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 policy framework. The increased amount of national data portals is reflected in the evolution of datasets available on the European Data Portal (EDP). For example, in May 2016 the EDP only had over 400

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 research results around High-Value Datasets in the form of an Analytical Report in January 2020. Release of the updated user interface on the European Data Portal website in late February 2020

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-setters, fast-trackers, followers, and beginners, from the most mature to the least. Recommendations tailored to the level of maturity and characteristics of each of these groups are also provided

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 240,000 datasets and the accompanying metadata translated into 3 languages. By the EDP's first anniversary, the portal expanded to contain 600,000 datasets that were searchable with keywords in 18

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 yourself. Below you can see the spread of playgrounds in Belfast and Copenhagen. Take a look at the Data set used Take a look at the Data set used Discover more data

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 than 600 use cases from the private sector were gathered, from all over the world. Why is it important for companies to digitally transform their business? Research has shown that companies that have

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? Our winner is Czech Republic. Indeed, Czech Republic contributes the most data sets to the portal. They contribute to over one third of the data sets. This is mainly due to the very detailed level of

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 country, both for the winter and the summer periods. During the summer, the amount of rainfall is higher in most regions, than during the winter. In general, we see a larger amount of percipitation in

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, for example The Mount Everest (Nepal), The Nile River in infrared colour (Egypt) and Mount Fuji (Japan). Mount Versuvius, Italy Mount Everest, Nepal In general you can search for a location and see

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 a varied diet. Micro minerals on the other hand are needed in large amounts and therefore require for more attention than a varied diet. Minerals are made by nature under specific circumstances