For what it's worth, I actually love this idea. It's something I've kicked around in my head for years. I really don't have time to work on one but I would be happy to toss ideas around on a list, if someone else were to start a project...
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Kael Shipman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. Reading back over what I wrote, I > see that I didn't actually convey very well what I was looking for, but > Jim Fuchterman's reply (pasted below) looks to be just about right on. > > To be more specific, I'm really looking for more of a distributed > read/write data backend, which could either be a server that then makes > data saved to it available to the public, or, as Jim has suggested, a > protocol for storing data in the chain. What I want is essentially a > giant data dumping ground that free for all to use. This is, of course, > basically what Google is, and it's also what makes Google so powerful -- > precisely why I'm interested in seeing a public-domain version of it. I > can think of a few different ways to implement this (which I list here > just to further illustrate the point): > > * A standard read-only API that private servers can implement for > inclusion in an aggregated and coordinated public data catalog (for > example, if I implement a standard api at data.kaelshipman.me and inform > publicdata.org (hypothetical catalog site) about it) > * Storage in block chains, as Jim has suggested > * A giant central server or server network that accepts private user > accounts in which which data can be stored and optionally released to > the public (I think maybe AWS can be used for something like this) > > It just needs to be something where I can deposit any particular data -- > via an app, a web form, a manual entry panel, whatever -- and be sure > that the public can access it and do whatever they want with it (like > wikipedia, but for data). > > Anyway, Jim, I'm going to pm you about the blockchain stuff. Thanks > everyone! > > Kael > > >From Jim Fuchterman: > > > Brian Behlendorf (new head of the Hyperledger project) and I have been > kicking around social good applications of blockchain technology, and one > of the leading applications have been open chains of data that might have > governmental reasons for suppression. Of course, that might extend to > something like pricing data, which grocery stores might try to suppress. > The challenge here is pulling together enough nodes to be robust in the > face of pressure and community evolution. Could be pretty cool, though! > > > > Jim > > > On 06/14/2016 12:48 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Kael, > > > > https://www.data.gov/ is the USA's equivalent. It doesn't have a > unified > > API the way the EU data portal does though. Instead it provides metadata > > (via web search or API) about government data sets - in many cases > > including APIs, though sometimes direct links to JSON or XML data sets. > > > > The plus side is there are a LOT of data sets indexed. > > > > Regards, > > Donald > > > >> Hi Kael, > >> > >> Did you know about the European Union open data portal at > >> https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data? Check the developer tab on the > menu, > >> they provide an API. Not sure on the grocery data, if they have datasets > >> like that on their portal. > >> > >> Regards Robin > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Kael Shipman <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> Does anyone know about any open data projects out there? What I'm > >>> looking for is something like a gigantic data back-end that apps can > >>> plug into via an API, and whose data the world has free access to. One > >>> really trivial use-case would be pricing data at grocery stores > >>> (something I've been passively collecting for years via GnuCash, and > >>> something that would be really fascinating to see nation- or > >>> world-wide), but a more applicable example would be something like > >>> census data (which is usually publicly viewable, but not usually part > of > >>> a comprehensive data ecosystem). > >>> > >>> I'm wondering this because I'm going to be issuing some questionnaires > >>> in an attempt to determine the current state of development of > >>> collaboration among nonprofits (part of my "Open Source Social Sector" > >>> project, if anyone wants to help me!) and I'd love to be able to share > >>> my data, or -- perhaps better yet -- combine my data set with one that > >>> already exists. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Kael > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, > >>> moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and > >>> otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open > >>> source way. > >>> > >>> Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: > >>> http://opensource.com/email-newsletter > >>> > >>> Send a message: [email protected] > >>> Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list > >>> Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Robin Muilwijk > >> > >> Advisor Internet and e-Government > >> Community Ambassador Opensource.com > >> Community Manager eZ Systems > >> > >> Discover an open source world | http://opensource.com > >> > >> LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robinmuilwijk/ > >> Twitter : @i_robin > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, > >> moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and > >> otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open > >> source way. > >> > >> Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: > http://opensource.com/email-newsletter > >> > >> Send a message: [email protected] > >> Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list > >> Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, > moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and > otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open > source way. > > Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter > > Send a message: [email protected] > Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list > Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list >
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