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This group is for those supporting linked, shared and open data in local public services. A place for us to discuss both the technical and policy issues.

Location: UK
Members: 16
Latest Activity: Jun 9, 2010

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LGA Group on Open and Linked Data 4 Replies

Representatives from local government, the LGA, IDeA, CLG, and ESD and the Cabinet Office toolkit met yesterday to discuss open and linked data and how the sector can provide leadership on this…Continue

Started by Ingrid Koehler. Last reply by Paul Davidson Nov 19, 2009.

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Comment by Gary Colet on June 9, 2010 at 15:09: http://localdata.pbworks.com/ Useful wiki resource for open local data created by Michael Grimes (Citizenship Foundation), Stuart Harrison (Lichfield Council) and Dan Slee (Walsall Council)

Comment by Ingrid Koehler on November 19, 2009 at 13:02: Ooops Gesche, mind to keyboard mess-up re. OS vs ONS.

Comment by Gesche Schmid on November 18, 2009 at 17:07: Ingrid,
it is not ONS but OS who has been asked by government to free up midscale, boundary line and postcode area boundary data as part of the making public data public campaign. The link to the CLG announcement is here http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1385429. ONS will be a beneficiary of the move as finally statistics can be linked to geography for free.

Comment by Gary Colet on November 18, 2009 at 17:02: Reading between the lines of the announcement
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/media/news/2009/nov2009/m... OS are not at all happy about losing a potential revenue stream, hence the comment about central Gov funding this (for how long?) There is now a 'consultation' period whilst they figure out how and what to do. This is potentially very good news, but as you say - Devil in the detail.

Comment by Ingrid Koehler on November 18, 2009 at 16:01: Good news about ONS offering free access to online maps, isn't it? Or am I missing a devil in the detail.