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Making Open Tangible

David OvertonGeoMob

22nd November 2012UCL

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What’s it all about

• Who? And Why?• Open; Data, Source, StreetMap• Cloud• Crowd; sourcing, funding

Who am I?dbyhundred Ltd.• Create

• Consult

• Innovate

dbyhundred makes public sector geographic information more available, more useful and more usable.

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…and we?

See the videos at

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521486951/splashmaps

Do solid state maps get bad press?

• Can’t copy them• Dated• Can’t fold them• Rubbish in wind, rain,snow … weather in general!

Thanks Garmin!

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What do people want from Open data?

• A second reference

• A 2-way

• Something Tailored to them.

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So Why make Open Tangible?

• Who loves Open?– Providers? – Commercials? – Users?

• Who loves using Maps?– Providers– Commercials– Users

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Problem statement

• How can we show providers of Open Data that our economy can be boosted by Open Data?

• How do we drive use?

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Our workflow

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Influencing already?

• New Licensing at OS• Forestry Commission• New product entering the

market• Radar Club• 30 backers including important

influencers in the geo-nerdo-sphere.

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Conclusion

• Open is Tangible!• You can help– Influence– Re-tweet– Share– Get some skin-in-the-game

!@*!! £££

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