The Big O - Open Data & The Social Web - english

The Big OOpen Data & The Social Web

Julia Stowell @InteropQueen

Colin Melia @colinizer

Christian Beauclair @cbeauclair

Garrett Serack @fearthecowboy

Craig Kitterman @craigkitterman

Find-A-Home / Timothy Dalby (Edmonton, AB)A property research engine that uses Edmonton Open Data catalogue on Windows Azure to rank properties based on proximity to public landm

http://findahome.cloudapp.net

TaxiCity / Manpower Team (Vancouver, BC)An interactive Silverlight-based driving game that uses Vancouver Open Data catalogue and BING maps to explore streets and landmarks of Vancouver

http://taxicity.ca/

VanGuidehttp://vanguide.cloudapp.net/

What is the Odata protocol?

How open is it?

What is OGDI, who uses it and why

Does Open Gov mean Open Source?

To what extent are governments

opening data, what are some challenges around it and what

roadblocks exist

What kinds of opportunities are

created for developers because

of Open Data

Questions?

Thank you!!!!