Project: ROD 2.0

Rotterdam Open Data 2.0
Logo ROD 2.0
  • Duration: 10/2011 – 10/2012
  • Funding: Rotterdam Media Commission

About the project

Rotterdam Open Data (ROD) is a local initiative that aims to make governmental and municipal data publicly available and accessible to everyone. The initiators of ROD believe that individuals and (creative) enterprises can benefit greatly from public data on topics such as health, infrastructure, mobility, safety.

The main tool of ROD is the Rotterdam Open Data Store, a ‘content hub’ where data is collected and made available. Students, researchers and businesses are encouraged to use open data to develop innovative applications and services.

 

ROD 2.0 was the next step in this mission to disclose useful (non-private) information. The project aims to make the Data Store more interactive and complete by including user-generated content. At the time, the Data Store was only fed by governmental sources. An interactive two-way flow of information would greatly enhance the value of the data.

A second point of attention within the project was improving cooperation between municipality, business, research and education. ROD not only makes municipal data available to the latter three groups, but also encouraged parties to learn from each other.

Partners

  • Rotterdam Community Solutions

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