The Link Digital paper examines these shifts and the rise of data, not just as a driver of economic value but as something to be made open and shared in the context of improving government policy-making and services and supporting civil society and a more informed citizenry.
A lot of Link Digital’s work involves the development of data portals using two key pieces of open source software, the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) and Drupal.
Continue ReadingThe SPOT App is an internal online web application designed to act as an aggregation point for automated data alerts. This information comes from the police and emergency service personnel, and can concern reports of fire and accidents, notices of official road closures, and whatever else is ‘emergent’ in the emergency response space in the Australian Capital Territory.
ISO19115 Geospatial Metadata Mapping and Validation with CKAN
Adoption of the latest metadata standards for describing geographic information ensures a higher level of interoperability between data portals, providing more value to end users by strengthening the whole ecosystem of geospatial data providers.
University of Manitoba’s ongoing contribution to the environmental data management ecosystem
Link Digital congratulates the University of Manitoba, following the recent federal investment aimed at protecting Lake Winnipeg. This funding, which Environment and Climate Change Canada announced, emphasises the critical need for solutions to protect one of Canada’s most important freshwater ecosystems.
Link Digital has made some exciting announcements about its future direction, including establishing a beneficiary fund for digital public goods. Read More.





