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 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 …
We have published a draft version of a major refresh to the Defra Network Open Data Strategy for your comments. In the spirit of being open this document has been published much earlier than we would normally publish a strategy to make sure we can capture views from the open data community from the start.
The independent views in this blog are those of the Open Data User Group (ODUG) and are not an expression of the opinions of the Cabinet Office or the government. 1. Working toward a National Information Infrastructure
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 …
I was in a Black Cab last week, talking to the driver about postcodes and address data, because we all talk to the cabbie about whatever is occupying our thoughts….. “Do you know,” he said, “my navigation system is hopeless …
Earlier this month ODUG responded to the Cabinet Office consultation on the code of practice for datasets and beta charged licence. A copy of the full response is available below.
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 …
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 …
First of all, I would like to thank everyone who’s made a data request since the Open Data User Group (ODUG) launched the new data request form back in September. I am delighted with the number of requests we have received during this period, and encouraged by the show of interest and demand that is …
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