Incorporating open data into your application
Are you a developer or business looking to use open data in your application? This course is for you! Our e-learning modules will teach you how to find hidden data on the web and how to use the 5 Stars of linked open data to understand the different levels of formats. Through webinars and reading materials, you can explore how open data can be used to create or enhance applications, search data with SPARQL Knowledge Graph, and much more.
About this course
- Level:
- Beginner, Advanced
- Content:
- 5 lessons
- Theme:
- BusinessQuality
- Format:
- Webinar, Reading, E-learning, Tools, Videos
- Audience:
- Developers, Public sector, Private sector
Lessons in this course
Through webinars and reading materials, you'll explore the creative possibilities and innovation that can be achieved with open data. Moreover, we'll show you how European Data Portal can support the use of open data for various purposes.

Interested in delving into the web and finding data hidden to the human eye? This e-learning is for everyone who wants to dig deeper into the web and find data that’s not immediately visible. You’ll learn how to locate and obtain hidden data, how to assess its benefits, how to evaluate its value for your project or application, and discover some of the amazing unseen online gems.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Content:
- E-learning
- Theme:
- Quality

Want to know how to assess the usefulness of your open data? This lesson is your key to learning how to assess the formats of the data and how to improve it into richer formats. The e-learning is all about how to use the 5 Stars of linked open data to assess the usefulness of your open data and how to recognise the number of stars in a dataset. By the end of this e-learning, you’ll have a deeper understanding of the formats that may be more useful for your apps.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Content:
- E-learning, Reading
- Theme:
- QualityBusiness

Dive into the world of geospatial data across Europe and discover emerging trends in the community. Listen to experts explain how metadata is harvested from national geoportals across Europe to the European data portal in the webinars and find out what kind of geoinformation can be found on the portal. You’ll learn about the role of the European data portal in the geospatial community, and to grasp the opportunities of geospatial data.
- Level:
- Advanced
- Content:
- Reading, Videos
- Theme:
- QualityBusiness

Real-time data has demonstrated to have a major impact and value for the society. Through webinars and readings, you’ll understand what real-time geospatial data is and where you can find it, learn about relevant interoperability standards and how it affects the publication and use of data. You’ll also learn how to become aware of you and your projects future needs when dealing with real-time geospatial data.
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Content:
- Reading, Videos
- Theme:
- Business

This tool introduces the SPARQL Knowledge Graph. The wiki page connected to the SPARQL Knowledge Graph has tutorials and video lectures, specifications, endpoints, explanations of SPARQL clauses and functions, syntax, query examples and many other resources.
Learning objectives:
- Using the SPARQL Knowledge Graph
- Level:
- Advanced
- Content:
- Tools
- Theme:
- Quality