Open Data

  1. Open Data Licenses and Standards
    1. Understanding Data Licensing
      1. Permissive vs. Restrictive Licenses
        1. Characteristics of Permissive Licenses
          1. Characteristics of Restrictive Licenses
          2. Public Domain Dedication
            1. CC0 (Creative Commons Zero)
              1. Public Domain Mark
            2. Common Open Data Licenses
              1. Creative Commons Licenses
                1. CC BY (Attribution)
                  1. CC BY-SA (ShareAlike)
                    1. CC0 (No Rights Reserved)
                    2. Open Data Commons Licenses
                      1. Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
                        1. Open Database License (ODbL)
                          1. Attribution License (ODC-By)
                          2. Government Open Licenses
                            1. UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
                              1. US Government Works
                            2. Five-Star Open Data Scheme
                              1. One Star: Web-Available Data with Open License
                                1. Two Stars: Machine-Readable Structured Data
                                  1. Three Stars: Non-Proprietary Format
                                    1. Four Stars: URI-Based Linked Data
                                      1. Five Stars: Linked to Other Data for Context
                                        1. Practical Examples of Each Star Level
                                        2. Open Data Standards
                                          1. Importance of Standards for Interoperability
                                            1. Common Data Standards
                                              1. DCAT (Data Catalog Vocabulary)
                                                1. Schema.org
                                                  1. ISO Standards for Data

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                                              3. Sources and Types of Open Data