Open Data and Thesauri

Open Data and Thesauri

INSU Stockholm - 24/Oct/2011 Bart Hanssens

Overview

Belgium

Data.gov.be launched

National and (in the future) regional

4 languages (NL, FR, D, E)

Only 2 3 star on TBL scale

Does not use CKANNot sure how to handle multi-language

Challenges

LicensesUnknown or (too) strict

No open data law

Organisation / maintenanceResources

Continuity / updates

Open data in the EU

Observations

US, UK, NL, BE... use Drupal 6 as front-endPerhaps we could work together / create D7 profile ?

CKAN is popular as back-end

Data set metadata is +/- the sameCKAN, DERI DCAT

Also: SEMIC Asset Description Metadata Schema

SEMIC ADMS

Use cases not limited to open data

Federated search

List of thesauri, code lists,

Implementation will be available for reuse

Due date: April 2012 ?

Need for thesauri and identifiers

MetadataCategories

Update frequency

Geo coverage

DataLocations

Languages

The Eurovoc case

Multidisciplinary thesauri

Widely usedEU Parliament, Publications Office, ...

Translated into 24 EU-languages

Issue: one has to apply for a (free) licenseWhy not distribute it under CC-license ?

Others

Alternative: GEMET ?

Coverage: geonames ?

More info

References

http://vocab.deri.ie/dcat

http://eurovoc.europa.eu

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet

http://www.geonames.org

http://www.fao.org/agrovoc/

http://www.semic.eu/semic/view/snav/network/Communities/ADMS.xhtml

Questions ?

Thanks !

Fedict Federal Public Service ICTMaria-Theresiastraat 1/31000 Brussels (Belgium)www.fedict.be

bart.hanssens[at]fedict.be | @BartHanssens

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