Open Data - Information wants to be free

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Open Data Information wants to be FREE A presentation for #nswsphere by Rob Manson http://twitter.com/nambor http://MOBusiness.com.au

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A look at the key concepts and common Open Data options available as well as some tangible uses this data has been put to. The types of things it can enable in the near term future is also discussed.

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Open DataInformation wants to be FREE

A presentationfor #nswsphereby Rob Manson

http://twitter.com/namborhttp://MOBusiness.com.au

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Open DataInformation wants to be FREE

A presentationfor #nswsphereby Rob Manson

http://twitter.com/namborhttp://MOBusiness.com.au

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Everyone wants tocreate great websites

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Rich, usable, accessible“websites”

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You've gotta separatePresentation from Data

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Open Your Data Up

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Data

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Open

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Not Open Source

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Not Open Access

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Needs Open License

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21572939@N03/2090542246/

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Core Idea: The API

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Common Options

Content formats:

XML

RSS

Atom

Microformats

GRDDL

RDFa

JSON

Interaction models:

Files/Feeds

RPC

Bi-directional Sockets

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Key Benefit:Easy Integration

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Key Benefit:Multiple Presentations

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Example #1:Open Australia

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Example #2:USA IT Spending Dashboard

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Example #3:data.gov

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Example #3:Augmented Realities

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Open DataInformation wants to be FREE

A presentationfor #nswsphereby Rob Manson

http://twitter.com/namborhttp://MOBusiness.com.au