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Introduction to Open Data & Linked Data | PDF
Leigh Dodds
@ldodds
10th June 2015
Introduction to Open Data
& Linked Data
What is open data?
Open Data
is information that is available
for anyone to use,
for any purpose,
at no cost
Transparency
Economic GrowthEconomic
Growth
Social Good
Personal
Data
is not open data
@odihq
theodi.org
@bathhacked
bathhacked.org
Where's all the data?
data.gov.uk
datahub.io
So what is Linked Data?
Not This Type of Graph
Source: http://xkcd.com/369/
...This Type of Graph
A Social Graph
Bob
Alice
Tim
Sam
Paul
Jane
knows
Direct relationship
Indirect relationships
The Interest Graph
Source: http://www.calmseainc.com/netflix-their-interest-graph-and-house-of-cards/
The Health Graph
Source: http://developer.runkeeper.com/healthgraph/introducing-the-health-graph
BBC Graph
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/radiolabs/2008/03/whats_that_star_on_the_wall.shtml
The Marvel Universe
Source: http://bit.ly/1f9dovp
Facebook Open Graph
Source: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/opengraph/
Google Knowledge Graph
Web of Data
Identifiers
http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/id/7000000000025554
http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/09549061
How do I get involved?
Introduction to Open Data & Linked Data

Introduction to Open Data & Linked Data