[wdmmg-dev] On using OpenSpending

Tue Jun 7 11:50:39 UTC 2011

Hi Pedro,

Are you on the wdmmg-dev mailing list
(http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wdmmg-dev)? If you are not -
could you please join as that is where all the status discussions are
happening!

We'd love to try and get your data in pretty soon, we're still
experimenting but if you join the list - we will give you the green
light there when it is time to go!

Lucy

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi> wrote:
> Hey Rufus,
>
> had a pretty rought weekend. Can we try it today?
> []'s
> Pedro Markun
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Pedro,
>>
>> We're now pretty much ready to roll. Will you be around on skype or irc
>> today?
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>> On 1 June 2011 19:46, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi> wrote:
>> > Sure,
>> > I can be one of the first beta testers =)
>> > []'s
>> > Pedro Markun
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Phew! I'm glad you will have something to show, but you've not done
>> >> anything wrong at all it's just taking a while to perfect the process
>> >> ))
>> >>
>> >> We should be up and running with this in the next couple of days,
>> >> we'll do a bit of testing and I shall give you a call then - is that
>> >> ok? (It will be really cool when it is all working properly, I promise
>> >> ;) )
>> >>
>> >> Hope your meeting goes well, tell the Mayor that next time you hope to
>> >> have something really smart to show him from OpenSpending!
>> >>
>> >> Lucy
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi> wrote:
>> >> > Oh,
>> >> > don't worry Lucy! I was just thinking I was doing something wrong =P
>> >> > I've done some treemap visualizations on ManyEyes, so I think I've a
>> >> > good
>> >> > material to present today.
>> >> > []'s
>> >> > Pedro Markun
>> >> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Lucy Chambers
>> >> > <lucy.chambers at okfn.org>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi Pedro,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> We're working as fast as we can to get the data import process
>> >> >> finished, we had been doing it individually for each dataset and are
>> >> >> working on a general to let people do this for themselves which is
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> reason for the delay.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That said, there may be a possibility that we can work round this (I
>> >> >> can't guarantee anything, but we'll try). Which type of
>> >> >> visualization
>> >> >> were you looking at producing (treemap etc.)?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Lucy
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > So everything is there I suppose.
>> >> >> > So what's next? I try to import the datasets using the 'import
>> >> >> > additional
>> >> >> > data' menu. Map the correct fields and then? Save?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > http://sandbox.openspending.org/sources/mapping/santarem-pa-budget-data/4b7e8807-7301-4801-8714-e64b33079b2b#
>> >> >> > abs,
>> >> >> > Pedro Markun
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Loading it now on ckan.
>> >> >> >> I've a meeting with the mayor today, so it would be awesome to
>> >> >> >> show
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> working :)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Rufus Pollock
>> >> >> >> <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On 31 May 2011 21:31, Pedro Markun <pedro at esfera.mobi> wrote:
>> >> >> >>> > Ok,
>> >> >> >>> > fixing the data.
>> >> >> >>> > The problem is I don't know what to do after all that. How do
>> >> >> >>> > I
>> >> >> >>> > visualize
>> >> >> >>> > the data? Where do I upload the metadata file?
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Register the data and the metadata file in the CKAN package as
>> >> >> >>> per:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> <http://wiki.openspending.org/Data_Loading>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> We're just putting the final touches to
>> >> >> >>> http://sandbox.openspending.org/ -- once done you've be able to
>> >> >> >>> use
>> >> >> >>> the import process at:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> <http://wiki.openspending.org/Data_Loading>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> To load the data ...
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Rufus
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Lucy Chambers
>> >> >> Community Coordinator
>> >> >> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> >> >> http://okfn.org/
>> >> >> Skype: lucyfediachambers
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Lucy Chambers
>> >> Community Coordinator
>> >> Open Knowledge Foundation
>> >> http://okfn.org/
>> >> Skype: lucyfediachambers
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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