On the Relative Truthiness of Data
One of the more common requests for activities around the use of data are for sessions or workshops on generating charts and data visualisations. Visual techniques can be used to…
Data Explorer Mission on Carbon Data
Sign up now for next week’s Data Explorer Mission on Carbon Emissions Data, a pilot initiative of our School of Data and P2PU, to help people explore a topic, while…
Opening Public Data in South Africa
Cape Town City Hall, Felix Gottwald It seems somewhat absurd to me that publicly funded institutions in South Africa should be allowed to copyright data produced using public funds. Of…
Using Redis as a rapid discovery and prototyping tool.
Inspired by Rufus’ SQL for Data Analysis post, Iain Emsley wrote up his experience of using Redis for quick inspection of data. He writes: Recently I was looking at some…
Data roundup, April 10
We’re rounding up data news from the web each week. If you have a data news tip, send it to us at schoolofdata@okfn.org. TOOLS, COURSES, AND EVENTS If you’re new…
Global Community Stories #2: Brazil, Spain, Czech Republic, Nepal, Iceland and Belgium
We continue our new monthly digest showcasing initiatives from our local communities across the globe, this time proudly featuring Brazil, Spain, Czech Republic, Nepal, Iceland and Belgium. The Open…
When Wranglers meet Watchdogs
How to draw insight from what local governments do and involve the community? This and other questions where eagerly discussed at the School of Datas “Wrangling for Watchdogs” workshop last…
Open Research Data Handbook – Call for case Studies
The OKF Open Research Data Handbook – a collaborative and volunteer-led guide to Open Research Data practices – is beginning to take shape and we need you! We’re looking for…
Sustainable energy policy demands sustainable open data
What kinds of energy are we producing, and what kinds are we consuming? How much comes from renewable sources? What is our energy dependency on other countries? Energy policy is…
Data Explorer Missions Launched in collaboration with P2PU – Sign Up Now
The data expedition described on this post is over. For more recent data expedition announcements, visit the blog. Image CC-By-SA J Brew on Flickr At the School of Data, we…