New budget and spending applications educate and empower citizens as they view line-by-line, check-level government finance data via easy-to-use interfaces
Upcoming Geospatial Events Embrace Open Source
Boundless Finds Receptive Audiences at Broad Array of Industry Gatherings
Boundless Celebrates Four Years of OpenGeo Suite with version 4.0.2
New York, NY January 23, 2014 — For four years, OpenGeo Suite has enabled enterprises to replace legacy software with an advanced, web-based open source geospatial stack. To celebrate, Boundless, formerly OpenGeo, released OpenGeo Suite 4.0.2, which includes several improvements and fixes. This update represents a continued commitment to maintaining the most effective open source […]
Data.gov.ph launches: Open data for good governance
The Philippine government on Thursday, January 16, launched data.gov.ph, a website that consolidates the data from different government agencies and makes it available in formats meant for easy downloading and use. In a video explaining the Open Data Philippines initiative, the site aims to "institutionalize open, transparent, accountable, and participatory governance" by digitizing hard copies […]
Accumulo Offering for Spatio-Temporal Capabilities with OpenGeo Suite
Alexandria, VA October 27, 2013 —Boundless and CCRi announce the launch of a new platform for building geospatial capabilities on the highly distributed Apache Accumulo database. OpenGeo Suite with GeoMesa combines data management and publishing with big data analytics via GeoMesa, a high performance spatio-temporal indexing and querying capability for Accumulo. Boundless and CCRi will provide integrated support and maintenance […]
Accela Announces CivicData.com Beta Availability for Developers and Government Agencies
CivicData.com Offers Free Platform For Agencies to Publish and Manage Datasets; Developers Can Build and Deploy Innovative Applications to Serve Multiple Jurisdictions
Ordnance Survey holds free OS OpenData masterclasses
Ordnance Survey are pleased to announce details on the latest series of free OS OpenData masterclasses, giving developers the chance to get to grips with digital mapping data and understand how it can support their businesses, products, services and applications.
Open Spatial announces the release of Munsys Ai 10.6
Australia, Sydney, September 30, 2013 —- Open Spatial today announced the release of Munsys Ai 10.6. This release offers compatibility with Autodesk 2014 versions of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Munsys Ai 10.6 has passed the rigorous QA cycle employed by the Open Spatial development team on the most recent AutoCAD and […]
City of Vancouver encourages wider use of open data, adopts Open Government Licence
The City of Vancouver has adopted the Canadian Open Government Licence (OGL), significantly enhancing the City’s open data program and marking progress on its Digital Strategy initiative to expand open data. The OGL is simple and easy to understand, and allows open data to be combined from multiple providers. This is a major step towards […]
Ordnance Survey uses OS OpenData to create a Minecraft map of Great Britain
A team developing ideas for future products and services at Ordnance Survey has created a map of Great Britain in the popular Minecraft video game, featuring 22 billion blocks, using their freely available digital map products in OS OpenData, and made it available for download as a new Minecraft world.