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These are the slides that were used for the my first public speaking event on the topic of Open Data at Ignite London.
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Open Data
What• Practice, Philosophy
• Accessible, and free of control mechanisms
• Machine Readable Format – XML, CSV
• Not NEW
• The term is, practice is not.
• In 1985 – Bill James’ studied baseball statistics which transformed the way baseball is played today.
What
$6.2B Industry
Team Wins Losses Payroll
Oakland 103 59 $41,942,665
Anaheim 99 63 $62,757,041
Seattle 93 69 $86,084,710
Texas 72 90 $106,915,180
Why
• Transparency & Accountability
• Education
Transparency & Accountability
Transparency & Accountability
3.2 billion(remember this number)
• ICAN $248M
• Choson Kallah $120M
• United Way $96.1M
3.2 billionLost Revenue of
Canadian Federal Government
Approx 0.4% of Federal Budget Writ Large
Why - Education• Two major post-secondary institutions:
– Fanshawe College
– University of Western Ontario
• Projects are considered “throw away”
• Rendered useless
Why - Education
StudentsOpenData
Experienced students &
Empowered community
Why - Education
StudentsOpenData
Experienced students &
Empowered community
Why - Education
StudentsOpenData
Experienced students &
Empowered community
NextStop• Problem:
– LTC’s website is not mobile friendly
– Mobile devices not capable
– Not knowing where LTC vehicles were and are
• Solved with creation of NextStop
• Now empowering citizens
www.opendatalondon.ca
www.opendatalondon.ca
www.opendatalondon.ca
Thank You
