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A projects on gentrification wins the Barcelona Dades Obertes Challenge
After months of work, the second edition of the Barcelona Dades Obertes Challenge has come to end. Leading by the City Council of Barcelona and with the collaboration of the Consorci d'Educació de Barcelona and CESIRE, the project seeks to promote the knowledge and use of open data in schools in the…
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…
CartoCrítica, free access to map data in Mexico
CartoCrítica is an independent civil initiative, a non-profit organization that works for transparency and free access to public information in Mexico, applying geospatial technology, re-using national open data and cartographic analysis to defend the national territory, the human rights and the env…
