Mar 16, 2020#OpenDataDay — Manchester Airport Hack Day, 7th March 2020By Sam Milsom with Sami Karamalla-Gaiballa, Phil Reed and Alice Kaerast. March 2020 marked the 10th Open Data Day, an annual celebration of open data, where groups from all over the globe run events to show the benefits of open data. …Open Data5 min readOpen Data5 min read
Jan 7, 2020A Year In Open Data Manchester CIC2019 was a year which has seen Open Data Manchester develop and establish itself with new programmes and partners. The continuation funding from Luminate and the ongoing sponsorship by the Co-op Foundation has enabled us to lay the foundations that will make us operationally and financially more stable. As a…Open Data4 min readOpen Data4 min read
Oct 28, 2019Indices of Deprivation 2019 — We dug the dataBy Jamie Whyte On 8th October, Open Data Manchester held an event at Federation House designed to give people the opportunity to explore the Indices of Deprivation, updated for 2019. The Indices of Deprivation is a tremendously important collection of datasets, used to support all sorts of decisions made across…Open Data6 min readOpen Data6 min read
Oct 1, 2019To Heidelberg and back again: State of the Map 2019by Sam Milsom OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world. Often described as the ‘cartographical Wikipedia’, it’s incredibly detailed and entirely crowdsourced. You can access it right now, and use it in a multitude of ways and for a variety of purposes. It’s all open source too. State…Maps5 min readMaps5 min read
Sep 13, 2019Member-onlyMapping Experience — Part 2How can we make our maps more inclusive? by Sam Milsom In Part 1, we looked at the Mapping Mobility Stockport project, which aimed to map the routes and strategies used by people with mobility impairments when travelling around Stockport town centre. We explored a methodology for crowdsourcing this information…Maps4 min readMaps4 min read
Sep 11, 2019Member-onlyMapping Experience — Part 1Mobility and accessibilty in Stockport town centre By Sam Milsom The municipal environment often includes barriers that exclude people with restricted mobility. These barriers may be the result of natural topography, historic planning, deterioration of the urban environment or planned and unplanned maintenance. …Open Data4 min readOpen Data4 min read
Aug 6, 2019Demystifying Data at Blue Dot Festival 2019When Open Data Manchester were asked if we would like to run a tent at this year’s Blue Dot Festival, held at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, how could we resist? Not only is Blue Dot a celebration of all things music and science, it takes place around the fabulous Lovell…Open Data7 min readOpen Data7 min read
Jun 19, 2019Bus Fair?We all need to use transport, whether it’s to get to work, to school, to the doctor, to meet friends and family, or the myriad other things that are vital for our everyday modern existence. Public transport promises the ability to travel quickly, conveniently and in a more environmentally-friendly way…Public Transit2 min readPublic Transit2 min read
Jun 3, 2019Data For Communitiesby Julian Tait, CEO Open Data Manchester CIC Over the last six months, we’ve been developing a series of workshops that introduce people to the open data that is about them and their communities. …Open Data3 min readOpen Data3 min read
May 30, 2019Open:Data:Night — Data Viz SpecialBy Sam Milsom Open:Data:Night is an open session for anyone with an idea, project or interest related to open data and data practice. We usually host an Open:Data:Night every few months, and they form part of our monthly meet up programme. …3D Printing4 min read3D Printing4 min read
