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Making Public Data Public[er]

Peter Rukavina
June 06, 2006
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Making Public Data Public[er]

A presentation, in "Pecha Kucha" style, at the reboot conference in Copenhagen in 2006 on the values of increasing access to public data.

Peter Rukavina

June 06, 2006
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  1. Making
    Public Data
    Public[er]
    Peter Rukavina ~ ruk.ca

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  2. Here, have a public transit system...

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  3. But you have to figure this out...

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  4. PDF to Google Maps + JavaScript = Helpful

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  5. Hidden Public Data about Land Decisions

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  6. Fine, just check in every day...

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  7. Scrape HTML, munge it into RSS

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  8. Cities hide their public data too...

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  9. Scrape HTML, munge it into RSS

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  10. RSS Enclosure contains Building Permits PDF

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  11. Altruism Demands Explanation

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  12. One More Time...

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  13. Now Council Minutes Hit Me Over the Head...

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  14. ...and RSS enclosure contains the PDFs.

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  15. DIY City: Click and Annotate

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  16. Public Data Without Tools: Also Hidden

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  17. So an explanation can be a useful tool too...

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  18. Council Minutes + Civic Addresses + PHP = Map

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  19. And again: explanation is important...

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  20. Everyone should religiously document their altruism...
    20/20

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