Open Data, What and Why…

Environment Southland Data Management Conference19 October 2015

- Paul Stone- New Zealand Open Government Data Programme

What is open data and information?◦ Brief description of open government data policies

and the programme

Why: some innovative re-use of open government data – to get you thinking…

Your questions

Agenda

“Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share.”(Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/guides/what-open-data)

For NZ Government… licensed for legal re-use (NZGOAL) Non-proprietary and machine-readable

format

What is “open data”?

Foundations for Open Government Data and Information

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Data.govt.nz

Open Government

NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) Framework

Guidance to publicly funded agencies on how to apply Creative Commons licences to information data and content, published digitally or in hardcopy.Copyright = ownershipLicence = permissions to re-use (assigned by the copyright owner)Training videos at https://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/open-government/new-zealand-government-open-access-and-licensing-nzgoal-framework/nzgoal-online-training-videos/

NZ Data and Information Management Principles

• Open• Protected• Readily available• Trusted and authoritative• Well managed• Reasonably priced (“…expected to be

free”)• Reusable

NZ Data and Information Management Principles

• Reusable o at source, with the highest possible level of

granularity

o in re-usable, machine-readable format

o with appropriate metadata; and

o in aggregate or modified forms if they cannot be released in their original state.

NZ Declaration on Open and Transparent Government, 2011

Government direction to government agencies to proactively release all:

• publicly funded data• non-personal and unclassified• high potential value for re-use• managed according to the Principles• licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)• published on Data.govt.nz

Our job to encourage all that to happen!

To encourage and support the release of data and information

To understand the user communities (and raise awareness)

To assess the impact of re-use

The Programme

Video – Open/Shared/Closed Data

Examples of re-use – Tides data…

Property…

Property…

NZ Schools App

ATM Finder

Mogeo - Campermate

Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules

Mogeo – MarineMate

Mogeo – Product Recalls

Mogeo – Agricultural Chemical & Vet Medicine

Mogeo – Pest Identification

Pocket Ranger

ThunderMaps

ANZ – Truckometer

The Forward Works Viewer

Advocacy

Visualisation and public debate in the media on education policy

NZ Herald

Maori.geek.nz

@polemic

@fogonwater

• Data shows:• low income earners are more likely to be obese• High concentration of low income earners in

central Washington DC• Retail licence data - low quality food outlets in low

income neighbourhoods• High prevalence of smartphones amongst low

income earners

Using data to identify causes to problems – high levels of obesity (US example)

Winning solution

LifeHackLabs

LifeHackLabs

Significantly higher admissions to hospital as a result of self harm

Honey industry dilemma

TutuManuka

Photo: NicMaps and story: Melissa Clark-Reynolds

ContactEmail:pstone@linz.govt.nzopendata@linz.govt.nz

Twitter: #opendatanz

Open Government Data Programme:http://www.ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-initiatives/open-and-transparent-government

Case Studies:http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/case-studies/open-data

Questions?