2021
González-Mora, César; Garrigós, Irene; Mazón, Jose-Norberto; Casteleyn, Sven; Firmenich, Sergio
Open Data Accessibility Based on Voice Commands Proceedings Article
In: Web Engineering. ICWE 2021, Springer, Cham, 2021, ISBN: 978-3-030-74296-6.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: open data, web accessibility
@inproceedings{Gonzalez-Mora2021a,
title = {Open Data Accessibility Based on Voice Commands},
author = {César González-Mora and Irene Garrigós and Jose-Norberto Mazón and Sven Casteleyn and Sergio Firmenich},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74296-6_34},
isbn = {978-3-030-74296-6},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-05-31},
booktitle = {Web Engineering. ICWE 2021},
volume = {12706},
publisher = {Springer, Cham},
series = { Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
abstract = {Nowadays, the accessibility of open data on the Web is problematic, in particular for those data enthusiasts (non-technical users really interested in data) with visual disabilities. They generally experience accessibility barriers when browsing open data portals. Therefore, in order to improve accessibility and facilitate visually impaired users to obtain open data, we propose a Web Augmentation Framework for Accessibility for Open Data (WAFRA4OD). The proposed approach uses Web augmentation techniques and voice interaction to help users in finding relevant open data by offering them various useful comments, including a full fledged voice interaction interface. Thereby, WAFRA4OD enables visually impaired data enthusiasts to explore and interact with open data portals using voice commands, and thus improves the accessibility of open data. To show the feasibility of WAFRA4OD we demonstrate its use in a case study using the European Data Portal.},
keywords = {open data, web accessibility},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
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Nowadays, the accessibility of open data on the Web is problematic, in particular for those data enthusiasts (non-technical users really interested in data) with visual disabilities. They generally experience accessibility barriers when browsing open data portals. Therefore, in order to improve accessibility and facilitate visually impaired users to obtain open data, we propose a Web Augmentation Framework for Accessibility for Open Data (WAFRA4OD). The proposed approach uses Web augmentation techniques and voice interaction to help users in finding relevant open data by offering them various useful comments, including a full fledged voice interaction interface. Thereby, WAFRA4OD enables visually impaired data enthusiasts to explore and interact with open data portals using voice commands, and thus improves the accessibility of open data. To show the feasibility of WAFRA4OD we demonstrate its use in a case study using the European Data Portal.
2020
Degbelo, Auriol; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Bhattacharya, Devanjan; Wissing, Jonas
Tell Me How My Open Data is Re-used: increasing transparency through the Open City Toolkit Book Chapter
In: H. Han S. Hawken, C. Pettit (Ed.): Open Cities, Open Data: Collaborative Cities in the Information Era , pp. 311-330, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, ISBN: 978-981-13-6604-8..
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: GEO-C, open cities, open data, RyC-Granell
@inbook{Degbelo2020,
title = {Tell Me How My Open Data is Re-used: increasing transparency through the Open City Toolkit},
author = {Auriol Degbelo and Carlos Granell-Canut and Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Devanjan Bhattacharya and Jonas Wissing},
editor = {S. Hawken, H. Han, C. Pettit},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6605-5_14},
isbn = {978-981-13-6604-8.},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-15},
booktitle = {Open Cities, Open Data: Collaborative Cities in the Information Era },
pages = {311-330},
publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan},
abstract = {The Open Data movement has been gaining momentum in recent years, with increasingly many public institutions making their data freely accessible. Despite much data being already open (and more to come), finding information about the actual usage of these open datasets is still a challenge. This chapter introduces two tools of the Open City Toolkit (OCT) that tackle this issue: a tool to increase transparency and interactive guidelines. Interviews with city council employees confirmed the utility of the transparency tool. Both tools can be used by city councils (for planning purposes) and by users interested to know more about the value of current open datasets (for information purposes).},
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The Open Data movement has been gaining momentum in recent years, with increasingly many public institutions making their data freely accessible. Despite much data being already open (and more to come), finding information about the actual usage of these open datasets is still a challenge. This chapter introduces two tools of the Open City Toolkit (OCT) that tackle this issue: a tool to increase transparency and interactive guidelines. Interviews with city council employees confirmed the utility of the transparency tool. Both tools can be used by city councils (for planning purposes) and by users interested to know more about the value of current open datasets (for information purposes).
