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Was Data.gov really that expensive to maintain? What is this cut really saving? $20 / month?
by DrHankPym 16y ago
Was Data.gov really that expensive to maintain? What is this cut really saving? $20 / month?
- Ainab 16y agoIf you only consider hosting, but gathering data and formating takes more than $20.
- ilikepi 16y ago"over the last few years data.gov has cost $8.3 million; the cloud computing initiative has cost $1.4 million; and USASpending.gov has cost $13.3 million" http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/03/23/transparency-technopocalypse-proposed-congressional-budgets-slash-funding-for-data-transparency/ http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2011/03/23/transparency-t... So yeah, a bit more than $20/mo, but relative to the budget as a whole....
- Estragon 16y agoSo, a few hours in Iraq/Afghanistan, then...
- maxogden 16y agowhen released, data.gov was the largest RDF triple store in the world #funfact
- baconner 16y agoI don't think that's true.. when released I don't recall any rdf data being available on data.gov. the rdf initiative came way later, no? On release it was just a list of external data sources with links and metadata.