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Open data

Open data are data that are openly accessible, exploitable, editable and shareable by anyone for any purpose. Open data are generally licensed under an open license.

Science, Major sources & Publication of open data

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Overview

Major sources

Publication of open data

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Relation to other open activities

Open Data as commons

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Open data

Nodes120
Edges119
Triples151
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016667
Components1

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Open data

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related to Relation to other open activities · 22
Open data → Archives, Content, Digital Humanities, Galleries, Government, Implementing Open Access Data, In, It, Library, Museums, Open, Open GLAM, Open Heritage Data, Open Knowledge Definition, Open Knowledge International, Open-GLAM, Open-source, Science Commons' Protocol, The, The GLAM-Wiki Initiative
related to Real-life case · 15
Open data → An, Another, Application, Bologna, Despite, First, For, Human Ecosystem Relazioni, Italy, One, Optimization, Second, Soft Mobility Localization, Sustainable Policies, The
related to In government · 13
Open data → David Robinson, Drawing, Governments, Harlan Yu, In, Open, Peixoto, Robinson's, Some, There, Tiago, World Bank, Yu
related to External links · 10
Open data → An Introduction, Genealogy, Open, Open Data CharterTowards, Open Knowledge FoundationVideo, Raw Data Now, Six, TED, Tim Berners-Lee, Video
related to In non-profit organizations · 10
Open data → Bewelcome, CIAT, CouchSurfing, Dagstuhl, DBLP, Hospitality, In, Many, OpenNWT, Warm Showers
related to overview · 10
Open data → Access, Advocates, Control, One, Open, Open Data Institute's, Open Definition, Other, The, There
related to Ideas and definitions · 9
Open data → Additionally, Formally, Nonetheless, Overall, Principles, Regardless, Substantially, Synthesizing, These
see also · 8
Open data → Commons, Comprehensive Knowledge Archive NetworkCreative, Data, International Science CouncilCKAN, Linked, Open, Open Data DayLinked, StandardOpen
related to Funders' mandates · 6
Open data → Canadian Institutes, CIHR, Health Research, Open Access, Several, This
related to Policies and strategies · 6
Open data → At, Grossman, Ideally, One, Such, The

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data open commons government access public research science scientific resources available use used may project principles publishing paper world citation

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Open datais avaluable tool for improving the sustainability and equity of soft mobility in cities0.90text
Open datais avaluable tool for improving the sustainability and equity of soft mobility in cities.An exemplification of how the relationship between Open Data and commons and how their gover…0.90text
open-source softwareinstance ofmovements0.80text
open-source hardwareinstance ofmovements0.80text
open contentinstance ofmovements0.80text
open specificationsinstance ofmovements0.80text
open educationinstance ofmovements0.80text
open educational resourcesinstance ofmovements0.80text
open governmentinstance ofmovements0.80text
open knowledgeinstance ofmovements0.80text
open accessinstance ofmovements0.80text
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