datalibre.ca » 2009 » September http://datalibre.ca urging governments to make data about canada and canadians free and accessible to citizens Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:53:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Billon Dollar Gram http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/13/billon-dollar-gram/ http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/13/billon-dollar-gram/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:07:03 +0000 Hugh http://datalibre.ca/?p=377 From Information Is Beautiful: Infographic on various billions spent, or planned, or earned:

billion dollar gram

]]> http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/13/billon-dollar-gram/feed/ 0 Nature Issue dedicated to Data Sharing http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/nature-issue-dedicated-to-data-sharing/ http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/nature-issue-dedicated-to-data-sharing/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:18:25 +0000 Tracey http://datalibre.ca/?p=375 Public sector information (PSI) aka government data access and sharing is culturally different than the sharing of data between and among scientists. And within science there are many different subgroups that have different takes on data sharing. This is also true when it comes to data preservation and archiving, and the consideration that all of these datasets are cultural heritage and national assets. One could argue that science data are also PSI or government data since most science is paid for with public research dollars. There is of course foundation money as well, and these too have a different data sharing culture.

The Online September issue of Nature is dedicated to the topic of data sharing in the sciences. Note, that does not necessarily include geomatics data, and yes folks, again a different data sharing culture.

Bref – different information ecologies and attention structures dictate how members of data creator communities do things.

]]> http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/nature-issue-dedicated-to-data-sharing/feed/ 0 DIY BC Budget Cut Visualization http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/diy-bc-budget-cut-visualization/ http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/diy-bc-budget-cut-visualization/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:28:27 +0000 Tracey http://datalibre.ca/?p=369 Jer Thorp at blprnt has posted a DIY how to visualization of cuts to arts funding in BC. This is citizen science at work!
BC Budget Cuts

]]> http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/10/diy-bc-budget-cut-visualization/feed/ 9 Open Dinosaur Project http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/09/open-dinosaur-project/ http://datalibre.ca/2009/09/09/open-dinosaur-project/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:37:39 +0000 Hugh http://datalibre.ca/?p=367 This, I love:

The Open Dinosaur Project was founded to involve scientists and the public alike in developing a comprehensive database of dinosaur limb bone measurements, to investigate questions of dinosaur function and evolution. We have three major goals:1) do good science; 2) do this science in the most open way possible; and 3) allow anyone who is interested to participate. And by anyone, we mean anyone! We do not care about your education, geographic location, age, or previous background with paleontology. The only requirement for joining us is that you share the goals of our project and are willing to help out in the efforts.

Want to sign up? Email project head Andy Farke (andrew.farke@gmail.com), and welcome aboard!

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