OpenData & Public Research Tracey P. Lauriault

Open Access Events: The Case for Open Data, Why you should Care

Map & Data Library - 5th Floor Robarts Library, University of Toronto

Thursday, Oct. 25 from 10:00-12:00

Participatory democracy

Informed Decision Making

1. Citizen participation in decision-making is fundamental to democracy

2. Good decisions are made by informed citizens

3. Quality civic data and information are key to keeping citizens & public institutions informed; and

4. Citizen projects using civic data generate innovative solutions to social, economic and environmental problems.

5. We all benefit from better and more open consultations using public data.

Court Action - access to data

Mine tailings near the abandoned Little Bay copper mine in north-central Newfoundland. (Photo courtesy DFO)

Citizen Action to Access a Report

http://datalibre.ca/

Enlightened policy

RNCan / NRCan

http://www.geoconnections.org/fr/resourcelibrary/keyStudiesReports

http://geodiscover.cgdi.ca

http://www.geobase.ca

http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/

IPY – Research funding and data management

http://www.ipy-api.gc.ca/pg_IPYAPI_052-eng.html

Canadian Institute for Health Information

http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/35664.html

Policy on Access to Research Outputs

http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/34846.html

Open Government

http://www.infocom.gc.ca/fra/rp-pr-ori-ari_2010_1.aspx

Licenses

http://www.cippic.ca/open-licensing/

CIPPIC has a dual mission:

1) to fill voids in public policy debates on technology law issues, ensure balance in policy and law-making

processes, and provide legal assistance to under-represented organizations and individuals on matters

involving the intersection of law and technology; and

2) to provide a high quality and rewarding clinical legal education experience to students of law.

Global Sharing

Global Map

ISCGM: http://www.iscgm.org/cgi-bin/fswiki/wiki.cgi Data Use Agreement: http://www.iscgm.org/agreement.html

GCRC & Global Map: https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Global+Map

GEOSS – Global Earth Observation System of

Systems

GEOSS: http://www.earthobservations.org

Scientific Committee on

Antarctic Research (SCAR)

http://scadm.scar.org/

Open Data Inspires Research

GRCR Research Centre Funding

• SSHRC

• Initiative on the New Economy (INE) Major Collaborative Initiative Grant

• Image, Text, Sound and Technology (ITST) Strategic Grant

• INE Outreach Grant & Standard Research Grants

• International Polar Year Canada • NSERC

• Indian & Northern Affairs

• Canadian International Polar Year Secretariat Office

• Government of Nunavut • Inuit Heritage Trust • Kitikmeot Heritage Society

(NPO)

• Government of Canada

HRSDC - Data Development Projects on Homelessness Program

Heritage Canada - Gateway Fund

Statistics Canada, Geography Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Grant

Natural Resources Canada

• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

• Inukshuk Wireless

https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Overview

University Research Examples

https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Atlases

Data & Software - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework ( BSD)

- Data Liberation Intiative (DLI) Statistics Canada (Restricted use)

- FCM QoLRS (Viewing only)

- City Neighbourhood framework data files (Viewing only)

- Toronto Community Housing (Viewing only)

Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness

– Partnership Data Sharing

ISIUOP – Participatory Data Collection

Data & Software - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (BSD)

- Geogratis Framework & Topographic Data (Unrestricted terms of use)

- Flow lines collected by different hunters (Shared rights)

- More sensitive data – e.g. Bear Dens, sacred sites, environmentally sensitive data are for viewing & use by the community only - Data will become part of IPY Canada

https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/ISIUOP/Inuit+Sea+Ice+Use+and+Occupancy+Project+(ISIUOP)

Data – Uncertain & Restrictive Cybercartographic atlases are created with:

• Restricted Data

Library and Archives Canada – Maps & Photographs

Statistics Canada, expensive due to Cost Recovery Policies also restrictive licencing

• Uncertain Data Access

• atlascine.org Film Canada Year Book

• Alliance Atlantis

• Cinemaclock

https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Atlases

Data - Open and Semi Open

Cybercartographic atlases are created with:

• Data accessed from open access sources • GeoGratis (NRCan) - Landsat Mosaic - Unrestricted User License

• GeoBase (NRCan) - Framework Data - Unrestricted User License

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) - Antarctic Treaty System

• Data from semi open access sources • Data Liberation Initiative, CU Library - Restricted to University

• Google Maps - Open APIs, useable but under terms

Atlases

Atlas of Arctic Bay - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (New BSD) - Google API (Semi Open)

Atlas of Arctic Bay - Nunaliit Cybercartographic Atlas Framework (New

BSD)

- Geogratis Framework Data (Unrestricted terms of

use)

- Statistics Canada Trade Division Data (Restricted use and $$$$$)

https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Atlases

GCRC – Guiding Principles

• Products produced w/public funds belong to the public

Whenever possible open access comes first

BSD License

Use data from open access sources

Creative Commons

Share as much as possible

Publish in Open Access Journals

Create and use open source software, tools, widgets, etc.

