LaSER LRC Open Data Talk, 11 September 2014

A brief talk about open data. Presented to the LaSER LRC technical group, 11 September 2014.

Transcript

1. "Open means anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose (subject, at most, to requirements that preserve provenance and openness)." — http://opendefinition.org/
2. Thanks to Peter Desmet for the CC-BY charts: http://peterdesmet.com/posts/analyzing-gbif-data-licenses.html
4. Thanks to Peter Desmet for the CC-BY maps: http://peterdesmet.com/posts/analyzing-gbif-data-licenses.html
5. Thanks to Peter Desmet for the CC-BY maps: http://peterdesmet.com/posts/analyzing-gbif-data-licenses.html
7. “Obscurity is a far greater danger than piracy”— Tim O’Reilly
8. Clients will generally do the right thing in exchange for a fair price and a convenient service.
9. “Free” is eventually replaced by a higher-quality paid service.
11. Invest in data-as-a- service and data products – add value.
16. Have a policy, a strategy, a position for your business. Get with the movement.