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Satellite Data Analysis: A Window on the World from Space - Application in Fisheries Monitoring and Management
30-04-2025
Satellite data has become a fundamental tool for understanding and monitoring our planet from a unique perspective. This data, collected by satellites in orbit around the Earth, provides a global and detailed view of various terrestrial, maritime and...
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Data on the banking sector: sources of access
21-04-2025
Access to financial and banking data is revolutionising the sector, promoting transparency, financial inclusion and innovation in economic services. However, the management of this data faces regulatory challenges in balancing openness with security and...
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Building footprints: open data that saves lives in emergencies
09-04-2025
In a world increasingly exposed to natural hazards and humanitarian crises, accurate and up-to-date geospatial data can make the difference between effective response and delayed reaction. The building footprints, i.e. the contours of buildings as they...
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Exploring space from the ground: open satellite data in Europe and its applications
04-03-2025
The value of open satellite data in Europe Satellites have become essential tools for understanding the planet and managing resources efficiently. The European Union (EU) has developed an advanced space infrastructure with the aim of providing real-...
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How local councils drive open data in municipalities
03-03-2025
Although local governments are the closest actors to citizens, they often face limitations in terms of resources and capacities to implement open data effectively. The diputations, as intermediate institutions between central government and...
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Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI): how open data can help understand algorithms
27-02-2025
The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in critical areas such as public administration, financial services or healthcare has brought the need for algorithmic transparency to the forefront. The complexity of AI models used to make...
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Open data for a better understanding of the housing situation in Spain
24-02-2025
Housing is one of the main concerns of Spanish citizens, according to the January 2025 barometer of the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS). In order to know the real situation of access to housing, it is necessary to have public, updated and...
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New geospatial data capture techniques: innovations for more efficient data governance
30-01-2025
Geospatial data capture is essential for understanding our environment, making informed decisions and designing effective policies in areas such as urban planning, natural resource management or emergency response. In the past, this process was mainly...
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The role of open data in the evolution of SLM and LLM: efficiency vs. power
27-12-2024
Language models are at the epicentre of the technological paradigm shift that has been taking place in generative artificial intelligence (AI) over the last two years. From the tools with which we interact in natural language to generate text,...
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Addressing global challenges through open data
26-11-2024
The ability to collect, analyse and share data plays a crucial role in the context of the global challenges we face as a society today. From pollution and climate change, through poverty and pandemics, to sustainable mobility and lack of access to basic...