2019
Teka, Brhane Bahrishum
A systematic comparison of spatial search strategies for open government datasets Masters Thesis
Universidade Nova De Lisboa, Lisboa, 2019.
BibTeX | Tags: Mastergeotech, open data
@mastersthesis{Teka2019,
title = {A systematic comparison of spatial search strategies for open government datasets},
author = {Brhane Bahrishum Teka},
editor = {Auriol Degbelo and Roberto André Pereira Henriques and Sven Casteleyn (supervisors)},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-02-05},
address = {Lisboa},
school = {Universidade Nova De Lisboa},
keywords = {Mastergeotech, open data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {mastersthesis}
}
2018
Páez, Manuel Fernando Benítez
A user-centric framework to improve the reusability of open geodata in cities PhD Thesis
Universitat Jaume I. Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos, 2018.
BibTeX | Tags: GEO-C, geospatial data, open data
@phdthesis{Páez2018b,
title = {A user-centric framework to improve the reusability of open geodata in cities },
author = {Manuel Fernando Benítez Páez},
editor = {Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro and Roberto André Pereira Henriques and Christian Kray (supervisors)},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-11-22},
address = {Castellón},
school = {Universitat Jaume I. Departamento de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos},
keywords = {GEO-C, geospatial data, open data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {phdthesis}
}
Benítez-Páez, Fernando; Comber, Alexis; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
Creating a conceptual framework to improve the re-usability of open geographic data in cities Journal Article Forthcoming
In: Transactions in GIS, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 806-822, Forthcoming.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: GEO-C, Geographic data, open data, reuse
@article{Benitez-Paez2018,
title = {Creating a conceptual framework to improve the re-usability of open geographic data in cities},
author = {Fernando Benítez-Páez and Alexis Comber and Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro },
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12449},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Transactions in GIS},
volume = {22},
number = {3},
pages = {806-822},
address = {New Jersey, United States},
abstract = {Open data has a profound effect on the working environment within which information is created and shared at all levels. At the local government level, open data initiatives have resulted in higher transparency in policy, a greater engagement between decision‐makers and citizens, and have changed the culture about how data analysis and evidence are used to support local governance. This article, based on data collected through an on‐line survey, participatory workshops with data user communities in four cities (in Colombia and Spain), and interviews with Valencia good‐government office, identifies four elements for a conceptual framework to improve the re‐usability of open geographic data in cities. The essential elements defined in this research are the definition of data user communities and their needs, the creation of the community of reuse, user‐focused metadata, and reuse‐focused legal terms. The definition of these indicators provides a framework for authorities to re‐shape their current open data strategy to include data user requirements. At the end of this article, a roadmap for future research and implementation is presented, considering some reflections on the conceptual framework.},
keywords = {GEO-C, Geographic data, open data, reuse},
pubstate = {forthcoming},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Open data has a profound effect on the working environment within which information is created and shared at all levels. At the local government level, open data initiatives have resulted in higher transparency in policy, a greater engagement between decision‐makers and citizens, and have changed the culture about how data analysis and evidence are used to support local governance. This article, based on data collected through an on‐line survey, participatory workshops with data user communities in four cities (in Colombia and Spain), and interviews with Valencia good‐government office, identifies four elements for a conceptual framework to improve the re‐usability of open geographic data in cities. The essential elements defined in this research are the definition of data user communities and their needs, the creation of the community of reuse, user‐focused metadata, and reuse‐focused legal terms. The definition of these indicators provides a framework for authorities to re‐shape their current open data strategy to include data user requirements. At the end of this article, a roadmap for future research and implementation is presented, considering some reflections on the conceptual framework.
Pajarito-Grajales, Diego Fabián; Maas, Suzanne; Attard, Maria; Gould, Michael
Mapping cyclists’ routes: involving citizens in collecting open cycling data Proceedings Article
In: Mansourian, A., Pilesjö, P., Harrie, L., & von Lammeren, R. (Eds.), 2018. Geospatial Technologies for All : short papers, posters and poster abstracts of the 21th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science. Lund University 12-15 June 2018, Lund, Sweden. , AGILE, Lund, Sweden, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-319-78208-9.
