCLG’s open data contribution on three main fronts. One of those is: testing how to grow and extend our open data store to incorporate more …
5 Stars Rating Algorithm
Every dataset gets rated against Tim Berners-Lee's 5 Stars of Openness using an algorithm that has to cope with a number of technical challenges. For example it is relatively simple to check a link works, but how do you tell apart …
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