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DCAT-AP-ES: A step forward in open data interoperability
Context and need for an update
Data is a key resource in the digital transformation of public administrations. Ensuring its access, interoperability and reuse is fundamental to improve transparency, foster innovation and enable the development of efficient public services centered on citizens.
In th…
Open Data Editor: discover the free and open source tool for processing data
How many times have you had a dataset in your hands that you needed to analyze, but you've run into errors, inconsistencies, or formatting issues that have caused you to lose hours of work? The reality is that, although we have more data available every day, we do not always have the necessary tools…
Thinking Out Loud: Prompts to Simulate Human Reasoning with AI
In the usual search for tricks to make our prompts more effective, one of the most popular is the activation of the chain of thought. It consists of posing a multilevel problem and asking the AI system to solve it, but not by giving us the solution all at once, but by making visible step by step the…
Evaluate to trust: the key role of validation and open data in generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence is beginning to find its way into everyday applications ranging from virtual agents (or teams of virtual agents) that resolve queries when we call a customer service centre to intelligent assistants that automatically draft meeting summaries or report proposals in…
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…
Environmental data spaces: key to the success of the European Green Pact
The European Green Deal (Green Deal) is the European Union's (EU) sustainable growth strategy, designed to drive a green transition that transforms Europe into a just and prosperous society with a modern and competitive economy. Within this strategy, initiatives such as Target 55 (Fit for 55), which…
Open data for navigating cities
Open data can transform how we interact with our cities, offering opportunities to improve quality of life. When made publicly available, they enable the development of innovative applications and tools that address urban challenges, from accessibility to road safety and participation.
Real-time inf…
Advances in high-value data in Spain
For some time now we have been hearing about high-value dataset, those datasets whose re-use is associated with considerable benefits for society, the environment and the economy. They were announced in Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open da…
High-value meteorological datasets
The cross-cutting nature of open data on weather and climate data has favoured its use in areas as diverse as precision agriculture, fire prevention or the precision forestry. But the relevance of these datasets lies not only in their direct applicability across multiple industries, but also in thei…
Complying with Europe. The Mobility High Value Datasets Regulation
Spain, as part of the European Union, is committed to the implementation of the European directives on open data and re-use of public sector information. This includes the adoption of initiatives such as the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 issued by the European Commission, whic…
