Re: Toronto Sun: Toronto’s data open but almost useless

Posted by James McKinney on Jul 07, 2011; 6:30pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Toronto-Sun-Toronto-s-data-open-but-almost-useless-tp3414p3423.html

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Nik G <[hidden email]> wrote:
> While I agree with you that we're disagreeing on terms, it's also important
> to point out that it's not really "Public vs Open" data discussion. You
> probably read Melanie Chernoff's article on the differences
> (http://opensource.com/government/10/12/what-%E2%80%9Copen-data%E2%80%9D-means-%E2%80%93-and-what-it-doesn%E2%80%99t),

Just read the article. I am not using "public data" to mean "publicly
available data". I defined my use of public data as "open data that is
citizen-ready", i.e. usable by all stakeholders. There is no commonly
agreed-upon meaning for "public data", and perhaps there is a better
term for the meaning that I intend. In any case, I think you would
agree that this is in fact a "public vs open" discussion, in my usage.