On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Tracey P. Lauriault
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Hi Tracey,
While my article title is rather inflammatory, I love that so many
municipalities are starting open data projects. The municipal-folk
who guided the open data concept through the political maze to get as
far as we are now have made important progress. Municipal open data
is a wonderful thing.
With some guidance from us in existing global open data communities we
can lead municipalities to better open data licenses, wider interest
in and use of municipal data, and of course greater benefits for
municipalities and citizens.
The focus on web sites and mobile "apps" is a great start and now we
need to address open data for all uses. A license with a
click-to-accept clause prevents use in interesting, creative and
important ways, like the haptic map in my article. One could argue
that click-to-accept prevents the distribution of a simple printed map
as well. That is unlikely to be the intent of the various municipal
open data projects.
Surrey, BC has taken a giant leap forward by adopting PDDL for their
municipal open data. That Surrey data can be adapted and adopted by
any with an interest in it, while the PDDL disclaimer protects Surrey
from nuisance lawsuits. Fantastic!
Best regards,
Richard
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