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Open data in Europe Most national governments in Europe have developed an open data agenda and have established open data portals supported by solid open data policies and strategies. In 2019, an overall maturity of 74% was achieved by the EU28 in terms of policy maturity (visible on the ODM dashboard), indicating that Member States have developed a strong foundation in terms of their open data...

The European Data Portal (EDP) team wishes you all a Happy New Year! We are looking forward to continuing collaborating and discussing open data related topics and trends with you in the new year. In 2020, the EDP will continue to share events, highlights and news on our website, organise webinars and publish research findings around open data. EDP Highlights in early 2020 are: Publication of our...

On 2 December 2019, the European Data Portal published its Open Data Maturity Report 2019. The report is the fifth annual study and serves as a benchmark to gain insights into the development achieved in the field of open data in Europe. It assesses the level of maturity against four dimensions: policy, portal, impact, and quality. The study clusters countries into four different groups: trend...

Join us in celebrating four years of open data on the European Data Portal (EDP)! Thank you to the open data enthusiasts, publishers, re-users, and to all our readers and subscribers for following our news, events, articles, and reports. We invite you to continue sharing your valuable experiences, insights, and opinions with us. Four years ago, the EDP beta version was launched and started with...

Now that the spring is showing itself again with rising temperatures and less rain, it is time to go outside and enjoy all spring has to offer. Children can enjoy a fresh breeze of air while going down the slide. Have you ever wondered which city in Europe is most child friendly in terms of number of playgrounds. Based on Open Data on playgrounds in various cities, you can now look this up...

Digital Transformation is the increasing adoption of digital tools and technologies by any organisation to fundamentally enhance both its internal and external processes and functions. It consists of three key areas every organisation needs to focus on: customer experience, operational process and business model. In order to study the relation between Open Data and Digital Transformation, more...

The European Data Portal harvests data portals from 32 European countries. This leads to a total of over 400,000 datasets spread over a number of catalogues. Examples of portals that are harvested are: national data portals, national geo data portals, regional portals and local portals. Have you ever wondered which country actually had the most Open Data made available on the European Data Portal...

Summer is approaching, which means that temperatures are rising and people are going out to enjoy the sun. Unfortunately, there are periods of rain during the summer as well. Also during the winter time there can be a lot of rain. But what are exactly the differences? Do all regions across Germany witness the same weather conditions? Germany has Open Data on the amount of rainfall over the whole...

Our world offers outstanding scenery which is worthwhile paying a visit. Unfortunately there is too much to see everything and for some locations it is almost impossible to visit them. Using Open Data, there is now a solution to see this scenery, in the form of satellite images. This offers a magical view of the beautiful places the earth has to offer. There are many impressive locations showcased...

Minerals take many different colours and shapes depending on the environment. Similar to vitamins, minerals are essential for processes in the human body. There are two different kinds of minerals; micro-minerals (for example copper, iron and selenium) and macro minerals (for example calcium, magnesium and Sodium). Micro-minerals are only needed in limited amounts, which are easily found by having...