An introduction to linked and open data
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linked/open dataWHY YOU SHOULD USE IT AND WHERE YOU CAN TAKE IT
Peter Jarrett
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what is it? Open data:
Any data that is released to the public under a suitable open licence such as the Open Government Licence
The data is allowed to be reused and redistributed for any purpose
Linked data: As above, but the data is also structured so that it is machine
readable
Data is easily interrogated and queried
Links between data give context and added value
The pinnacle of open data – 5* on Tim Berners-Lee’s scale
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why publish open data? Accountability/transparency
More informed citizens can make better decisions
Community can easily check their views are being heard
Reduction in FOI requests Cost savings because all but sensitive data is already accessible
Potential to aide business & innovation
It’s the law! At least in part, and likely to become more so
Open data strategies, white paper
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why publish linked open data? Increases the potential of the data
More easily reusable by businesses and the community
Added value through links to related data
Ability to pinpoint exact data values – useful for FOIs
Data kept in one place Only 1 update required to update any number of systems built on the
data
The ideal standard for open data, as set out by Tim Berners-Lee A view echoed by central government
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the future of linked/open data Real-time information on the web
Pull key info from the data store – auto updating content
Applications on top of the data: Businesses using the data as part of their commercial products
Web apps that produce more engaging visualisations of the data Eg infographics, pie charts etc
Reporting applications for quick dataset comparison Could be used internally to identify correlations between datasets
Integration with GIS 1 place to update the data
Can plot geographic information pulled from the data eg school locations