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Tag Archives: open data
A reply from the UK government to my request for road gritting open data
Andy Mabbett is not happy with the government’s delayed and inadequate response to his request for open data on gritting routes. Continue reading
For I’m a Jolly Good Fellow (of the RSA)
Andy Mabbett has accepted the nomination to become a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Continue reading
Posted in about me, humour, open data, social media, Wikipedia
Tagged FRSA, open data, Royal Society, Royal Society for Arts, RSA, social media, The Strand
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How should a hackday be run?
Andy Mabbett is soliciting advice on running a hackday Continue reading
Posted in ideas, open data, Uncategorized
Tagged crowd-sourcing, crowdsourcing, event, hack, hack-day, hackday, Hackday Manifesto, hacking, open data
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Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please
Andy Mabbett calls on public bodies to provide open-licensed pictures of politicians and senior officers. Continue reading
Posted in hyperlocal, ideas, local government, open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged accountability, aerial photography, Birmingham City Council, blogging, Bull Ring, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, democracy, flickr, free, hyperlocal, journalism, libre, licence, licensing, local government, localgovweb, open data, open licence, opendata, OpenlyLocal, Paul Tilsley, photography, politicians, politics, social media, web, West Midlands Police, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Bullet points from UK Govcamp 2012
Twenty of Andy Mabbett’s thoughts after UKGovCamp 2012. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, open data, tagging, Twitter, Wikipedia
Tagged Anke Holst, beer, Brompton, Dan Slee, Dave Briggs, EdenT, emergency response, flickr, FoI, Freedom of Information, freelance, Glasto for Geeks, Liz Eden, London, London Transport, MabsBrompton, Microsoft, open data, OpenAttribute, Scottevest, social media, Steph Gray, SummerBeth, Terence Eden, trains, twitter, ukgc12, ukgovcamp, unconference, walking, wikipedia
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Open-licensing your images. What it means and how to do it.
Andy Mabbett gives an introduction to the concept of open-licensing images, and explains how you can contribute to the community by open-licensing yours. Continue reading
Posted in open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, flickr, free, journalism, King Kong, libre, licence, licensing, Nicholas Monro, open data, open licence, Philip Mould, social media, web, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Making a Difference to My Career
Andy Mabbett has gone freelance; his first job is with the Making A Difference with Data project, blogging about open data in the roads and transport sector. Continue reading
Posted in about me, local government, open data
Tagged Boilerhouse, highways, MaDWD, open data, pigsonthewing, public transport, roads, transport, Vicky Sargent
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Everything at your postcode – proposal for a new website
A proposal for a new website, providing links to information about any given UK postcode. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, microformats, social media, web standards, Wikipedia
Tagged crowdsourcing, geolocation, hyperlocal, idea, microformats, open data, OpenlyLocal, postcode, proposal
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Open local public spending data – a potential hitch
Open local public spending data headlines need careful interpretation Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, local government
Tagged council, journalism, local government, open data, OpenlyLocal, public spending, Taxpayers Alliance
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