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Toronto Open Data discriminates against blind people

Submitted by rw on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 16:07.
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The Toronto Open Data license is the topic of this article. This image is from the Toronto Open Data web site.

I'm sure they don't intend to discriminate against blind and low-vision potential users of Toronto Open Data. But they do. Toronto Open Data isn't as open as you think. This article demonstrates one critical flaw with the Toronto Open Data program and how to fix it.  read more »

Unintended restrictions

Submitted by rw on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:12.
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Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver have joined the municipal open data movement. They show vision in recognizing that providing detailed information about their cities is good for their citizens, the environment and the local economy. They should be feted for their leadership. Thank you, Canadian cities, for believing in Open Data.  read more »

Plain language license summaries

Submitted by rw on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 17:18.
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Matt Amos contributed a great plain language summary to Open Data Commons for the ODbL. I'm hoping to see similar documents for the PDDL and for the ODC-By when it comes out of draft.

Rather than waiting, I modified the existing document to draft two new plain language summaries. One for the PDDL and another for the ODC-By draft.  read more »

Another approach to open municipal data

Submitted by rw on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 16:41.
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Nanaimo BC is an early adopter in the growing municipal open data movement. Beautiful Nanaimo is the second largest city on Vancouver Island, which should be built on delicious layers of crumb, icing and chocolate but which is instead sedimentary and volcanic rock. Between publishing open data and the bathtub races, there is a lot to love about Nanaimo, BC.  read more »

A better approach to municipal open data

Submitted by rw on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:04.
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Every municipality that is releasing open data is doing the right thing, but some are doing a better job of it than others. Municipalities are new to open data, so these teething pains should be no surprise. The wider open data community is obliged to point out where municipalities are falling down but we are also obliged to point out who is opening their data more effectively.  read more »

The tragedy of Edmontorcouver open data

Submitted by rw on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 17:33.
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Edmontorcouver is a lovely place full of lovely, intelligent, generous people. That is not the tragedy of Edmontorcouver open data.

The mayor of Edmontorcouver realized that it would benefit the people of Edmontorcouver to have good data about their city widely available. That is not the tragedy of Edmontorcouver open data.

Edmontorcouver hosted a wonderful gala to announce the generous release of great quantities of data. That is not the tragedy of Edmontorcouver open data.  read more »

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