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Nominations Ending for Open Source for America Awards
Nominations for the Open Source for America Awards closes on Friday, March 22 so you better get your nominations in people! Each year, Open Source for America recognizes individuals, projects, and deployments that support its mission to encourage free and open source software adoption in the U.S. government. Categories 1. Individual Award: a contributor who […]
New enhanced OS VectorMap District available through OS OpenData
Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey’s popular OS VectorMap District product has been further enhanced making it easier for users to create their own customised and bespoke mapping.
ODX13 – Open Data Exchange 2013, Montreal
A mini-conference to discuss the successes and challenges of extracting value from Open Data for civic engagement, international aid transparency, scientific research, and more! Program Morning Session – Open Data Stories; Panel Discussions 9:00 AM Introduction and Welcome 9:15 AM Winning with Open Data – Panel 1 Michael Lenczner, CEO, Ajah James McKinney, Technical […]
Citizen Feedback Drives More Efficiencies and a New Look for Maryland’s Official State Website
ANNAPOLIS, Md.–Governor Martin O’Malley recently unveiled the State of Maryland’s new and improved official website,www.Maryland.gov, introducing the most user-friendly and engaging portal yet. The new Maryland.gov design is based on industry best practices, the latest web and mobile technologies, and focus group feedback gathered from across the state to incorporate the preferences and expectations […]
Millions of historic aerial photos available this fall
VICTORIA – A collection of over 2.2 million aerial photos of B.C. will be available for public viewing and research, thanks to a new partnership between the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the University of British Columbia’s department of geography. The aerial photos date back to 1936 and represent a unique […]
DataBC: Easier, better search, new look and more data
VICTORIA – B.C.’s award-winning, open-government data resource, DataBC, unveiled significant upgrades today. The updated site features a new search tool and improved user design to make finding data even easier. Today’s changes feature new search tools and website design that builds on an already impressive track record. Popular features such as the DataBC blog and […]
New civic engagement tool opens up city hall to residents in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa
MONTREAL, QC City halls in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa will soon be moreaccessible and transparent thanks to three major projects announced today by Open North.The MyCityHall.ca online platform will launch in all three cities this summer, giving citizens more access than ever before to municipal decisonmaking. Open North is turning to citizens to fund this […]
Socrata Announces Release of Open Data Field Guide
Free online resource guides government leaders through the open data opportunity, from vision and strategy to organizational alignment and step-by-step execution.
OpenGeo Joins Initiative as a Founding Member
Ottawa, Canada & New York, NY February 05, 2013 —The Eclipse Foundation has launched a new initiative to support user driven development of location aware systems. The new LocationTech working group will allow companies to jointly develop and deploy components that bring location awareness to Enterprise IT. The Eclipse LocationTech initiative is led by Oracle, […]