[open-government] Help requested - mapping the world's open data catalogues

Wed Oct 12 20:16:55 UTC 2011

Tim,

do you still want to finish that map you started? In what order have you
processed the catalogs?

Tom

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Martin Alvarez-Espinar <
martin.alvarez at fundacionctic.org> wrote:

> Hi Josema, Tim,
>
> This was the initial idea, adapting the CTIC's faceted map to use the
> information provided by datacatalogs.org. It seems to be some
> technical issues, such as lack of geo-position in CKAN, but they are
> being solved. We have offered our help (and code) to improve this
> application.
>
> Of course, those kind of visualizations should be automated. If not,
> they will be unsustainable.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Martin
>
> 2011/10/12 Jose M. Alonso <josema at webfoundation.org>:
> > If so, and in the spirit of collaboration and not re-invention, why don't
> you try to build on the existing one or ask the CTIC guys for an extension
> or API or the like?
> >
> > It's easier for me to point people to just one resource, as I'm doing
> with the faceted one for the visualization and datacatalogs.org for the
> info.
> >
> > -- Josema
> >
> >
> > El 12/10/2011, a las 11:42, Tim McNamara escribió:
> >
> >> I think that's a legitimate concern Jose. I want to be able to provide
> >> an idea of spatial coverage by using polygons, rather than points.
> >> That's the main differentiator between this and other efforts.
> >>
> >> 2011/10/12 Jose M. Alonso <josema at webfoundation.org>:
> >>> Hi Tim , all,
> >>>
> >>> It might be me but I cannot understand why you are reinventing the
> wheel. What is wrong with?
> >>> http://datos.fundacionctic.org/sandbox/catalog/faceted/
> >>>
> >>> Besides, AFAIR, CTIC is curating datacatalogs and there were plans to
> integrate the faceted browser there.
> >>>
> >>> Josema.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Jose M. Alonso
> >>> Program Manager, Open Data
> >>> World Wide Web Foundation
> >>> email: josema at webfoundation.org
> >>> twitter: @josemalonso
> >>> skype: josema.alonso
> >>> http://www.webfoundation.org
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> El 12/10/2011, a las 08:09, Tomáš Pošepný escribió:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Tim,
> >>>>
> >>>> I would be happy to help, but can't start working on it before 5pm. So
> if it's not done until then,
> >>>> I'll definitely help and do as much as I can.
> >>>>
> >>>> Have a nice day,
> >>>>
> >>>> Tomas Posepny
> >>>> Computer Science student
> >>>> Charles University in Prague
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 4:25 AM, Tim McNamara <tim.mcnamara at okfn.org>
> wrote:
> >>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> I've begun a public map for all of the world's public data catalogues:
> >>>> http://g.co/maps/23xjw
> >>>>
> >>>> I have completed page 1/8 from http://datacatalogs.org. I wont have
> >>>> enough time to get it all done today. If anyone would like to help,
> >>>> that would be fantastic.
> >>>>
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