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Open Data helps to understand nature's unrevealed processes
Open remotely sensed data allows access to areas in the wilderness that are almost unreachable for humans. The BioGeoClimate Modelling Lab from the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki (Finland) applied the newest technologies in their recent soil moisture study. Combining a highly accurate airborne laser scanner and field research, the team of doctorates analysed the tundra with a totally new approach. The methodology received international recognition. The Pretorian University (South Africa) recently started a collaboration with the BioGeoClimate Modelling
Historical Open Data on World War II
The Dutch Knowledge Center for War Resources now has its own Open Data portal. Over the course of the last decades hundreds of organisations in Europe collected historical information on World War II. The current portal presents 59 datasets, resulting from the joint archive efforts of more than 100 organisations in the Netherlands. The Open Data registry consists of a historical thesaurus, a list of music that was forbidden during World War II, as well as Open Data on current war monuments. In this way, the Open Data portal increases the digital accessibility of war archives and teaches Dutch
The "Data Bible" 2.0 for journalists all over the world
The Data Journalism Handbook has become the reference for students, researchers, and journalists around the world; it was already downloaded as open source over 150,000 times. In 2018, the second edition will be published. The new version comes with an updated overview on latest practices and projects in the field of data journalism and an international focus, showing the bigger picture of data journalism trends. An open tender for contribution brought authors and experts together. In a "Handbook Hack", content for the new version was created and edited collectively to make the Data Journalism
ELISE Action programme conducts geospatial data study
The European Location Interoperability Solutions for e-Government (ELISE) Action offers a collection of legal, policy, organisational, semantic, and technical interoperability solutions to facilitate more efficient and effective digital cross-border or cross-sector interaction, as well as data re-use. The ELISE Action programme carried out a study on the 'Assessment of economic opportunities and barriers related to geospatial data in the context of the Digital Single Market'. The study reveals the barriers when using location information for new goods and services in the public and private
Open Data from private companies?
When we think of Open Data, we often think of data from public entities published under an Open Data licence. In accordance with the Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI Directive), the current regulation covers public sector bodies only. While this Directive is being reviewed, more and more Open Data is published by private stakeholders. This development touches upon questions regarding Open Data definitions and the scope of current national and European policies. An example of a private Open Data portal comes from the peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery and
Open Data for Open Cities workshop
Between 12 and 15 June 2018, the city of Lund (Sweden) will host the 21st annual AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science. Addressed topics will vary from Big Spatial Data to Community Observatories and GIScience. For the second consecutive year, the Open Data for Open Cities (ODOC) workshop will take place during the AGILE Conference, addressing the topic: The reuse of Open Data through spatial analysis. This workshop will take place on 12 June 2018 as an AGILE 2018 pre-conference event. The conference calls for short papers to be published and presented during the
Latvia combines political efforts to increase Open Data availability
The Latvian government is encouraging national administrations to make Open Data increasingly available. During a cabinet meeting, seven Latvian ministries committed to expand the release of Open Data. In effect, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Justice will change their internal regulations during the first half of 2018. By doing so, their ministries are able to make datasets available on the national Open Data portal. Similarly, other ministries agreed to prioritise Open Data availability. Latvia's Open Data portal was launched in September last year by the Ministry of
Barcelona Dades Obertes Challenge
Barcelona Dades Obertes Challenge is a pilot project launched by Barcelona's city council to promote, by means of a contest, the use of the open data published in the Open Data Platform BCN. The project-based learning initiative aims at students from the city's schools in the 3rd and 4th grades. The contest includes teacher training and a final public presentation of the projects. This pilot positions Barcelona as a pioneering city in the introduction of Open Data knowledge in the field of education. Today is the deadline for the finalists to deliver their proposals. On 3 May 2018 the awards
TfN plans an Open Data hub to create new digital services
Transport for the North's (TfN) Integrated and Smart Travel (IST) Programme sets actions on customer information, collaboration, and innovation activities. The programme also includes a commitment to using digital and data tools for stronger traffic management. It refers to big data, smart infrastructure and the internet of things as technologies that could help to improve public transport in the region. The data hub is one of two elements of a procurement notice, the other being to provide software for disruption messages. A central element is providing Open Data for third party app
eLearning now available for +167 m people in their mother tongue
To support awareness and to increase knowledge of Open Data, the European Data portal offers 16 eLearning modules. Now, they are also available in German and Italian. 376 million people around the globe speak German or Italian, 167 million of them as mother tongue. The European Data Portal supports the initiative of free access to quality training and is constantly updating and improving its eLearning catalogue. Here you find the eLearning courses in five languages, English, French, Italian, German, and Swedish. Test your knowledge and increase your level of digital skills. In case you already