TODO International Conference on Open Data

Welle Donker, F. M. (Chair of programme committee)

Urban Data Science

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Description

Panel
Open Data Advances and Challenges in Geospatial Society

Period	1 Dec 2022
Event type	Conference
Location	Zagreb, CroatiaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Keywords

open data
geospatial society
geo-information
benefits and challenges
conference panel

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Panel description: Today we are confronted with a situation in which the human community, through the application of various modern technologies, collects much more geospatial data than it can process and use. However, a large part of this data is not open, either it is not available or there is a cost for its use, so we are in a paradoxical situation where we still do not have enough data for all users' needs. Open data therefore represents the next stage in the development of the geospatial/geoinformatics society, because the basic prerequisite for this development is precisely open access – the availability of data. Where does open data stand today, what are its benefits, and the challenges of opening it up are questions to which we seek answers. Considering this paradox, we organized a panel entitled "Open data – progress and challenges in the geospatial society" as part of the Twinning Open Data Operational – TODO project and the International Conference on Open Data. The introductory lecture, aimed at highlighting the aspects that should stimulate reflection, will be held by Prof. Dr. Joep Crompvoets from the Catholic University of Leuven under the title "Is Open Data a hype or mainstream?", followed by a panel discussion where representatives of the business, administration and academic community from Croatia and abroad will try to answer this question. Our interlocutors and panelists are Ivica Skender (GDi), Tomislav Ciceli (DGU), Prof. Frederika Welle Donker (TU Delft) and Prof. Almin Đapo (Faculty of Geodesy), as well as the moderator Prof. Željko Bačić.