Bob Barr OBE was in Edinburgh on Friday and delivered a lively run down of the issues concerning our address data in his talk “Address War 3 – a view from the battlefield”. Bob has had a lengthy career in the world of geographic information, and is a passionate voice in the debate (@DrBobBarr) over more »
Edinburgh Open Data Meet-up at TechCube
For this meet-up we were fortunate enough to be able to use the fantastic new space in TechCube. Although it is destined to soon become the TechCube hot-desking venue, it was perfect for informal discussions and presentations about open data — a big thanks to Devon Walshe and Jamie Coleman for helping this happen! Funding more »
OpenData@SDW: German students discuss Open Knowledge in Edinburgh
On 26th and 27th April the University of Edinburgh’s Old College hosted what appeared to be the first German-British Open Data event on Scottish ground — probably the first of its kind ever. A multidisciplinary group of scholars of the Foundation of German Business assembled to work themselves into the “Open Universe”. A group of speakers — more »