Source: Government Computer News
On Data.gov, much of the data is in CSV or XML files, which are not meant to be read by humans. “Forcing people to download data in legacy formats is a bad approach for the ordinary citizen,” said Kevin Merritt, CEO and founder of Socrata. The company’s software allows for “ad hoc use of the data in a fairly casual, lightweight way.”
Continue Reading →Source: Computerworld
Socrata calls its service of reorganizing the data into easy-to-read, interactive charts and graphs “social data discovery.” “The data is valuable, but the social data is valuable as well,” said Merritt, a former Microsoft executive. “It’s one thing to put the data online, but it’s another thing to actually get some civic feedback loop.”
Continue Reading →Data.gov is barely three months old and it is just beginning to take shape. More than 100,000 thousand feeds have been made available to the public with the promise of tens of thousands more in the not too distant future. After all, there are more than 24,000 different federal websites that post data. Is Data.gov [...]
Continue Reading →Post Offices are starting to feel the effects of technology and modern communication. E-mails and online payment options are replacing good old snail mail. According to USPS, up to 1000 Post Office locations will be earmarked for closure in the near future. Check here to see if your Post Office is on the list of [...]
Continue Reading →It’s been all of over the news, and it might run out of funding any second, but Edmunds.com has been kind enough to compile a list of more than 1000 vehicles that qualify for the program. With the Social Data Player, you can sort, filter, and search the data; as well as easily grab the [...]
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