Why is open data publishing (still) broken?
summary
Claim: open geospatial data fails because distribution is a tangled supply chain, not simple publisher→user flow. The platform rebuilds data management (drafts, smart uploads, XML metadata), adds forking like GitHub so downstream nodes pull updates, and exposes 15,000 public layers for immediate use. A new alpha promises geospatial version control and collaboration, and a low barrier free tier (300MB vector / 1GB raster free tier) aims to get small datasets published and kept current.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction to open data issues
- 1:05Company background and mission
- 2:37Binary view of open data publishing
- 4:48Complexity of geospatial data distribution
- 7:17Real-world examples of data networks
- 9:26Government data flow in Australia
- 10:52Directly connected data network model
- 12:36Geospatial data as supply chain
- 14:01Streamlining data movement across ecosystem
- 14:25Rebuilt data management application
- 15:28Introduction of data forking feature
- 16:53Forking process and future enhancements
- 17:38Free tier for small open data sets
- 18:00Radical solution for data collaboration
- 19:04Call for community feedback
