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This presentation outlines the Milwaukee Data Initiative and it's current approach to bringing an open data initiative to Milwaukee. Intended audience is public, private and social sector professionals.
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Building a sustainable, shared data community.
www.milwaukeedata.org
What is “data” and how is It used?
Facts, Statistics or Items of Information-GIS-Crime -Economic-Educational-Social Trends
Data is used to identify problems, realize solutions and affect positive change.
Examples
Milwaukee 2010 Floods – FEMA disaster relief monies
Examples
New York City Million Dollar Blocks
Examples
Chicago Highlighting poverty along CTA lines
What is a Data Set?
A collection of data, usually presented in tabular form.
What is Open Data?
It is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control.
What does “open standard” mean?
Interoperable among diverse internal and external platforms and applications
Fully published and available royalty-free
Implemented by multiple vendors
Controlled by an open industry organization with a well-defined inclusive process for evolution of the standard
What is MDI?
It's Milwaukee's Open Data Initiative.
MDI was founded by a collection of professionals advocating for the adoption of standards for data and information systems.
We want Milwaukee technology entrepreneurs, businesses, community organizations and government to solve problems and create opportunities with data.
MDI Principles
All systems must be interoperable
Systems should be extendable
Systems should not have barriers (to join or leave)
Vendors should cooperate on standards
Data systems should create entrepreneurial opportunities
Functional Specs for Sharing Data
FEATURESAllow real-time or ad-hoc “pull” requests for dataInteroperable with other systemsNo technical barriers to use or to stop using the system (no catches!)System must be built without proprietary technology
DATA FORMATS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_format)Portable files: XML, KML, CSVAccessible API: JSON, REST, Web ServicesAccessible Feed: RSS, XML
AVAILABILITYMachine ReadableAvailable at the user's request.
MDI Resources
MDI Example Notebook: https://www.evernote.com/pub/esmartwave/mdiexamples
MDI Web Site and Blog: http://milwaukeedata.org
MDI Group Forum (Google Group): https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/milwaukeedata
MDI Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/datamke
MDI Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/mkedata
What we need from you
Let's make it easy to Move Milwaukee Forward!
Join/Follow us.
Adopt standards.
Contribute data.
Build something.
Share your creation.
Attend Meetups.
Thank you!
Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/MKEData/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mkedata/Twitter: @datamkeDiscussions: https://groups.google.com/group/milwaukeedataEmail: [email protected] Site: http://www.milwaukeedata.org
