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It’s been a few weeks now since I posted my first foray into the Edubase dataset, and since then, there’s been a few changes to the dataset, so I thought I’d give it another crack – the end result meaning I might have something exciting for everyone to benefit from!
Since the dataset was published, the [...]

If you have an interest in open data, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve heard today’s announcement that the public will have more access to Ordnance Survey data. Details are a bit sketchy at the moment, but data set to be released includes boundary data, postcodes, and mid-scale mapping.
Consultation will start soon on exactly [...]

With all this talk of data, and online, we can often lose sight of the real, physical world (as a certified iPhone addict, I know I do – there’s been a few times I’ve almost walked into a lampost due to me paying more attention to my phone than what’s going on in front of [...]

I’ve been playing around with the Ordnance Survey linked data and, while it’s not perfect, it’s certainly a step in the right direction.
It’s got me thinking though – in an ideal world, where an ‘information-wants-to-be-free’-esque hippy such as myself could get all the data I wanted, what cool stuff could be added on to [...]

Certainly not me! We as councils are constantly being asked to save money, and one big element of this is front facing customer services. It’s estimated that it costs councils £6.56 to deal with enquiries face to face, £3.22 by telephone contact, and 27p for online *.
So, imagine my joy when I get this tweet [...]