Sharing Spatial Data. One of the key enabling technologies introduced in the early days of AM/FM/GIS systems was long transactions, also known as data versioning.
Long transactions make it possible to store spatial design data in the same database as as-built data, enabling design engineers to work on new designs at the same time as operations staff are relying on as-built information to operate and maintain active utility networks. The first commercial systems implementing this technology in the early 1990's were IBM's GFIS which ran on DB2, Intergraph FRAMME, and VISION* which managed versioned spatial data in an Oracle RDBMS (this was long before Oracle Spatial and Workspace Manager). As I remember, San Diego Gas & Electric and BC Hydro were GFIS sites. The largest FRAMME site was Ameritech, now part of AT&T.
The largest VISION^ sites, which are still running and supporting about a thousand concurrent designers, are US West, now CenturyLink, and Telesp, now Telefonica Sao Paulo. Green.sba.gov - API's for Apps for Entrepreneurs Challenge. The Socrata Open Data API (SODA) allows software developers to access data hosted in Socrata data sites programmatically.
Developers can create applications that use the SODA APIs to visualize and “mash-up” Socrata datasets in new and exciting ways. Create an iPhone application that visualizes government spending in your area, a web application that allows citizens to look up potential government benefits they'd overlooked, or a service that automatically emails you when new earmarks are added to bills that you wish to track. To start accessing this dataset programmatically, use the API endpoint provided below. For more information and examples on how to use the Socrata Open Data API, reference our Developer Documentation. API Access Endpoint: Create a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel to analyze or visualize this dataset.
Use Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Excel 2013 or Microsoft Power Query. Copy this link: Only dataset owners may generate signed keys. Ontario Becomes Latest Province to Launch Open Data Portal. Ontario residents are getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the place they call home.
This month, Ontario became the latest province to launch an open data portal. Currently, the database contains 63 files on various topics, including roadwork, geology, and tourism in the province. The online portal is easy to use and files can be downloaded directly from the website onto a PC. Ontario’s open data portal was first announced by MPP Glen Murray in 2011. Updates to the project are ongoing and users are invited to submit suggestions via Twitter or email.
The goal of the portal is to make statistical information accessible to the general public, including developers and designers. According to the official website, users are permitted to copy and adapt the data for commercial purposes. The Ontario portal joins multiple open data projects that are already underway throughout the country. The availability of government statistics has encouraged Canadian developers and entrepreneurs. Innovation in government: Brazil - McKinsey Quarterly - Public Sector - Management. Historically, Brazilians had no visibility into government spending—which areas got funding, how efficiently public money was being used, or whether fraudulent activity was occurring.
Over the past few decades, many high-profile incidents of flagrant corruption have sorely tested the public’s trust, hurt Brazil’s image in the corporate sector, and hampered economic growth. In the World Bank and IFC Enterprise Surveys 2009, 70 percent of global and domestic companies responding said they viewed corruption as a “major constraint to doing business” in Brazil. An investigation by the Federation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo found that, in 2008 alone, corruption cost the country some $40 billion (2.3 percent of GDP)—equivalent to about half its education budget. Although CGU encountered resistance from government officials when it first launched the portal, it remained committed to full disclosure. The CGU’s regular budget covers the portal’s relatively low maintenance costs. NYC Open Data. World Map of Open Government Data Initiatives. Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide.
Open Database – Brisbane City Council.