Simon Willison's Weblog: datagovhttp://simonwillison.net/2017-11-07T15:31:46+00:00Simon WillisonGOV.UK Registers2017-11-07T15:31:46+00:002017-11-07T15:31:46+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2017/Nov/7/govuk-registers/#atom-tag
<p><strong><a href="https://registers.cloudapps.digital/">GOV.UK Registers</a></strong></p>
Canonical sources of “lists of information” intended for use by GDS teams building software for the UK government, but available for anyone. 17 registers are “ready for use”, 45 are “in progress”. Covers things like the FCO’s country list, the official list of prison estates, and DEFRA’s list of public bodies in England that manage drainage systems.
<p><small></small>Via <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2017/11/input-type-country/">Terence Eden</a></small></p>
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Quoting Stephen Timms2009-11-17T18:10:38+00:002009-11-17T18:10:38+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Nov/17/stephen/#atom-tag
<blockquote cite="http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1385429"><p>About 80 per cent of public sector data mentions a place. Making Ordnance Survey data more freely available will encourage more effective exploitation of public data by businesses, individuals and community organisations.</p></blockquote>
<p class="cite">— <a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1385429">Stephen Timms</a>, Minister for Digital Britain</p>
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Re-mapping the future for Ordnance Survey - making public data public2009-11-17T18:09:29+00:002009-11-17T18:09:29+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Nov/17/remapping/#atom-tag
<p><strong><a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1385429">Re-mapping the future for Ordnance Survey - making public data public</a></strong></p>
“The Prime Minister and Communities Secretary John Denham will today announce that the public will have more access to Ordnance Survey maps from next year, as part of a Government drive to open up data to improve transparency.”
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