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A recent addition to the data.europa.eu portal is the Open Maps for Europe metadata catalogue, providing open maps of more than 40 European countries. The online service enables users to discover, visualise, license and download datasets created using official maps, geospatial and land information from official national sources. The Open Maps for Europe project is coordinated by EuroGeographics , a non-profit membership association working together with National Mappings, Cadastres and Land Registry Authorities (NMCAs) in Europe to gather official and detailed geospatial data. The

Data and technology can play a critical role in fostering peace and preventing future conflicts. To better understand this, the Data & Policy Journal of Cambridge University has established a peer-reviewed, open-access journal on the ways in which new data sources and technology enhance peace. The journal is now inviting contributions for a special collection of papers on ‘ Data for Peace: how novel data sources and technology can enhance peace? ’. The aim of this collection is to investigate how new data sources and technology can support the enhancement of peace by examining local and global

On Tuesday 18 April 2023 from 14.00 to 16.00 CET, the data.europa academy will host a webinar on the quality dimension of the Open Data Maturity (ODM) report 2022 . This is the second webinar in a series of webinars on the ODM 2022. During the first webinar , which took place on 10 February 2023 , we introduced the Open Data Maturity assessment, provided insights into the level of maturity of participating countries in Europe, and presented the main trends highlighted in the 2022 report. As explained during the first webinar, the ODM is based on four dimensions: policy, portal, impact and

The European Environmental Agency Geospatial Data catalogue (EEA SDI) is a service that facilitates the discovery of geospatial datasets produced, acquired, and published by the European Environmental Agency (EEA). This Agency aims to provide knowledge and data on the state of Europe’s environmental, climate change and sustainability issues, to support policy development and efficient reporting infrastructures for data flows. The datasets available on EEA SDI include spatial datasets, series of data, tabular datasets, catalogues, and other services. This content is implemented in the open

Today is World Health Day ! This day is organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Open data benefits the healthcare sector in many ways, for example, through more precise and faster decision making, aid early disease detection, improve patient documentation and data sharing and support research on cures and medicines. Over the years, open data has been used in a wide range of healthcare initiatives, such as the publicly accessible global individual patient data (IPD) platform for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. This

Your Open DAta (YODA), a service supported by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union, provides access to public services datasets associated with urban space, services or public buildings, such as weather or air quality. The datasets are collected from data.europa.eu and additional sources integrated in the Action, UPM Smart Campus CEI Moncloa , Málaga Smart City , Smart Santander and AEMET (Spanish Meteorological Agency). The service allows for the creation of a personalised dashboard which provides insights into useful day-to-day information, including real time data on

On Friday 17 March, the data.europa academy hosted a webinar on ‘ Stories of use cases: Open Data for the European Green Deal ’. It was the first in a series of webinars on open data use cases that align and support the achievement of the European Commission political priorities . During the session, participants were inspired by three open data-driven initiatives that currently enable the green transition and respond to environmental challenges in Europe. The webinar started with an introduction to the objectives and importance of the European Green Deal and the green transition. Thereafter

As more data becomes available, the world is accessible with a tap of our fingertips. With this increase in information, people can satisfy their curiosity, for example, by looking up their own homes or the area they live in. Through satellite imaging, they can discover not only their current homes but also how they have changed throughout the years. In the current era of technology, a lot of pictures are taken and published on various social media platforms to connect people. These types of images can also be used to develop or support services, such as the ‘ Archives of the planet ’, a

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data has recently published a ‘ cookbook ’ describing the key ingredients for effective multiparty data sharing in the development sector. Multiparty data sharing involves two or more organisations that collaborate to collect, share, and/or analyse data to address societal challenges. Despite the initiatives to better leverage data sharing, only a few spaces provide knowledge and common insight on how to effectively share data. The cookbook attempts to address this gap. The cookbook is based on insights from the analysis of data sharing

The goal of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is to become a world-leading marine science organisation that meets societal needs for impartial evidence on the state and sustainable use of sea and oceans. They aim to advance and share scientific understanding of marine ecosystems and the services marine organisations provide. One of the tools they offer to achieve this goal is the metadata catalogue to easily share geographically referenced information on the exploration of the sea. The ICES metadata catalogue is comprised of datasets organised around specific