[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: BSC Open Data Meeting

[Arthur Geeson]

These may not all be applicable but are listed as they come to mind.

Parks
Info for the handicapped
Hospitals/Surgeries
Grass cutting
Sports grounds/centres - swimming, athletics, cricket, cycling, bowls etc
Public transport
Conservation areas
Street lighting
Care homes
Cycling routes
Pot holes/damaged paving etc
Street closures (e.g. tunnels)
Grit bins
Conservation of trees/maintenance
Signposts

Arthur



On 13/08/13 15:56, Andy Robinson wrote:
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> LSG (Local Street Gazetteer)
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> Schools
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> Libraries
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> Neighbourhood Offices
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> Polling Stations
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> Recycling Centres/Domestic Waste points
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> Historic Environment Record
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> Registered Historic Parks and Gardens
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> Scheduled Ancient Monuments
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> Public buildings
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> Car Parking/Parking spaces
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> ROW
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> ..............
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> *From:*Brian Prangle [mailto:brian at mappa-mercia.org]
> *Sent:* 13 August 2013 14:59
> *To:* OSM Group WM
> *Subject:* [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Fwd: BSC Open Data Meeting
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Can I have a shopping list? Off the top of my head I can think of
>
> speed limits
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> red routes
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> Regards
>
> Brian
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Goh, Susannah* <s.goh at aston.ac.uk <mailto:s.goh at aston.ac.uk>>
> Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:07 AM
> Subject: BSC Open Data Meeting
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> The West Midlands has had a thriving open data community for some 
> time. Our local government departments are exploring the potential use 
> of open data to improve service provision.   For example, in 
> Birmingham, Digital Birmingham and the City Council have approved an 
> open data strategy at Cabinet level. The time is right for us to 
> collectively explore how to get the most for our region. Following the 
> discussion of this topic at our last Digital Working Group meeting, we 
> would like to invite you as potential users and providers of open data 
> to a workshop to identify challenges to overcome in order to for us to 
> get real value from this data; and to contribute to a business case 
> for addressing them.
>
> During the meeting we would like you to begin to plot out and explore 
> some of the key areas in which open data should be used; the type of 
> data that is being made available; how and by whom it can/ should be 
> used; and what we hope to gain from its use.  We also need to be 
> mindful of the immensity of the open data agenda, so it's essential 
> that we start to define the parameters of what we want to do.  By the 
> end of the meet, we'd like you to be able to come away with new 
> contacts as well as some ideas that can turn into meaningful, 
> realistic and scalable activities.
>
> We look forward to seeing you there.
>
> All the best
>
> Susannah and Rick
>
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