BibTeX | Tags: GEO-C, open data, Social mapping
@inproceedings{pajarito2018agile,
title = {Mapping cyclists’ routes: involving citizens in collecting open cycling data},
author = {Diego Fabián Pajarito-Grajales and Suzanne Maas and Maria Attard and Michael Gould},
isbn = {978-3-319-78208-9},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
booktitle = {Mansourian, A., Pilesjö, P., Harrie, L., & von Lammeren, R. (Eds.), 2018. Geospatial Technologies for All : short papers, posters and poster abstracts of the 21th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science. Lund University 12-15 June 2018, Lund, Sweden. },
publisher = {AGILE},
address = {Lund, Sweden},
keywords = {GEO-C, open data, Social mapping},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
2016
Degbelo, Auriol; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Kray, Christian; Bhattacharya, Devanjan; Schiestel, Nicholas; Wissing, Jonas; Granell-Canut, Carlos
Designing Semantic Application Programming Interfaces for Open Government Data Journal Article
In: eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government , vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 21-58, 2016, ISBN: 2075-9517.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: open data, semantic API, user requirements
@article{21-58,2016,
title = {Designing Semantic Application Programming Interfaces for Open Government Data},
author = {Auriol Degbelo and Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Christian Kray and Devanjan Bhattacharya and Nicholas Schiestel and Jonas Wissing and Carlos Granell-Canut},
url = {http://www.jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/420},
isbn = {2075-9517},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-12-01},
journal = {eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government },
volume = {8},
number = {2},
pages = {21-58},
abstract = { Many countries currently maintain a national data catalog, which provides access to the
available datasets – sometimes via an Application Programming Interface (API). These APIs play a
crucial role in realizing the benefits of open data as they are the means by which data is
discovered and accessed by applications that make use of it. This article proposes semantic APIs
as a way of improving access to open data. A semantic API helps to retrieve datasets according to
their type (e.g., sensor, climate, finance), and facilitates reasoning about and learning from
data. The article examines categories of open datasets from 40 European open data catalogs to
gather some insights into types of datasets which should be considered while building semantic
APIs for open government data. The results show that the probability of inter-country agreement
between open data catalogs is less than 30 percent, and that few categories stand out as
candidates for a transnational semantic API. They stress the need for coordination - at the local,
regional, and national level - between data providers of Germany, France, Spain, and the United
Kingdom.},
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pubstate = {published},
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Many countries currently maintain a national data catalog, which provides access to the
available datasets – sometimes via an Application Programming Interface (API). These APIs play a
crucial role in realizing the benefits of open data as they are the means by which data is
discovered and accessed by applications that make use of it. This article proposes semantic APIs
as a way of improving access to open data. A semantic API helps to retrieve datasets according to
their type (e.g., sensor, climate, finance), and facilitates reasoning about and learning from
data. The article examines categories of open datasets from 40 European open data catalogs to
gather some insights into types of datasets which should be considered while building semantic
APIs for open government data. The results show that the probability of inter-country agreement
between open data catalogs is less than 30 percent, and that few categories stand out as
candidates for a transnational semantic API. They stress the need for coordination - at the local,
regional, and national level - between data providers of Germany, France, Spain, and the United
Kingdom.
available datasets – sometimes via an Application Programming Interface (API). These APIs play a
crucial role in realizing the benefits of open data as they are the means by which data is
discovered and accessed by applications that make use of it. This article proposes semantic APIs
as a way of improving access to open data. A semantic API helps to retrieve datasets according to
their type (e.g., sensor, climate, finance), and facilitates reasoning about and learning from
data. The article examines categories of open datasets from 40 European open data catalogs to
gather some insights into types of datasets which should be considered while building semantic
APIs for open government data. The results show that the probability of inter-country agreement
between open data catalogs is less than 30 percent, and that few categories stand out as
candidates for a transnational semantic API. They stress the need for coordination - at the local,
regional, and national level - between data providers of Germany, France, Spain, and the United
Kingdom.
