Raw data  serves a broad spectrum of applications/innovations

just like

 Raw oil  serves a broad spectrum of industrial applications

Problem 1: standards

Problem 2: download

Treat data like a commodity.

Solution: step-by-step

 extracts  data and

 publishes  it to the web

Mediator: The DataTank

Semantics

Reaching the “5th star” is vital for scalable open data (business) uptake.

Data ecosystem without consumable data

Data ecosystem with consumable data

Example 1: XLS

Q & A

 Jan Vansteenlandt   jan@weopendata.be   @coreation  http://weopendata.com