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Benefits of Linked & Open Data
Christopher GutteridgeUniversity of Southampton &
Data.ac.uk
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Christopher Gutteridge
• 15 years in University Web, Databases & Development
• Lead developer on EPrints 2 & 3.0• I Look less scruffy than I used to…
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Open Data
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Open Data(informal definition)
Removing impediments to use & reuse
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Open Data(informal definition)
Removing impediments to use & reuse
Technical
Political
Temporal
Awareness Trust
Hassle
Confidence
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Open Data(formal definition)
“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at
most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.”
http://www.opendefinition.org/
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Linked Data
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Linked Data
• Breaking down the ‘silo’• Allows data from one source to augment data
from another • Linked data does not automatically have to be
open data
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Linked Data (2)
Uses web addresses to identify everything
• Resolve the web address to find data about the thing
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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/equipment/E0242
Identifies
Metal inductively coupled plasma etcher
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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/site/1
Identifies
Highfield Campus(the main campus of University of Southampton)
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http://id.southampton.ac.uk/point-of-service/38-terrace#offering-20130610-
SoupSpringVegetableBroth
Identifies
The Soup available on sale in the Staff Club on Monday 10th June, 2013.
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Linked Open Dataat
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Sources
• Direct Database Access• Database Nightly Reports• Sharepoint Lists• Spreadsheets on shared filestore• Google Docs• Software APIs• Wikipedia!• Open Government Data
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http://data.southampton.ac.uk
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http://data.southampton.ac.uk
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Wins• Buildings• Events Calendar• Room Finder• Catering Info• Timetable Info• Bus Times• Workstations
• Open Days• Induction
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Common Negative Reactions• It's too big • I don't mind, but someone else
might • It's not very interesting • We might want to use it in a
paper • It's too complicated • Thieves will use it • Lawyers want a custom License • We'll get spam • What if we want to sell it later? • There's no API
• Terrorists will use it • There's already a project
planned to do something similar...
• We will get too many enquiries• Poor Quality Data• People may misinterpret the
data • Data Protection
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Risks
Privacy / Ethical
Reputation
CompetitionSecurity
Legal / Contractual
(these are legitimate reasons not to release
open data)
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Menu
Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50
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Menu
Burger ….. £3.50 Chips ….. £1.50 ≠
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Uniquip
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Uniquip
• Type• Name• Description• Related Facility ID• Technique(:cpv) or (:N8)• Location• Contact Name• Contact Telephone• Contact URL• Contact Email• Secondary Contact Name
• Secondary Contact Telephone• Secondary Contact URL• Secondary Contact Email• ID• Photo• Department• Site Location• Building• Service Level• Web Address
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Uniquip
• Type• Name• Description• Related Facility ID• Technique(:cpv) or (:N8)• Location• Contact Name• Contact Telephone• Contact URL• Contact Email• Secondary Contact Name
• Secondary Contact Telephone• Secondary Contact URL• Secondary Contact Email• ID• Photo• Department• Site Location• Building• Service Level• Web Address
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Data.ac.uk
• As a community• As an aggregator service• As a data provider• As a provider of stable codes to help
interoperability
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Saving Money
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Saving Money
• Avoid duplication of effort• Access to correct and up to date information• Get more value out of existing resources• Reduce bureaucratic tasks in providing a new
service
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Making things better (1)
• Easy access to data allows responsive and rapid innovation
• ...which makes it easier to make things you wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to make
• …which makes people happy• …and people might even write apps for you,
but don’t bet the farm on this one
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Making things better (2)
Many Eyes*
* Only works if you make a route to process corrections.
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Making things better (3)One dataset augments another…
Know the Building ID?- Show it on a map- Show a photo of the building- Offer disability access information- Show nearby services
Got the research Group ID?- Show the Name of the Group- The “parent” school/dept/faculty- Link to it’s homepage- Show it’s latest 5 papers
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Agresso equipment.data.ac.uk
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Agresso
Inside your organisation
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Agresso
Inside your organisation
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Agresso
Inside your organisation
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
Inside your organisation
Your public website
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
University Websites
Inside your organisation
Your public website
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
Equipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)
Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)
Equipment data cleared for publication
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
Equipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)
Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)
Equipment data cleared for publication
AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
Equipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)
Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)
Equipment data cleared for publication
AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)
Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)
Equipment data cleared for publication
AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website
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Organisation Structure Open Data (research groups, faculties etc.)
Location Open Data(campus, building, city, photos, maps)
Equipment data cleared for publication
AllEquipment Data(possibly includes items incorporating alien tech.)
Equipment Open Data Document
Agresso
IntranetEquipment.data.ac.uk Website
University Websites
Normalised Open Data Document
CombinedOpen Data Document
Data.ac.ukInside your organisation
Your public website