LGID Khub

A directory listing all the data feeds available from the Pic and Mix site. Click on a heading or 'more' link to see the rest of the data feeds for the category.

Councils with open data

Google Should Run The Android App Store More Like Apple's, Says MLB.com CEO

Presentation from Knowledge Hub Conference 1st March 2011

Knowledge Hub Conference 1st March 2011

Turn your spreadsheet into a map 1 - Upload your spreadsheet 2 - Get an interactive online map in seconds

Turn your data into a map

We dream of a world where all social networks are connected and work together in a way similar to email. Our projects aims to define a language to bridge these networks and make it easy for social networks to join a bigger social web. You're invited to help make this a reality.

Data mashup application

SMW+ is a semantic enterprise Wiki for teams that need a human-readable and agile knowledge base for collaborating on rich text and data in their daily work.

OpenScales is an open source (LGPL) mapping framework written in ActionScript 3 and Flex that enables developers to build Rich Internet Mapping Applications.

We are Directgov's agile development team, exploring new and innovative digital technologies and engaging with the developer community. You can use this site to access all our latest projects.

ScraperWiki is an online tool to make that process simpler and more collaborative. Anyone can write a screen scraper using the online editor, and the code and data are shared with the world. Because it's a wiki, other programmers can contribute to and improve the code. And, if you're not a programmer yourself, you can request a scraper or ask the ScraperWiki team to write one for you.

Ask and answer questions about getting, using and sharing data!

Open data expert Paul Clarke explains how he would change the government's open data project

Simon Rogers and Charles Arthur examine whether data.gov.uk has lived up to its promise

Where can I find a list of airports with their locations? Where can I find historical weather data? How do I find the county from a postcode or a state from a zipcode? How do I find a book title from its ISBN? What's the best tool(s) for scraping data from websites? Is there a way to get RDF Linked Data in a format that you can use?

A useful link/resource for Knowledge Hub (to be added to the MindMap)

The Knowledge Hub programme aims to create a single window to improvement in local government. It will use Web 2.0 technology and services, and build on the current community of practice platform, to support networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

New approaches to information, data sharing and engagement are helping local public services work more closely with citizens. Using social media strategically and opening up public data can have significant benefits to citizens and local government. The following are some examples and resources available to support collaborative working.