Local Governments and Open Data
I wrote this on Facebook the other day, and my friend Sarah asked me to write it as a blog post so she could share it with others. I do agree that it’s something others need to read: local governments aren’t going to move toward shared/open data models until a) they’ve received funding to do so, or b) they’re convinced it’s mutually beneficial. The latter is likelier than the former. Let’s start some conversations.
From the Lane County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2012 Update [PDF]:
This is a common argument. Too common. Hard work up front saves time in repetition and data creation later. Robust and open data is the only path to the future. The only one.