Design for open source browsers

Participate in open access, open data, open source fora

Encourage these principles in public consultations

Education & Capacity building

Adhere to interoperability standards and specifications

Public Health Research - Provinces

Espace montréalais d'information sur la santé

http://emis.santemontreal.qc.ca/outils/atlas-sante-montreal/

EMIS Data Providers

Provider Type of data

AQPP Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires

   Système d'information pour la gestion des organismes communautaires (SIGOC)

   Inventaire des cliniques médicales

   Référentiel établissement de l'Agence de Montréal

DSP Dossier client informatisé - Maladies infectieuses (DCIMI)

CJM-Batshaw Fichier du centre jeunesse de Montréal et du centre jeunesse Batshaw

CGTSIM Défavorisation scolaire (CGTSIM)

DGA Contours des dépenses

SRA Hébergement

ISQ Projection de la population   Recensement 2006 (Montréal) population totale selon l'âge et le sexe - territoires de

CLSC

   Recensement 2006 (Qc) - profil semi-personnalisé de la population - RSS (Qc),

territoires de CLSC (Mtl) Échantillon 100%

   Recensement 2006 (Qc) - profils semi-personnalisés cumulatifs - RSS (Qc),

territoires de CLSC (Mtl), voisinage Échantillon 20%

   Recensement 2006 (RMR de Montréal) - profils standards cumulatifs - AD, SR et

SDR de la RMR de Montréal

   Stratégie d'accès communautaire aux statistiques sociales - Liste des tableaux

disponibles

Intégration-CLSC

Banque des données jumelées

ESCCEnquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes - Fichier de microdonnées à

grande diffusion (FMGD)

NIS Nationwide inpatient sample

Ville de Montréal Géobase de la ville de Montréal

CMM Orthophotos de la Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

   Consommation et offre normalisées des services offerts par les médecins

   Découpage géographique - M34

   Données sur la clientèle hospitalière

   Performance hospitalière

   Personnel du réseau : salariés et cadres

   Rapports financiers des établissements

   Rapports statistiques annuels des centres jeunesse

   Rapports statistiques des centres de réadaptation

   Rapports statistiques des centres hospitaliers et de soins de longue durée

   Registre de la salle d'urgence

   Relevé quotidien de la situation à l'urgence et au centre hospitalier

   Fichier des tumeurs

   Statistiques démographiques - Décès

   Statistiques démographiques - Naissances

   Fichier des établissements

   Registre des résidences pour personnes âgées

   Ressources d'hébergement non institutionnelles

DSP & MSSS Défavorisation sociale et matérielle

CRDI Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle

Agence

StatCan

RAMQ

MSSS

CommunityView Collaboration - Saskatoon

http://www.communityview.ca/

Community Based Research

Community Data Consortium

https://communitydata-donneescommunautaires.ca

Community Data Canada

http://cdc-dcc.info/mandate.php

Community Information and Mapping System (CIMS) http://www.cims-scic.ca/

Data & Software - CIMS Infrastructure (Open Source)

- Health Districts(Viewing only)

- Community Social Data Strategy Data (Viewing

only)

- Geogratis Data (unrestricted use)

- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Viewing

only)

- Community created data sets (Viewing only)

- City of Ottawa Ward Boundaries (OpenData)

Social Planning Council of Ottawa

Using Population Health Data to Profile the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Eastern Ontario http://www.cims-scic.ca/CYHNEO_atlas

City of Winnipeg

Source: Consortium Member – Social Planning Council of Winnipeg http://www.spcw.mb.ca

RM-Halton Geography Examples

Source: Consortium Members – Halton Region - Our Kids Our Community Report Card http://www.ourkidsnetwork.ca/about/partners.shtml

Report Card Partners

• Halton Catholic District School Board

• ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids

• Halton Children's Aid Society

• Halton District School Board

• Halton Region, Departments of Health and Social & Community Services

• Halton Regional Police Services

• Transitions for Youth

City of Hamilton

Source: Consortium Member – Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca/CommunityMappingService.php

RM-Halton Geography Examples

Source: Consortium Member – Community Development Halton: Community Lens http://www.cdhalton.ca/lens/index.htm

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Sault Ste. Marie

Source: Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre presentation entitled 2009 United Way Donation and Socio-Demographic Maps

Civic Apps

Apps4 – Climate Change

http://apps4climateaction.gov.bc.ca/

http://data.gov.bc.ca/index.html

App de participation

publique

http://fixmystreet.ca/

http://howdtheyvote.ca also see http://datalibre.ca/2011/03/29/tools-for-the-elections/

http://apps4ottawa.ca/en/apps

Informed Elections

http://howdtheyvote.ca/votes.php?s=17

Random Hacks of Kindness

http://www.rhok.org/

Citizen - Science

WeHub

The Water and Environmental Hub (WEHUB) project is an open source web platform that aggregates, federates, and connects water data and information with users looking to download, analyze, model and interpret water and environmental-based information. By combining water expertise with an open web development approach and an entrepreneurial foundation, the project will spur economic diversification and benefit both public users and the private sector by improving the access to water data and tools for academia, government, industry, NGOs and the general public.

http://www.waterenvironmentalhub.ca/

Ornithologists

http://www.bsc-eoc.org/volunteer/cmmn/index.jsp?targetpg=index&lang=en

Waterly

http://blog.gov.bc.ca/livingwatersmart/2010/09/23/waterly-winner-of-best-made-in-bc-apps-for-climate-action-contest-is-simply-watersmart/

SEAWA

The SEAWA Watershed Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) was built on a foundation set by the Citizens Water Study Group in 2006. This led to the establishment of the watershed stewardship group Prairie River Stewards, and then to the Initiator’s Group, and in turn to SEAWA. The South East Alberta Watershed Alliance (SEAWA) was formed in 2007, and incorporated as a non-profit Society in 2008.

http://www.albertawater.com/seawa/

Openness

The more open, accessible, interoperable, free and discoverable public data the more innovation we will see, the more stories we can tell about Canada from multiple points of view. Public

policy can also become more intelligent as citizens, researchers, NGOs, business and other levels of government when they too have access to the data they need to inform it.

These are the public's data after all!

That is why open data and open government matters.