Open Data Camp: Hitting the road again
We’re back First, there was Open Data Camp, in Winchester (Feb 2015). Then, came Open Data Camp 2, in Manchester (Oct 2015). Guess what’s coming next…. Correct! Back on the Continue reading
A Shed load of ideas – Open Data Camp 2
It’s nearly two weeks since the second UK Open Data Camp – the unconference devoted entirely to open data. The first Open Data Camp was held ‘down South’ in Winchester, and this Continue reading
Good stuff, continued
This is a slightly edited version of a post originally published on DATA.GOV.UK (and subsequently the GDS blog on GOV.UK) In my previous post I argued that a combination of Continue reading
Leaving on a high
This post was originally published on the Hampshire Hub on 30th March 2015. Deep breath I’m leaving Hampshire County Council, and am stepping down as lead for the Hampshire Hub. Continue reading
Hampshire recognised as a local Open Data Champion
This post was originally published on the Hampshire Hub Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude has recognised sixteen local and regional authorities – including Hampshire County Council – as Continue reading
If you open stuff up, good stuff happens
This is a slightly edited version of a post originally published on DATA.GOV.UK (and subsequently the GDS blog on GOV.UK) I rather like the phrase: “Engineering Serendipity” which – as I Continue reading
Estimating Social Media usage within a geographic area
This is a slightly edited version of a post originally published on Mark Braggins’ personal blog. I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the adage “go where the people go” if you want to connect Continue reading
The SLA Event (Pt 2): Ordnance Survey Open Data and GeoVation
This post was originally published on Mark Braggins’ personal blog. See also the event write-up on the Society for Location Analysis blog. This is the second half of a post Continue reading
SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age
This is a slightly edited version of a post which was originally published on Mark Braggins’ personal blog. This is the first of a two-part post about a Society for Location Continue reading