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Through championing smart data, we are facilitating the data economy to drive growth and innovation, and to enable services that ensure businesses and consumers get more for their money.
Find data published by central government, local authorities and public bodies to help you build products and services.
Explains what local authorities should do before publishing their data.
Information about how local authorities use open data to stimulate growth and innovation, save costs and develop more sustainable transport.
Data First is a pioneering data-linking, research and academic engagement programme led by the Ministry of Justice and funded by ADR UK.
Provides an introduction to data sharing, explaining why local authorities should share transport data and what open data means.
All essential shared data assets (ESDA) must be assessed for data quality issues, made findable and be available through APIs.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Explains how to make sure people can find your data and how to maintain it.
Key information on Aerial Photography Great Britain (APGB), Postcode Address File (PAF) and Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA).
All public facing services must provide quarterly service performance data to data.gov.uk
The schemas and standards for data exchange between our transport passenger information systems and commercial organisations.
The Data Standards Authority has published standards and guidance on how to improve data sharing across government.
The Data Maturity Assessment for Government helps public sector organisations to measure, improve and maintain the health and strength of their data ecosystems.
Explains the standard and practices you should use when publishing your data.
Additional information about open data and where you can find extra guidance and support.
The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) provides bus timetable, vehicle location and fares data for every local bus service in England.
Sets out the role and approach of the DSA to improve the adoption of common data standards across government over the next 3 years.
Four winners of the Smart Data Discovery Challenge named
Use data more effectively by improving your technology, infrastructure and processes.
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