Introduction to Open Data & Linked Data

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

PersonalData

is not open data

@odihqtheodi.org

@bathhackedbathhacked.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 relationshipIndirect 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?