Government is releasing data at a breakneck pace, and it is just getting started. One interesting side effect of our National Data Catalog is that we're regularly parsing all of the data on data.gov, and we're able to do interesting things with the aggregate metadata. By parsing out the release date for each dataset on data.gov, and grouping each release by quarter though it's easy to see that since the second quarter of 2009-- when Data.gov was released, the federal government has released more raw datasets than it ever has in the past. Take a look at what's happened after Data.gov launched:
Improvements Needed For High Value Datasets On Data.gov
This morning a number of organizations — POGO, OMB Watch, CREW, National Security Archive, the Center for Democracy and Technology ... View Article
Continue readingOGD: Commerce repackages old data and offers broken links
To comply with the Open Government Directive, the Commerce Department released four high value datasets that require considerable technical sophistication on the part of users--and patience. Some of the files are so large and cumbersome they're very difficult to open and use; others require a great deal of explanation--and you can currently only find those explanations by digging through the agency's site. Still other entries feature broken links or only contain a fraction of the information described on Data.gov. The Commerce Department says they're working on all of these problems, so hopefully we'll see an ...
Continue readingWhite House Asks for Help with Data.Gov and OGD Dashboard
The White House is soliciting feedback on Data.Gov and its Open Government Directive Dashboard. Here is the nub of their... View Article
Continue readingIt’s Official: Data.gov 2.0 is Coming
A few weeks ago, we speculated that a new Data.gov was on the way after hearung murmurs of a new ConOps (concept of operations) being circulated around by government employees. The new Data.gov Concept of Operations document has been released, and the Data.gov team is seeking feedback from the public.
I've just started reading the report, but it has some cameo appearances from some of our Apps for America entries as well as some really interesting ideas for how data should be reported on by the different agencies. Data.gov will definitely be the cornerstone of the new Open Government Directive.
So right now, go download the document and let them know what you think. I for one, think they need to use the National Data Catalog architecture and source.
Continue readingReal-Time Data Program Wins Innovation Award
I know this is a couple days old, but it hasn’t been mentioned here yet. The District of Columbia’s real-time... View Article
Continue readingThe Apps for America Winners
I'm hustling here at the gov2 summit to show off all the great apps from Apps for America. And we just announced the winners last night. The winners, from public voting are:
All the apps were fantastic. Congratulations to everyone involved. Your apps are all the rage here at the summit. If you'd like to see all the entrants, check them out!
Continue readingThe Visualization Prize Goes To
With Apps for America 2 we wanted to give a special prize to the best visualization. Part of the reson why is because we think that building up the art community inside of Sunlight Labs is a priority and just as important to our mission as the development community. The other reason is because the only way to make big data accessible to people is often by presenting simple, easy to understand visualizations.
Continue readingThe Apps for America Finalists
And then there were three. After 47 great entries, we have three finalists in the Apps for America contest, and now it is time for us to figure out the winners. After taking a look at the winners, there's instructions on how to vote at the end of the post. The finalists are in random order:
Continue readingThis Week in Transparency – August 14, 2009
Here are some of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and allies over the past week:... View Article
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