As a direct result of customer feedback, the U.S. Census Bureau recently updated two key tools on census.gov with new features to make accessing statistics easier than ever before.
Poll – Share Your Comments on OpenGov and OpenData
We’d like to hear from you with a little feedback and comments regarding Open Government and OpenData. We’d like you to share your favorite resources, comment on the state of OpenGov and provide some general feedback… enjoy, and thanks for participating!
New Heights of Global Topographic Data Will Aid Climate Change Research
The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that improved global topographic (elevation) data are now publicly available for North and South America, Pacific Islands, and northern Europe. Similar data for most of Africa were previously released by USGS in September.
NSA Releases First in Series of Software Products to Open Source Community
New technology automates high-volume data flows
Ordnance Survey becomes a corporate supporter of the Open Data Institute (ODI) membership programme
Ordnance Survey is pleased to announce that it has signed up to corporate supporter membership of the Open Data Institute. It will join organisations such as the Met Office, Arup, Telefonica, Thomson Reuters and the University of Southampton, all leading the way for best practice for open data usage and delivery in their particular industry […]
Learn to Work with ArcGIS Open Data from Esri
By using ArcGIS Open Data, a hosted app included with ArcGIS Online subscriptions, you can easily share authoritative content with stakeholders, constituents, and the general public. To learn best practices for working with these open data capabilities, tune in to the free Esri live training seminar Get Started with ArcGIS Open Data on October 9, 2014.
GEO Business 2015 – Registration NOW OPEN. Register for FREE* TODAY
>The GEO Business 2015 show will once again take place at the Business Design Centre in London from 27–28 May 2015. GEO Business is the biggest geospatial event in the UK, designed for everyone involved in the gathering, storing, processing and delivering of geospatial information. Register for FREE* today:
2014 Open Data for Development Research Grants – Call for Proposals
The Open Government Partnership Open Data Working Group is interested in receiving research proposals for work exploring the technical and practical implications of Open Data. These grants are administered by the Web Foundation and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and will initially support research projects to take place between November 2014 and […]
ITTIA Sync Adapter Connects Android to Big Data
September 30, 2014 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA, a global supplier of embedded relational database software, announces the availability of bidirectional synchronization for Android apps to bridge the gap of collecting big data on-the-go. Due to an unprecedented influx of sensitive data that is managed and collected on mobile devices, ITTIA is offering a state-of-the-art solution […]
GE Awards $50,000 to Winners of Open-Innovation Rotary Handle Challenge
PLAINVILLE, Conn. — September 30, 2014 — GE’s Industrial Solutions business (NYSE: GE) today announced five winners of its crowd-sourced rotary handle design competition for its new portfolio of molded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) to be launched in 2015.