Comments on: Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/ Strength in Numbers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tecosystems » The Future of Open Data Looks Like…Github? http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-43399 tecosystems » The Future of Open Data Looks Like…Github? Tue, 04 May 2010 15:04:32 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-43399 [...] When we’re talking about data, we typically start with open data. What we mean, in general, is access and availability. The ability to discover and procure a given dataset with a minimum of friction. Think Data.gov or Data.gov.uk. [...] [...] When we’re talking about data, we typically start with open data. What we mean, in general, is access and availability. The ability to discover and procure a given dataset with a minimum of friction. Think Data.gov or Data.gov.uk. [...]

]]> By: links for 2010-02-04 « Vorsprung durch Burokratie http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-42408 links for 2010-02-04 « Vorsprung durch Burokratie Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:27:35 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-42408 [...] Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? | FlowingData "Back in May last year, the US government launched Data.gov as a statement of transparency, and the Internet rejoiced. After the launch, excitement kind of fizzled with the actual Data.gov site. Then just a couple of weeks ago, Data.gov.uk launched, which brought me back to the US counterpart. How do the two compare? Here's my take. ..." (tags: data open government) Tagged as: data, stats Leave a comment Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) ( subscribe to comments on this post ) [...] [...] Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins? | FlowingData "Back in May last year, the US government launched Data.gov as a statement of transparency, and the Internet rejoiced. After the launch, excitement kind of fizzled with the actual Data.gov site. Then just a couple of weeks ago, Data.gov.uk launched, which brought me back to the US counterpart. How do the two compare? Here's my take. …" (tags: data open government) Tagged as: data, stats Leave a comment Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) ( subscribe to comments on this post ) [...]

]]> By: Données publiques en France: Girondins vs Montagnards ? | Owni.fr http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-39326 Données publiques en France: Girondins vs Montagnards ? | Owni.fr Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:27:08 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-39326 [...] la plateforme américaine Datagov et la plateforme anglaise datagov.uk, Flowing Data indique sa préférence pour la version anglaise, plus accessible, elle est plus démocratique. Un catalogue centrale des données est pourtant [...] [...] la plateforme américaine Datagov et la plateforme anglaise datagov.uk, Flowing Data indique sa préférence pour la version anglaise, plus accessible, elle est plus démocratique. Un catalogue centrale des données est pourtant [...]

]]> By: Données publiques en France: Girondins vs Montagnards ? « http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-39276 Données publiques en France: Girondins vs Montagnards ? « Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:18:10 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-39276 [...] la plateforme américaine Datagov et la plateforme anglaise datagov.uk, Flowing Data indique sa préférence pour la version anglaise, plus accessible, elle est plus démocratique. Un catalogue centrale des données est pourtant [...] [...] la plateforme américaine Datagov et la plateforme anglaise datagov.uk, Flowing Data indique sa préférence pour la version anglaise, plus accessible, elle est plus démocratique. Un catalogue centrale des données est pourtant [...]

]]> By: David Carey http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38896 David Carey Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:13:45 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38896 Nathan, Very interesting post from our perspective as Im aware of 3 sites already listed by our customers on data.gov.uk and more are adding there projects. David Nathan,

Very interesting post from our perspective as Im aware of 3 sites already listed by our customers on data.gov.uk and more are adding there projects.

David

]]> By: Open Data: hoe nu verder? — Ambtenaar 2.0 http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38826 Open Data: hoe nu verder? — Ambtenaar 2.0 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:13:21 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38826 [...] onderzoeken.Vergelijking tussen data.gov en data.gov.uk data.gov.uk data.govHet overzicht waarin de Amerikaans en de Britse aanpak met elkaar worden vergeleken zou een eerste opmaat naar de volgende stap in de ontwikkeling en aanbieding van open data kunnen [...] [...] onderzoeken.Vergelijking tussen data.gov en data.gov.uk data.gov.uk data.govHet overzicht waarin de Amerikaans en de Britse aanpak met elkaar worden vergeleken zou een eerste opmaat naar de volgende stap in de ontwikkeling en aanbieding van open data kunnen [...]

]]> By: Digest #23 : ::: Think Macro ::: http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38793 Digest #23 : ::: Think Macro ::: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:27:52 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38793 [...] “Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins?” – FollowingData analyzes the two websites and declares the UK site as a winner. [...] [...] “Data.gov.uk versus Data.gov – Which wins?” – FollowingData analyzes the two websites and declares the UK site as a winner. [...]

]]> By: W. DAVID STEPHENSON http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38747 W. DAVID STEPHENSON Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:55:09 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38747 Data.gov definitely not user-friendly, and I do think, unless there are some legal issues I'm unaware of (or if they're concerned about having some interest group hijack the site) that it would be better if they hosted threaded discussions on visualizations and/or data, a la Swivel or Many Eyes. Hey, all of these sites are works in progress, and I suspect that there will be rapid progress as citizens force their government to follow innovations others have introduced. Virtuous competition. Data.gov definitely not user-friendly, and I do think, unless there are some legal issues I’m unaware of (or if they’re concerned about having some interest group hijack the site) that it would be better if they hosted threaded discussions on visualizations and/or data, a la Swivel or Many Eyes. Hey, all of these sites are works in progress, and I suspect that there will be rapid progress as citizens force their government to follow innovations others have introduced. Virtuous competition.

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38745 Nathan Yau Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:39:56 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38745 i was going off this table on data.gov for "raw datasets': http://www.data.gov/reports/agencyparticipants but yes, now i see they've split up geodata and raw data. why they don't have some kind of universal search is beyond me. i was going off this table on data.gov for “raw datasets’:

http://www.data.gov/reports/agencyparticipants

but yes, now i see they’ve split up geodata and raw data. why they don’t have some kind of universal search is beyond me.

]]> By: W. DAVID STEPHENSON http://flowingdata.com/2010/02/04/data-gov-uk-versus-data-gov-which-wins/#comment-38742 W. DAVID STEPHENSON Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:25:38 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=5053#comment-38742 Don't know where you got the figure of "several hundred" data sets on Data.gov. It reached 100,000 last July: http://j.mp/BXtFS Don’t know where you got the figure of “several hundred” data sets on Data.gov. It reached 100,000 last July: http://j.mp/BXtFS

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