30 reports and guides found for "user"
The European Data Portal elearning program
The European Data Portal (EDP) offers users an online training program, designed to disseminate what open data is and how they are changing the lives of all the inhabitants of our planet. This program consists of 16 modules, which introduce different aspects of the open data ecosystem: basic…
- Training materials
How to generate value from data: formats, techniques and tools to analyse open data
In the digital world, data becomes a fundamental asset for companies. Thanks to them, they can better understand their environment, business and competition, and make convenient decisions at the right time.
In this context, it is not surprising that an increasing number of companies are looking for…
- Reports and studies
GODAN, a source of knowledge about open data in agriculture
The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, known by the acronym GODAN, aims to support "the proactive sharing of open data to make information about agriculture and nutrition available, accessible and usable." To this end, GODAN fosters dialogue and cooperation in agricultural…
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Available resources to learn more about DCAT-AP
The DCAT-AP application profile aims to describe, using metadata, the catalogs and datasets of European open data portals. For this, DCAT-AP is based on Data Catalogs Vocabulary (DCAT), published by W3C. In particular, the DCAT-AP is a specification that describes a series of restrictions (such as…
- Guides
Open data: strategic guide for its implementation and minimum datasets to publish
Spain is one of the most prominent countries in the opening of public sector data, according to the Open Data Maturity in Europe 2017 report - remember that our country ranks second in the ranking that measures the maturity and availability of open data in Europe, just behind Ireland. Although this…
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Practical Manual to improve Open Data Quality
Although, nowadays more and more data sources are available, this does not imply that they are easy to use. In fact, multiple barriers hinder their access and reuse, reducing their quality.
Iniciativa Aporta publishes the Practical Manual to improve Open Data Quality; a handbook that…
- Guides
Report: ‘The value of open data for the Government’
The public sector is not only a large supplier of open data but also one of the largest users and beneficiaries of the opening of government data. The report ‘The value of open data for the Government’ that we published on Datos.gob.es outlines a large number of examples of how the…
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Training materials on open data by Iniciativa Aporta
In the Action Plan of the International Open Data Conference, capacity development has become a priority within the international open data movement. After all, the need for training tools is essential for leaders responsible for PSI policies, data producers and reusers, public and private sector,…
- Training materials
New version of the report "Open Data as a tool for Smart Cities"
Cities are increasingly gaining population. While large cities only occupy around 2% of the planet's land mass, nowadays half of humanity lives in cities, 70% of the population in Europe, and it is expected that by the year 2030, almost 60% of the world population will live in urban areas consuming…
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Data visualization: definition, technologies and tools
There is increasingly more information, to such extent that the current society lives surrounded by data. Nevertheless, one of the most common criticisms of this mass of information is its lack of usability. It is not only a matter of publishing data on the web, but we should focus on their …
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