- From: Cory Casanave <cory-c@modeldriven.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:37:36 -0400
- To: "Tim Davies" <tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk>
- Cc: <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <4F65F8D37DEBFC459F5A7228E5052044AA7C55@DATCENTRALSRV.datcentral.local>
Tim, I added your supporting technologies to the wiki. Dick Gannon also suggested a writeup more friendly to the average user - perhaps you could work with him to add this? -Cory Casanave ________________________________ From: tim.g.davies@gmail.com [mailto:tim.g.davies@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Tim Davies Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:10 AM To: Cory Casanave Cc: public-egov-ig@w3.org Subject: Re: Potential project: Supporting the Linked Data Consumer Hello Cory I'm new to this list (currently researching end-uses of government open data, with an interested in the linked data side of it), so hope the following are a relevant reply to your write up - which I agree wholeheartedly addresses a really important issue of increasing the usability of open govt data. In terms of supporting technologies a look at what the EnACKing project has been doing with pulling together PSI might be useful (http://www.enakting.org/enakting/home). Their mapping demonstration (http://map.psi.enakting.org/) gives one demo for showing how geo-linked data can be pulled back in useful forms. The PSI Catalogues aggregator may also be of interest here (http://bagatelles.ecs.soton.ac.uk/psi/) One small, possibly quick, win when looking at data catalogues from a user-perspective would be adding a way for applications that consume and re-present the data (such as the TWC Data.gov demo's) to ping-back to a dataset record and thus get a link from the dataset to the application set-up - facilitating end-user discovery of custom applications that might provide a useful view on the data they are looking at. (There are some notes on ideas of Semantic Ping Back here: http://aksw.org/Projects/SemanticPingback - but not sure if this is directly relevant) In terms of design methodologies - a lot of what's been developed far is very technology driven. Whilst in 'Communicating the LOD Vision' you address a key use case from the point of view of proving the value of the technology - I wonder what user-centred design methods could help with developing such demonstrations, and ultimately tools of long-term value to non-technical users. For example, from a technology demo side it is tempting to focus on questions tools can answer given current data - but end users may have questions/needs which can't be met with the existing data - and any cloud being able to show people the gaps (and hopefully thus encourage their filling) as well as showing people what is present might prove useful. All the best Tim Davies @timdavies http://www.practicalparticipation.co.uk/odi/ On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Cory Casanave <cory-c@modeldriven.com> wrote: eGov IG, On the LD-Demo call today I suggested we should focus some effort on the consumer side of linked data. As requested I have put together a rough draft project outline to expand the idea, please take a look here: http://www.w3.org/egov/wiki/Supporting_the_Linked_Data_Consumer Your comments are very welcome as well as suggestions as to existing resources that can help satisfy the needs expressed. Regards, Cory Casanave -- http://www.timdavies.org.uk 07834 856 303. @timdavies Co-director of Practical Participation: http://www.practicalparticipation.co.uk -------------------------- Practical Participation Ltd is a registered company in England and Wales - #5381958.
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