Helsinki Region Infoshare Services from open data

12.11.2013

Project Manager Ville Meloni Forum Virium Helsinki

Open Cities

Smart City Code4Europe

Helsinki Region Infoshare - Opening up public data

City Service Development Kit

Apps4Finland

•  Joint activity of Helsinki metropolitan area cities (population over 1 million people) to open data

•  Operated by City of Helsinki Urban Facts and Forum Virium Helsinki

•  2010-2012 pilot phase •  2013 in adoption phase •  2014 - business as usual •  Municipalities committing resources

to open data!

Helsinki Region Infoshare

Helsinki Region Infoshare www.hri.fi Open public data from Helsinki region for everyone to use without cost •  Currently over 1000 datasets •  Open data application showcase •  Give feedback & request new

data & discuss •  Instructions for public agencies on

how to open data •  Useful tips for developers and

other data users

•  Statistics and estimates o  Different urban phenomena e.g. living conditions,

economics and well-being, employment and transport o  Environmental and service statistics

•  Geospatial data o  Regional division boundaries,

electoral district divisions, buildings, maps

•  Other o  Public service points, decision making, budget, public

transportation timetables, snowplowing machine location, etc.

Open data themes of HRI

•  Historical maps and aerial photos •  Geographical data such as addresses and

various administrative boundaries •  Public decision making data (Open Ahjo) •  Issue reporting API to City of Helsinki

(CitySDK project) •  Detailed statistical data about public

services such as schools •  Health and wellbeing related data

Follow: www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare and @HRInfoshare for open data updates

Example of 2013 data themes

Examples of open data usage and services

Traffic accidents in Helsinki 2000-2010

Data journalism

http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/sanom-at/

HSY - Rakennusmaavaranto SeutuRAMAVA

Education and

research

Aerial photos of Helsinki from 1940-, 1960-, 1970- ja 1980- -> Historical Helsinki http://www.historical-helsinki.net/

Visualizations

http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/helsinki-ilmakuvina-1943-2012/

Helsinki in aerial photos 1943-2012

http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/helsinki-by-age-in-google-maps/

”The noise data set is a great example of open data which could be very valuable to common people. For example, families looking for a quiet neighborhood in Helsinki would probably want to check local traffic noise levels before buying a house.” -CloudnSci.fi

http://www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset/tieliikenteen-melutasot-helsingissa/

Helsinki Region Transport Journey planner API

ReittiGPS

Applications

www.blindsquare.com

mak.hsl.fi/

Blindsquare “Makes you sense what’s around you. You only need to listen” Global data • Openstreetmap • Foursquare Local open data from Helsinki region • Public transportation data • Public service points location data

www.blindsquare.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyZGtykNKg

Issue reporting API

Citizen engagement ”Should it be fixed?”

h"p://metro.fi/fiksaus/

korjaakaupunki.fi

More 3rd party applications in HRI applications showcase gallery www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset

What next? •  Making open data as part of cities’ normal operations •  In Helsinki open data is included in the city strategy

program, IT-strategy and budgeting process •  Let’s show people all the unpublished data there is •  From manually published static data files to application

programming interfaces (API’s) and ”automatic data publishing”

•  Co-operation: across agencies, cities and state locally and internationally, with technical developers, companies, schools, research institutions, end users

http://www.govtech.com/data/All-NYC-Data-to-be-Open-by-2018.html (24.9.2013)

New York City targets to open all it’s public data by 2018

Available in English in November 2013 via www.hri.fi

Inspirational material for data owners including practical case examples of opening and utilizing data. www.hri.fi/2vuotta

Boosting open data utilization

How to boost open data utilization? Cities point of view •  Open up more data systematically •  Provide open interfaces (APIs) to the data systems •  Develop interoperability / compatibility of the datasets •  Create user-friendly prototypes to show the usage of the data •  Disseminate best practices •  Better communication, guidance and marketing

How to boost open data utilization? Everyone´s point of view • Involve different users and communities to work with the data owners in creating use cases – solutions for real challenges • Invest in open data ecosystem cultivation • Organize events, workshops and competitions • Facilitate access to business funding for data intensive start-ups and other companies • Tie to EU and national open government initiatives and projects

Winners of the year 2011 apllication-category http://apps4finland.fi/2011/11/22/taman-vuoden-voittajat-on-julkaistu/

•  “Finnish open data championship”

•  Organized by Suomen Verkkodemokratiaseura and Forum Virium Helsinki

•  Since 2009 •  In year 2013 over

100 entries •  More than EUR

25.000 worth of price money

www.apps4finland.fi

Apps4Finland 2013 Apps4Finland Contest categories •  “Inspire”, “Decipher”, “Impact” and “Enable” •  The competition entries will be evaluated based on their impact potential in improving

the ways open data is used in communication, collaboration and as a source of inspiration

Problems as possibilities •  “This year’s contest is really about building a mechanism which will allow large-scale

challenges to be broken down into smaller, more easily solvable pieces.”

