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D3.js – Data Driven Documents

2015-07-10 / 0 comments

Great Java-Script Library with tons of visualizations. Check it out: http://d3js.org/ D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG, and CSS. D3’s emphasis on web standards gives you the full capabilities of modern browsers without tying yourself to a proprietary framework, combining…

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Data sources: economics of digitization

2015-07-09 / 0 comments

This site links to data sources for research in the economics of digitization. See the Table of Contents (on the right) for a list of topics covered, or scroll down the page. For more information, please contact Shane Greenstein and Imke Reimers. A general description of the field is available on wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_Digitization) [Source]

The Economics of Data: Quality, Value & Exchange in Web Observatories

2015-07-09 / 0 comments

The aim of this paper is to present a requirement for assessing the quality of data and the development of efficient methods of valuing and exchanging data among Web Observatories. Using economic and business theory a range of concepts are explored which include a brief review of existing business structures related to the exchange of…

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Costs and Benefits of Data Provision

2015-07-09 / 0 comments

Nice study by John Houghton (Report to the Australian National Data Service 2011) on Open Government Data. The report investigates the cost-benefit-ration of open data strategies of the Australian government. It focuses on three main elements: The costs and cost savings experienced by PSI producing agencies involved in the provision of free and open access…

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What is Data Economics?

2015-07-01 / 0 comments

Data economics investigates the economic principles of data and its institutionalisation thereof in the form of industries, regulations and socio-economic effects deriving from it. From a business model perspective data economics tries to […] align data exchange and revenue generation as part of the same positive feedback mechanism, aligning investment in the service with calculable…

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Global Trend Map

2015-06-26 / 0 comments

Nice! Thanks to Florian pointing me to this! – See more at: http://neomam.com/interactive/trendmap/#sthash.WLmCviTC.dpuf

ISO Working Group on Metadata Standards

2015-06-22 / 0 comments

ISO organized its activities concerning the definition of metadata stadards in the Joint Technical Committee 001, Subcommittee 32, Working Group 02 (ISO/IEC JTC 001/SC 32/WG 02). Their communications and documentations can be found at http://metadata-standards.org/

GeoNames Premium Web Services

2015-06-22 / 0 comments

Geonames provides a number of premium services with various service levels for commercial users of their data. A nice example of how they make money out of open (government) data.

STW Thesaurus for Economics

2015-06-22 / 0 comments

The STW Thesaurus for Economics might be helpful while searching ZBW’s economics portal EconBiz and the ECONIS catalogue on economic issues (simply via or icon). The thesaurus provides vocabulary on any economic subject: more than 6,000 standardized subject headings and about 19,000 entry terms to support individual keywords. You can also find technical terms used…

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Eurostat Glossaries

2015-06-20 / 0 comments

The Statistics Explained Glossary covers all statistical and general terms in Statistics Explained in need of a definition or explanation. Because it is quite large, it may be easier to consult instead one of the focused thematic glossaries from the clickable overview below; they are organised according to statistical themes, preceded by a list of…

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