What is Open Data?
Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike.
Important features of Open Data include:
Availability and Access: the data must be available as a whole and at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably by downloading over the internet. The data must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form.
Re-use and Redistribution: the data must be provided under terms that permit re-use and redistribution including the intermixing with other datasets.
Universal Participation: everyone must be able to use, re-use and redistribute - there should be no discrimination against fields of endeavour or against persons or groups.
Here at the FUTA Space Club, we recognise the need for researchers, academias and decision makers in Nigeria, to have easy access to data, to ensure rapid development within the society by taking more informed decisions
Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the seventh time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society.
This year's event would be hosted in Nigeria by the prestigious Space Club of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo state at the Center for Space Research and Applications, FUTA on Saturday, 4th March, 2017.
Register now at http://www.spaceclubfuta.com.ng
Free access to all data is possible, Let's make it happen!