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Finding real gold with open data
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Photo by BullionVault @ Flickr, CC BY-ND
Business Analyst
of Digital Innovation
at Objectware AS
Master of Sciencein communications tech
and entrepreneurship
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CONTENTMATTERS
Why isn’t open source enough?
Open source doesn’t require open formats
Open source only covers the software
Data often lasts longer than software
Data is more valuable when accessible
Any code will be acceptable, any data won’t
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Graphic by Open Source Initiative, CC BY
Open data – real gold
Canadian GoldCorp Inc. was near collapse in the late 90’ies.It’s Red Lake mine showed reduced output after 50 years of production Then something previously unheard of happened:
Inspired by the crowd-sourcing of Linux and Open Source, Rob McEwen announced The GoldCorp Challenge: a competition to find new gold in the mine. The full geological dataset from Red Lake was made available to contestants.
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110 new targets were suggested by
contestants from around the world.
80% of the targets submitted yielded
substantial quantities of new gold
GoldCorp got first look a wealth of new
technologies for mine analysis
Production at Red Lake increased
tenfold while mining costs dropped to
1/6th of their previous levels.
And the result?
Photo by BullionVault @ Flickr, CC BY-ND
What is Open Data?
• Open Knowledge Definition (http://www.opendefinition.org/)
Open data/content/information must:1. Be Available and Accessible at Reproduction Cost “As a Whole”2. Permit Free Redistribution3. Permit Reuse Under Same Terms4. Be Absent of Technological Restrictions5. Be Attributed as Required6. Keep Source Integrity7. Not Discriminate Access From Persons or Groups8. Not Discriminate Against Fields of Endeavor9. Be Distributed with only the Original License10. Must Not Be Licensed Specific to a Package11. Must Not by License Restrict the Distribution of Other Works
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Graphic by ronin691 @ Flickr, CC BY-SA
Why should we create open data?
Restrictions on data re-use can create an anti-commons and its related tragedy.
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Photo by robokow Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA
Why should we create open data?
Sponsors may not get full value of research unless the results are made freely available.
The rate of discovery often accelerates with better access to data.
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Photo by Victor.Correa Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA
Why should we create open data?
Data access is often required for the operation of communal human activities.
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Photo by coreytempleton Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA
Saving lives with open data
o M.V. Rocknes was a 166-metre cargo-ship with a crew of 30.
o January 19th 2004 she ran aground and capsized. 18 people died in the accident.
o The use of outdated maps by both the crew and the Norwegian pilotage authorities contributed to the wreck.
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Photos by Smit International / Scanpix
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If you love something…
Set it free!
Photo by keltanen @ Flickr, CC BY-NC
Ensuring truly Open Data• Public Domain – Only after the expiration of copyright
• Science Commons protocol for open data
Creative Commons Zero (Link) Public Domain Dedication & Licence (Link)
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Follow the PDDL Community Norms:
o Avoid technical protection measures
o Always give credit where credit is due
o Use open formats
o Let others know!
o Share your work too!
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Photo by danesparza @ Flickr, CC BY-ND
The road to open knowledge starts here!
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