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B-Open is about making it easier for the council and the citizens of Bristol to share information.
B-Open is a tool to promote transparency and increase public and neighbourhood engagement. You are welcome to use the resources from B-Open as you see fit.
Bristol is world famous for its creative industries, we can use that local genius to work with information and data to create applications, websites, mobile products or installations which will have a positive impact on the people of Bristol.
What is Open Data.
The concept of Open Data is gaining momentum in the UK, pioneered by advocates such as Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, and with vocal support from initiatives such as The Guardian’s Free Our Data campaign.
The idea of allowing public access to public data sets in order to generate innovation and insight through their re-use has also struck a chord within Government, with the creation of data.gov.uk as a central point for the release of data and the generation of a community of interest. More local initiatives, such as London Datastore, or localised data, for example Defra’s Noise Maps, are beginning to reinterpret data in ways which have impact and relevance for all citizens.
Bristol City Council has been a pioneer and strong advocate for the potential positive impacts of digital technology on the engagement between general public and Local Authority, and on the social, economic and cultural positives of a connected City.
News - Media Sandbox and B-Open
April 2011
This year Bristol City Council in partnership with the Watershed supported the Media Sandbox Competition. This competition has used data from Bristol City Council in new and creative ways, commissions included Blossom Bristol an android mobile-based game that allows users to plant virtual crops in any location in Bristol.
MyMobileBristol is an exciting collaboration between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council that intends to facilitate communities of developers, data providers, policy makers and user groups to promote the development and deployment of innovative technologies.
Other Data resources
Here are some other reference materials you might find useful.
Mashups
Use data from disparate sources to create your own mashups of data and create something new, unique to you and Bristol - be creative!
Inspirational examples
Spread the word
- Submit your own apps and visualisations to data.gov.uk
