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Working on the openness of weather data in Spain
In order to publicly present the new API REST AEMET Open Data, which grants access to national meteorological and climatological data, the State Meteorological Agency organized on December 13 an event at its headquarters in Madrid to promote the re-use of both Internal and external information and d…
Peculiarities of open data in the different regions of the world
The results of the third edition of the Open Data Barometer clearly show how open data have already become a global trend throughout the world, with more than half of the 92 countries analyzed actively working on their initiatives to open up the information. Nevertheless, it also shows us that there…
General overview of international open data initiatives
Knowing the open data initiatives that are currently being carried out in each of the regions of the planet can be a difficult task. Different languages and socio-economic contexts, cultural varieties, diverse policies for re-use of public sector information... The last edition of the International…
Discussion on the global open data roadmap at IODC16 - Part I
The International Open Data Conference (IODC) held in Canada in 2015 concluded with a call for participation in the development of the global roadmap linked to the Open Data Charter. The last edition of the IODC, organized in Madrid last October, gathered the witness and took the opportunity to refl…
Discussion on the global open data roadmap at IODC16 - Part 2
There are five action areas linked to the Open Data Charter: open standards, capacity building, innovation, impact measurement and shared principles. The International Open Data Conference dedicated a space to each of them in order to discuss on the following steps to achieve the goals of the global…
Datos.gob.es se renueva ampliando sus servicios y funcionalidades
La plataforma datos.gob.es, espacio digital de la iniciativa nacional de datos abiertos en España, remodela su interface e incrementa los servicios ofrecidos a la comunidad.
Datos.gob.es es la plataforma enmarcada dentro de la Iniciativa Aporta que aloja el Catálogo nacional de datos abiertos, el pu…
Launching of AEMET Open Data, download center for meteorological and climatological information
According to the Law on the Re-use of Information in the Public Sector, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has launched the "AEMET Open Data" download center, which allows the dissemination and re-use of the meteorological and climatological data provided by the agency.
Currently, the data prod…
Spain, trend setter of open data maturity in Europe 2016
The open data contribute to the political, social and economic sustainability of a country. The European Commission, aware of the value of the re-use of the public sector information for the eurozone growth, tracks regularly the state members in order to asses the progress achieved in thei…
Projects reusing open data in Smart Cities, Part 2
Following initial contacts with Open Data and Smart Cities, the attendees at the International Open Data Conference enjoyed a second session dedicated to Open Data and Cities, moderated by Stephen Larrick from Sunlight Foundation, which gathered two experts from government bodies…
Projects re-using open data in Smart Cities - Part I
Every day the need of information increases in urban areas. The cities are becoming sophisticated ecosystems that, using the technological advances, are able to respond to the demands which arise in sectors so diverse as transport, health, education, waste management or infraestructures. In this con…
