I'm trying to understand when and how UPRNs can be a part of open data, whether published by councils or others organisations. I'm writing down what I understand in the hope that others might find this useful or might be able to correct any misunderstandings by leaving a comment. It'd be great to get some … Continue reading How and when can UPRNs be a part of open data?
Category: Open Data
Data and information in the city
For a while now I've been in the habit of looking for data as I travel to work or around Bath. You can't really work with data and information systems for any length of time without becoming a little bit obsessive about numbers or becoming tuned into interesting little dashboards: https://twitter.com/ldodds/status/396261968077922304 My eye gets drawn … Continue reading Data and information in the city
“The scribe and the djinn’s agreement”, an open data parable
In a time long past, in a land far away, there was once a great city. It was the greatest city in the land and the vast marketplace at its centre was the busiest, liveliest marketplace in the world. People of all nations could be found there buying and selling their wares. Indeed, the marketplace … Continue reading “The scribe and the djinn’s agreement”, an open data parable
Open data and diabetes
In December my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It was a pretty rough time. Symptoms can start and escalate very quickly. Hyperglycaemia and ketoacidosis are no joke. But luckily we have one of the best health services in the world. We've had amazing care, help and support. And, while we're only 4 months … Continue reading Open data and diabetes
What is an Open API?
I was reading a document this week that referred to an "Open API". It occurred to me that I hadn't really thought about what that term was supposed to mean before. Having looked at the API in question, it turned out it did not mean what I thought it meant. The definition of Open API on … Continue reading What is an Open API?
Building the new Ordnance Survey Linked Data platform
Disclaimer: the following is my own perspective on the build & design of the Ordnance Survey Linked Data platform. I don't presume to speak for the OS and don't have any inside knowledge of their long term plans. Having said that I wanted to share some of the goals we (Julian Higman, Benjamin Nowack and … Continue reading Building the new Ordnance Survey Linked Data platform
Summarising Geographic Coverage of Dbpedia (and Wikipedia)
In "What Does Your Dataset Contain?" I outlined a conceptual framework for thinking about how we might want to describe datasets, e.g. how they're produced, what they contain, etc. I've been reading with interest the series on dataset summaries in Scraperwiki which is exploring similar ideas. I finally found the time to do some quick … Continue reading Summarising Geographic Coverage of Dbpedia (and Wikipedia)
How Do We Attribute Data?
This post is another in my ongoing series of "basic questions about open data", which includes "What is a Dataset?" and "What does a dataset contain?". In this post I want to focus on dataset attribution and in particular questions such as: Why should we attribute data? How are data publishers asking to be attributed? … Continue reading How Do We Attribute Data?
What Does Your Dataset Contain?
Having explored some ways that we might find related data and services, as well as different definitions of "dataset", I wanted to look at the topic of dataset description and analysis. Specifically, how can we answer the following questions: what kinds of information does this dataset contain? what types of entity are described in this … Continue reading What Does Your Dataset Contain?
What is a Dataset?
As my last post highlighted, I've been thinking about how we can find and discover datasets and their related APIs and services. I'm thinking of putting together some simple tools to help explore and encourage the kind of linking that my diagram illustrated. There's some related work going on in a few areas which is … Continue reading What is a Dataset?
Lost Boy 