•  More collaboration with Finnish governmental and grass-roots organizations •  Extensive network of open data promoters involved in the contest preparations

HEL<3DEV •  Supporting developers who want to utilize APIs and open

data provided by the city.

•  Website aimed for developers dev.hel.fi •  Workshops •  Code4Europe codefellows •  Competitions and support programs such as Open

Helsinki - Hack at Home 30  

http://dev.hel.fi

openhelsinki.hackathome.com Support program for developers during Apps4Finland 2013

comptetition

Open Helsinki Hack at Home

openhelsinki.hackathome.com

•  International concept linking developers and organizations creating success stories of open innovation

•  Mentors give valuable feedback and support to the developers

•  Focuses on relevant themes for the active citizen

•  Understanding the city, feedback and tourism

•  Created applications participate in the Apps4Finland competition

Open Helsinki Hack at Home

openhelsinki.hackathome.com

•  International concept linking developers and organizations creating success stories of open innovation

•  Mentors give valuable feedback and support to the developers

•  Focuses on relevant themes for the active citizen

•  Created applications participate in the Apps4Finland competition

THANK YOU! Ville Meloni

ville.meloni@forumvirium.fi Forum Virium Helsinki

www.hri.fi

http://www.hri.fi/en/about/contact-information/

@HRInfoshare www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare www.slideshare.net/helsinkiregioninfoshare

APPENDIX Case: Open Ahjo – Helsinki’s open decision making data

Our Dream: Fully Transparent and Open City

Which City Council

candidate to choose?

”Open data will bring the biggest change

in public administration that I have experienced during my career”

-Mr. Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki

Helsinki’s electronic document management system - Ahjo

•  System for preparing public agendas for decision making

•  City Council, City Board, City Departments and their steering committees (over 5.000 users)

Ahjo is now Open! •  Helsinki’s public agenda and

decision documents as open data (XML)

•  Enables new applications and services that bring decision making closer to citizens

See also: City council meetings video API http://open.helsinkikanava.fi/

Minutes/agendas description information in xml-structure <DescriptionInformationOpenDocument> <Header>text</Header> <Dnro> <DnroShort>String</DnroShort> <DnroTformat>String</DnroTformat> <DnroRunningNumber>String</DnroRunningNumber> <DnroYear>String</DnroYear> </Dnro> <Reference>1967-08-13</Reference> <TaskClass>String</TaskClass> <DocumentaryData>String</DocumentaryData> <DocumentType>String</DocumentType> <PublicityClass <PublicityClassId="String">String</PublicityClass> <Languagy LanguaguId="String">String</Language> <Decision-maker Decision-makerId="String">String</Decision-maker> <Business BusinessId="String">String</Business> <Office OfficeId="String">String</Office> <Department DepartmentId="String">String</Department> <Presenter PresenterId="String">String</Presenter> <Preparer PreparerId="String">String</Preparer> <OfficeHolder OfficeHolderId="String">String</OfficeHolder> <Status_of_the_case>String</Status_of_the_case> <Status_of_the_document>String</Status_of_the_document> <Personal_data>text</Personal_data> <Additional_data>String</Additional_data> <ArticleNumber_of_the_agenda>text</ArticleNumber_of_the_agenda> <X-coordinates>text</X-coordinates> <Y-coordinates>text</Y-coordinates> <Data_system_index>String</Data_system_index> <Index_termt>String</Index_termt> <MeetingTunniste>String</MeetingTunniste> <Article>String</Article> <Decision_Date>String</Decision_Date>

