Open Data

Diverse attitudes to open data

Southampton Open Data Service - Talk to Digital Economy Group

This is a talk on the new University Open Data Service, some of the applications it's already being put to, and some of the things we hope to do next.

Getting Started With Open Data

This lecture introduces an array of data sources that can be used to create new applications and visualisations, many examples of which are given. Additionally, there are a number of slides on open data standards, freedom of information requests and how to affect the future of open data.

Getting Started with Open Data II

Overview of Linked Data in presentation to Royal Academy of Engineering

Benefits of Linked & Open Data

Presentation to ARMA2013 (Association of Research Managers and Administrators)

Open Data

Original material Taken from training material by the Open Data Institute. Later material from Keynote at Go Open!

WAIS Seminar: Research Discussion: Open Data at the Hampshire Hub

This is a research discussion about the Hampshire Hub - see http://protohub.net/. The aim is to find out more about the project, and discuss future collaboration and sharing of ideas. Mark Braggins (Hampshire Hub Partnership) will introduce the Hampshire Hub programme, setting out its main objectives, work done to-date, next steps including the Hampshire data store (which will use the PublishMyData linked data platform), and opportunities for University of Southampton to engage with the programme , including the forthcoming Hampshire Hackathons Bill Roberts (Swirrl) will give an overview of the PublishMyData platform, and how it will help deliver the objectives of the Hampshire Hub. He will detail some of the new functionality being added to the platform Steve Peters (DCLG Open Data Communities) will focus on developing a web of data that blends and combines local and national data sources around localities, and common topics/themes. This will include observations on the potential employing emerging new, big data sources to help deliver more effective, better targeted public services. Steve will illustrate this with practical examples of DCLG’s work to publish its own data in a SPARQL end-point, so that it can be used over the web alongside related 3rd party sources. He will share examples of some of the practical challenges, particularly around querying and re-using geographic LinkedData in a federated world of SPARQL end-point.