#opendata

The wide-angle view

Definition (from OKFN):

Data is "open" when it is:

What's the point of open data?

Licensing must point toward those goals (here are some open licenses for data and content)

What kinds of data should be open?

Open data in action: Transparency

Sunlight Foundation Capitolwords

BPD Citizen Complaints

Releasing Value

USDA Foodkeeper

Open Addresses

Engagement

BTVVotes

Humanitarian OSM Team

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