What's Possible with Open Data?
Eugene Chen
#OpenDataDay
International Open Data Day 2019
Darkhorse Analytics
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What's Possible with Open Data?
Slides with links at
dha.io/odd19
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What's Possible with Open Data?
What You Probably Know
What You Might Not Know
A Different Type of Impact
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Transforming Data into Information
What You Probably Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
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The Outcomes of Information
What You Probably Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
- Learn Insights
- Make Decisions
- Engage & Explore
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The Outcomes of Information
What You Probably Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
- Learn Insights
- Make Decisions
- Engage & Explore
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The Outcomes of Information
What You Probably Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
- Learn Insights
- Make Decisions
- Engage & Explore
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What's Possible with Open Data?
What You Probably Know
What You Might Not Know
A Different Type Of Impact
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?
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3 Other Impactful Projects/Outcomes
What You Might Not Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
"What is the most successful Open Data initiative in the world?"
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My Answer:
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A side project from 2005
The General Transit Feed Specification
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A data specification of multiple CSV files
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What You Might Not Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
Initially, "Google" Transit Feed Specification
Local + Intercity Transit Implementations on Google Maps
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What You Might Not Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
Implemented Everywhere
Available from Open Data portals from cities across the world
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Census Data
What You Might Not Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
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Services Like Open Library
What You Might Not Know, What's Possible with Open Data?
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What's Possible with Open Data?
What You Probably Know
What You Might Not Know
A Different Type of Impact
...
?
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Impact so far...
Local Apps/Visualizations used to educate / make decisions for us
Services that impact us at a large scale, even if we're not aware of them
The Impact on Builders and Explorers: You
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Open Data as a Catalyst for Growth
- Machine Learning
- Data Visualization
- Data Mining, etc
- Students (Pre/Post-Secondary)
- Updating Skills
- Changing Careers
- Projects for C.V.
- Research Papers
- Jobs & Contracts
Learn
Outcomes
Benefits
A Different Type of Impact, What's Possible with Open Data?
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Experts All Around You
A Different Type of Impact, What's Possible with Open Data?
Questions + Contact
Eugene, eugene@ideaOwl.com