Re: Launching the Open Data Directory [via Open Data Directory Community Group]

Hi Denise,
Open data that is available on the public Web, ideally with an associated Open License, is 'open data'.

Good observation about the Open Data Directory initiative.   It *started* as a deliverable of the Government Linked Data Working Group that lists product companies, service providers and research projects involved with Linked Open Data however, there is no reason to limit it to that.  It is in the next phase of its life as a Community Group and is very likely to mature.

Yes, there will be overlapping initiatives no doubt but I consider that a feature and not a bug!  Ideally, each site that you mentioned (an others) may have different and possibly complementary information that can be linked using Linked Data techniques!  I would suggest that data.gov is truly a catalog of data sets and that is quite different than the Open Data Directory, but again, both will evolve over time.

I hope that helps.

Cheers,

Bernadette Hyland

On Jun 26, 2013, at 10:49 AM, "Warzel, Denise (NIH/NCI) [E]" <warzeld@mail.nih.gov> wrote:

> Hi Bernadette,
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> Is this any 'open data', as in Data.gov, or only open data using Web linked data technologies ("Open Linked Data")...the  name of the I initiative "Open Data Directory" is inconsistent with the text in the message...which seems directed specifically at Open Linked Data...?
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> Depending on the focus, different parties would need to be involved.  There is an NIH/NLM Data Catalog initiative, and there is the Data.gov initiative (one might argue those are somewhat redundant with each other...but that's a different issue), and those projects could overlap directly with a "Open Data Directory", but if this is just Open < Linked >Data Directory, then the redundancy is removed.
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> On 6/26/13 10:37 AM, "Bernadette Hyland" <bhyland@3roundstones.com> wrote:
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> Hi GLD'ers,
> The Open Data Directory Community Group is officially up and running.  I invited anyone interested in helping to progress the directory's requirements, visualizations & overall usefulness to join the group.  We are committed to maintaining this directory as a place to find out about open data projects.  Today these are Linked Data projects but in due course, it may grow to include other projects/products & services as the Open Web of Data evolves.
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> Cheers,
> Bernadette Hyland
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> PS.  If you've been in this working group, please please ensure you've added an entry.  If you need help, ping me.
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> Resent-From: public-opendatadir@w3.org
> From: Bernadette Hyland <bhyland@3roundstones.com>
> Subject: Launching the Open Data Directory [via Open Data Directory Community Group]
> Date: June 26, 2013 10:27:25 AM EDT
> To: public-opendatadir@w3.org
> Reply-To: Bernadette Hyland <bhyland@3roundstones.com>
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> 26-June-2013 - In an effort to help Open Data projects flourish, recently a
> small team of open data developers created an open, free, international
> directory. As of June 2013, the Open Data Directory showcases organizations in
> at least 8 countries from over 25 organizations who are publishing Open Data on
> the Web using a Linked [...]
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> 'Launching the Open Data Directory'
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> http://www.w3.org/community/opendatadir/2013/06/26/launching-the-open-data-directory/
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> Learn more about the Open Data Directory Community Group:
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> http://www.w3.org/community/opendatadir
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