Open + Accessible

Presentation from FedGeoDay on open data access given 2/28/13.

Transcript

1. Open Chris Herwig @hrwgc + Accessible
2. Roadmap 1. Open 2. Accessibility 3. Next Steps
3. Open data is good.
4. “data is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it ...”
5. “subject to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike” - Open Knowledge Definition
6. - open license - open format - available for download Access
7. assumptions 3
8. There are different types of open data users.
9. Different users have different needs and abilities.
10. Data accessibility matters.
11. users 3
12. casual
13. casual • least technical • dataset discovery • basic needs: ability to query and download
14. casual • geoportal • simple html table • solid metadata • intuitive interface
15. mmatic progra
16. programmatic • Tech skills/API familiarity • spatial query • download sub-section of larger dataset based on parent process
17. programmatic • API • developer documentation • solid metadata • interface optional
18. bulk
19. bulk • Need entire datasets, not spatial intersections • Data APIs/manual retrieval workflows do not scale • Sometimes retrieve data via physical drives
20. bulk • interface optional • FTP-like access • reasonable bandwidth for download retrieval
21. next steps
22. Open data users change as tech changes.
23. Access should be a policy and tech consideration.
24. chris@mapbox.com @hrwgc