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Benefits and opportunities of public initiatives for open data visualisation
Imagine you want to know how many terraces there are in your neighbourhood, how the pollen levels in the air you breathe every day are evolving or whether recycling in your city is working well. All this information exists in your municipality's databases, but it sits in spreadsheets and technical d…
10 principles for web development and web API design
Web API design is a fundamental discipline for the development of applications and services, facilitating the fluid exchange of data between different systems. In the context of open data platforms, APIs are particularly important as they allow users to access the information they need automatically…
Using Pandas for quality error reduction in data repositories
There is no doubt that data has become the strategic asset for organisations. Today, it is essential to ensure that decisions are based on quality data, regardless of the alignment they follow: data analytics, artificial intelligence or reporting. However, ensuring data repositories with high levels…
Data job offers: The most valued skills on the market
Almost half of European adults lack basic digital skills. According to the latest State of the Digital Decade report, in 2023, only 55.6% of citizens reported having such skills. This percentage rises to 66.2% in the case of Spain, ahead of the European average.
Having basic digital skills is essent…
How to improve data visualisation: the example of the European drugs report
The European Drug Report provides a current overview of the drug situation in the region, analysing the main trends and emerging threats. It is a valuable publication, with a high number of downloads, which is quoted in many media outlets.
The report is produced annually by the Europe…
Importance of data profiling, types and tools
What is data profiling?
Data profiling is the set of activities and processes aimed at determining the metadata about a particular dataset. This process, considered as an indispensable technique during exploratory data analysis, includes the application of different statistics with the main objectiv…
What can we find in the CRUE report "Data Analytics at the University"?
Last November 2023, Crue Spanish Universities published the report TIC360 "Data Analytics in the University". The report is an initiative of the Crue-Digitalisation IT Management working group and aims to show how the optimisation of data extraction and processing processes is key to the generation…
Overcoming Data Publishing Challenges with Linked Data Event Streams (LDES)
What challenges do data publishers face?
In today's digital age, information is a strategic asset that drives innovation, transparency and collaboration in all sectors of society. This is why data publishing initiatives have developed enormously as a key mechanism for unlocking the potential of this…
Our first digital navigation. Open source alternatives to Google Maps
In the vast technological landscape, few tools have made as deep a mark as Google Maps. Since its inception, this application has become the standard for finding and navigating points of interest on maps. But what happens when we look for options beyond the ubiquitous map application? In this post w…
Re3gistry: facilitating the semantic interoperability of data
The INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) Directive sets out the general rules for the establishment of an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community based on the Infrastructures of the Member States. Adopted by the European Parliament a…
