Aaltoes Insights – Open Data 6.2.2013

Ville Meloni – Project Manager

Forum Virium Helsinki

Opening public data from Helsinki region for everyone to freely use

without cost

•  Joint activity of Helsinki metropolitan area cities. Started in 2010

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

•  Aiming for government efficiency, new business and innovation, transparency and democracy

Helsinki Region Infoshare

www.hri.fi Easy to find, access and

utilize open data

•  Currently over 900 datasets •  Open data application showcase •  Users can give feedback and

request new data •  Instructions for public agencies

on how to open data •  Useful tips for developers and

other data users •  Data-search UI is in English

www.hri.fi/fi/sovellukset

•  Statistics and estimates

•  Geospatial data •  Infrastructure data •  Financial data •  Public transportation •  Public decision making •  Public service points •  -> any type of public data

1 Open data themes of Helsinki Region Infoshare

http://www.hel.fi/palvelukartta/Default.aspx?language=en&city=91 http://www.hel.fi/palvelukarttaws/rest/index_en.html

Helsinki metropolitan area service map API

•  Applications •  Visualizations •  Analysis

Helsinki Region Transport Journey planner API http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/hsl-reittiopas-api/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGllzWt0acU

mak.hsl.fi ReittiGPS

Helsinki region journey planning

and other public transport data

•  Data visualization •  Data journalism

Election result statistics from Statistics Finland and Helsinki Metropolitan area election boundaries map data

http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/paakaupunkiseudun-aanestysaluejako/ http://www.hri.fi/fi/data-haku/#search_text=tilasto&sort=-1

www.aluesarjat.fi, city district-level statistical data http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/vaestotietoruudukko/ , population data in 500m x 500m squares http://semantic.hri.fi , statistics as linked open data, enables complex queries

Geocoded statistical data can be used for

visualization and analysis www.stat.fi

1 Detailed income statements

of cities

http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/vantaan-kaupunki-tulot-ja-menot-2010-ja-2011/ , http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/helsingin-kaupunki-tulot-ja-menot-2009-2011/ http://openspending.org/vantaa_toteumat , http://openspending.org/helsinki_fi_1

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All the buildings of Helsinki with detailed,

geocoded data

http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/helsingin-kaupungin-rakennusrekisterin-ote-62012/ http://avoindata.test-cloud.net/DataBrowser/Data/rakennuksethelsinki#param=NOFILTER--DataView--Results http://www.slideshare.net/apps4finland/new-biz4finland-outi-hermans-helsingin-kaupungin-rakennusdata

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Solar energy potential of buildings of Espoo

http://www.hri.fi/fi/data/espoon-aurinkoenergiakartta/ http://energiatieto.wordpress.com/

2012: Top-15 data viewed from www.hri.fi/fi/data/

Maps, security, traffic, public service points, financials, buildings, energy, demographics, elections

•  Historical maps and aerial photos •  Public decision making related data •  Detailed statistical data about public

services such as schools •  More energy related data •  More geographical data such as city

snow-works boundaries, nature areas •  Health and wellbeing related data •  Piloting with more real-time data related to

city works and maintenance for example

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

What data to expect in 2013

•  Discover, download/access, play and learn with data from www.hri.fi !

•  Let us know what data should be opened! www.hri.fi/fi/uusi-datatoive

•  Tell us if you have an application, service or something that uses open data http://www.hri.fi/fi/ilmoita-uusi-sovellus/

•  Give us feedback about the existing data •  Suggest us a pilot project with open data

How to work with HRI (and benefit from)

THANK YOU! Ville Meloni

ville.meloni@forumvirium.fi www.forumvirium.fi

www.hri.fi

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

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

APPENDIX

http://www.hri.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/helsingin-paatosasiakirjojen-avaaminen-kehittajille/ http://www.slideshare.net/helsinkiregioninfoshare/open-data-layers-to-helsinki-citys-case-management See also: City council meetings video API http://open.helsinkikanava.fi/ , www.helsinkikanava.fi

Helsinki’s public agenda and decision documents

as open data (XML)

Helsinki - Open Ahjo

(Open) data as a business - examples

www.mapumental.com www.opower.com

About open data and business

http://www.slideshare.net/helsinkiregioninfoshare/hri-tekesavoimen-datan-liiketoiminta201230102012-14967424

Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation ’Open Data – Top 10 focus areas’ –session was held in October 2012. https://tapahtumat.tekes.fi/tapahtuma/avoindata It included workshops about the business potential of open data https://tapahtumat.tekes.fi/uploads/903ce143/yhteenveto-2303.pdf

Put on your radar

“Father” of Apps for Democracy open data competitions (such as Apps4Finland.fi/en/ ) Twitter: corbett3000

http://www.hri.fi/fi/category/ajankohtaista/datan-avaaminen/kaytannon-kokemuksia/

Open data experiences