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> Does your government have much of an open source culture? I'd say no, but it's a bit surprising, because it does have a pretty decent open data culture. The
by gspr 6y ago
> Does your government have much of an open source culture?
I'd say no, but it's a bit surprising, because it does have a pretty decent open data culture. The weather [1] and mapping [2] data services are world-class, for example.
[1] https://hjelp.yr.no/hc/en-us/articles/360009342833-XML-weather-forecasts https://hjelp.yr.no/hc/en-us/articles/360009342833-XML-weath...
[2] https://kartverket.no/en/data/Open-and-Free-geospatial-data-from-Norway/ https://kartverket.no/en/data/Open-and-Free-geospatial-data-...
- birktj 6y agoEven though it is getting better, I would argue Norway still has a pretty bad open data culture. As far as I know Kartverket has only released the N50 with the more detailed N5 data still not being available to the public. The biggest pain points for me is the fact that marine depth data of a certain resolution is classified information [1] and they still wont release nautical maps for free. I am hoping the open trend will continue because the Norwegian government sits on some really high quality data that could see a lot of interesting uses. [1] https://www.kartverket.no/en/data/bathymetric-data-and-DTM-of-the-Seabed/ https://www.kartverket.no/en/data/bathymetric-data-and-DTM-o...