<NextMeetingDate>String</NextMeetingDate> <MeetingDate>1967-08-13</MeetingDate> <DecisionLevel>String</DecisionLevel> <Kvsto>String</Kvsto> <KvstoMeetingDate>String</KvstoMeetingDate> <VHMinutes_of_the_meetingnosa>String</VHMinutes_of_the_meetingnosa> <Minutes_of_the_meeting_ApprovedChecked>String</Minutes_of_the_meeting_ApprovedChecked> <ArchivingDate>String</ArchivingDate> <ClosingDate>String</ClosingDate> <DueDate>String</DueDate> <ExpirationDate>String</ExpirationDate> <PreparationDate>String</PreparationDate> <AbolishedDate>String</AbolishedDate> <Period_of_validityAlkaa>String</Period_of_validityAlkaa> <Period_of_validity_ends>String</Period_of_validity_ends> <PublishingDate>String</PublishingDate> <To_Internet>1967-08-13</To_Internet> <PublishingRemovalDate>String</PublishingRemovalDate> <CountingPrinciple_of_curingPeriod>String</CountingPrinciple_of_curingPeriod> <EndDate_of_curingPeriod>String</EndDate_of_curingPeriod> <Lenght_of__the_curingPeriod>String</Lenght_of__the_curingPeriod> <Principle_of__the_curingPeriod>String</Principle_of__the_curingPeriod> <Year>String</Year> <SerialNumber>String</SerialNumber> <DiscretionUsed>String</DiscretionUsed> <Astu>String</Astu> <DocumentTypeIdentifier>String</DocumentTypeIdentifier> <AHJOIdentifier1>String</AHJOIdentifier1> <AHJOIdentifier2>String</AHJOIdentifier2> <PublicationStucture>String</PublicationStucture> <Astujulkaisu2vExpirationDate>String</Astujulkaisu2vExpirationDate> <Purpose_of_the_use>String</Purpose_of_the_use> <MIMEType>String</MIMEType>

•  </DescriptionInformationOpenDocument>

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•  <KuvailutiedotOpenDocument> •  <Otsikko>text</Otsikko> •  <Dnro>

<DnroLyhyt>String</DnroLyhyt> •  <DnroTmuoto>String</DnroTmuoto>

<DnroJuoksevaNumero>String</DnroJuoksevaNumero>

•  <DnroVuosi>String</DnroVuosi> •  </Dnro> •  <Viite>1967-08-13</Viite> •  <Tehtavaluokka>String</Tehtavaluokka> •  <AsiakirjallinenTieto>String</AsiakirjallinenTieto> •  <AsiakirjaTyyppi>String</AsiakirjaTyyppi> •  <JulkisuusLuokka

<JulkisuusLuokkaId="String">String</JulkisuusLuokka> •  <Kieli KieliId="String">String</Kieli> •  <Paattaja PaattajaId="String">String</Paattaja> •  <Toimiala ToimialaId="String">String</Toimiala> •  <Virasto VirastoId="String">String</Virasto> •  <Osasto OsastoId="String">String</Osasto> •  <Esittelija EsittelijaId="String">String</Esittelija> •  <Valmistelija ValmistelijaId="String">String</Valmistelija> •  <Viranhaltija ViranhaltijaId="String">String</Viranhaltija> •  <Asiantila>String</Asiantila> •  <Asiakirjantila>String</Asiakirjantila> •  <Henkilotietoja>text</Henkilotietoja> •  <Lisatieto>String</Lisatieto> •  <EsityslistanAsianumero>text</EsityslistanAsianumero> •  <X-kordinaatti>text</X-kordinaatti> •  <Y-kordinaatti>text</Y-kordinaatti> •  <Tietojarjestelmarekisteri>String</

Tietojarjestelmarekisteri> •  <Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat> •  <Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat> •  <Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat> •  <Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat> •  <Asiasanat>String</Asiasanat> •  <KokousTunniste>String</KokousTunniste> •  <Pykala>String</Pykala> •  <Paatospaiva>String</Paatospaiva> • 

h#p://www.hri.fi/fi/data/helsingin-­‐‑kaupungin-­‐‑asianhallintajarjestelma-­‐‑ahjon-­‐‑rajapinta/

Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki/Lauri Mannermaa

Make it easier for citizens, politicians

and civil servants to have a dialogue via social media

A:Today we are handling

new bicycle-road case xx-yy-zz Q: Could you tell me more

about this case? A: Sure!

Realtime access to local and relevant decision topics:

”What is being decided in my neighborhood?”

Open Ahjo – Use cases for the data

Encouraging citizen participation:

”City is building

a new library here in 2016. I could tell them my ideas on how

to spend the budget”

dev.hel.fi/openahjo/ – prototype example – “what is happening in my district?”

•  Mitä jo on tehty unelman saavuttamiseksi •  Mitä seuraavaksi tehtäisiin

Hmm.. at the moment they are planning to do some changes to the land use plan

of this area.. Interesting - should I participate?

I see.. This brandnew bicycle corridor was decided x.x.20xx by the City

Council and budget was xx euros.. I´ll send positive feedback!

Ordinary day in the near future

Helsinki Region Infoshare won

100 000 € in the ”Citizens” category by releasing open data to involve citizens

in decision-making

What should we do next? •  Systematically open more data to match with Open Ahjo •  Develop interoperability of the datasets •  Involve various users to work with the City in creating use

cases •  Create user-friendly prototypes that showcase the usage of

the data •  Disseminate our learnings so others can replicate it