A presentation, in "Pecha Kucha" style, at the reboot conference in Copenhagen in 2006 on the values of increasing access to public data.
MakingPublic DataPublic[er]Peter Rukavina ~ ruk.ca
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Here, have a public transit system...
But you have to figure this out...
PDF to Google Maps + JavaScript = Helpful
Hidden Public Data about Land Decisions
Fine, just check in every day...
Scrape HTML, munge it into RSS
Cities hide their public data too...
RSS Enclosure contains Building Permits PDF
Altruism Demands Explanation
One More Time...
Now Council Minutes Hit Me Over the Head...
...and RSS enclosure contains the PDFs.
DIY City: Click and Annotate
Public Data Without Tools: Also Hidden
So an explanation can be a useful tool too...
Council Minutes + Civic Addresses + PHP = Map
And again: explanation is important...
Everyone should religiously document their altruism...20/20