Gil-Escura, Alberto
Open Data, a new approach with GIS components Masters Thesis
Universitat Jaume I, 2016.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mastergeotech, open data
@mastersthesis{GilEscura2016,
title = {Open Data, a new approach with GIS components},
author = { Alberto Gil-Escura},
editor = {Sven Casteleyn (supervisor) and Marco Painho (co-supervisor) and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro (co-supervisor)},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10234/161171},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-03-07},
school = {Universitat Jaume I},
abstract = {In this work, we wanted to develop a proposal to improve the Open Data Infrastructure in Universitat Jaume I. To do this, we have studied the definition of Open Data and its principles. In addition, thanks to the rise of GIS technologies, we have studied how to add some GIS components to our proposal. These components are to manage spatial data, to visualize spatial data and to process spatial analysis. We have also made a comparison between different Open Data Infrastructures to get a general idea of how is running today. From a practical perspective, it can give a requirements for an implementation of an Open Data Infrastructure for Universitat Jaume I. Finally, we made a two cases study and we have done a test that has given us some ideas as future work.},
keywords = {Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mastergeotech, open data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {mastersthesis}
}
In this work, we wanted to develop a proposal to improve the Open Data Infrastructure in Universitat Jaume I. To do this, we have studied the definition of Open Data and its principles. In addition, thanks to the rise of GIS technologies, we have studied how to add some GIS components to our proposal. These components are to manage spatial data, to visualize spatial data and to process spatial analysis. We have also made a comparison between different Open Data Infrastructures to get a general idea of how is running today. From a practical perspective, it can give a requirements for an implementation of an Open Data Infrastructure for Universitat Jaume I. Finally, we made a two cases study and we have done a test that has given us some ideas as future work.
Degbelo, Auriol; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Trilles-Oliver, Sergio; Bhattacharya, Devanjan; Casteleyn, Sven; Kray, Christian
Opening up Smart Cities: Citizen-Centric Challenges and Opportunities from GIScience Journal Article
In: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 16, 2016, ISSN: 2220-9964, (IF: 0.371 - 49/49 (Q4) Geography, physical 0.371 - 29/29 (Q4) Remote Sensing ).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: citizen participation, GEO-C, GIScience, open data, RyC-Casteleyn, RyC-Granell, Smart Cities
@article{Degbelo2016,
title = {Opening up Smart Cities: Citizen-Centric Challenges and Opportunities from GIScience},
author = {Auriol Degbelo and Carlos Granell-Canut and Sergio Trilles-Oliver and Devanjan Bhattacharya and Sven Casteleyn and Christian Kray},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10234/159507},
doi = {10.3390/ijgi5020016},
issn = {2220-9964},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information},
volume = {5},
number = {2},
pages = {16},
abstract = {The holy grail of smart cities is an integrated, sustainable approach to improve the efficiency of the city's operations and the quality of life of citizens. At the heart of this vision is the citizen, who is the primary beneficiary of smart city initiatives, either directly or indirectly. Despite the recent surge of research and smart cities initiatives in practice, there are still a number of challenges to overcome in realizing this vision. This position paper points out six citizen-related challenges: the engagement of citizens, the improvement of citizens' data literacy, the pairing of quantitative and qualitative data, the need for open standards, the development of personal services, and the development of persuasive interfaces. The article furthermore advocates the use of methods and techniques from GIScience to tackle these challenges, and presents the concept of an Open City Toolkit as a way of transferring insights and solutions from GIScience to smart cities.},
note = {IF: 0.371 - 49/49 (Q4) Geography, physical
0.371 - 29/29 (Q4) Remote Sensing
},
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pubstate = {published},
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The holy grail of smart cities is an integrated, sustainable approach to improve the efficiency of the city's operations and the quality of life of citizens. At the heart of this vision is the citizen, who is the primary beneficiary of smart city initiatives, either directly or indirectly. Despite the recent surge of research and smart cities initiatives in practice, there are still a number of challenges to overcome in realizing this vision. This position paper points out six citizen-related challenges: the engagement of citizens, the improvement of citizens' data literacy, the pairing of quantitative and qualitative data, the need for open standards, the development of personal services, and the development of persuasive interfaces. The article furthermore advocates the use of methods and techniques from GIScience to tackle these challenges, and presents the concept of an Open City Toolkit as a way of transferring insights and solutions from GIScience to smart cities.
2015
Schade, Sven; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Perego, Andrea
Coupling Public Sector Information and Public-Funded Research Data: A Vision of an Open Data Ecosystem Book Chapter
In: Reddick, C. G.; Anthopoulos, L. (Ed.): Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration Innovations from Developed Countries, Chapter 13, pp. 271-293, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4822-3929-4.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: open data, public sector information (PSI), research data
@inbook{Schade2015,
title = {Coupling Public Sector Information and Public-Funded Research Data: A Vision of an Open Data Ecosystem},
author = { Sven Schade and Carlos Granell-Canut and Andrea Perego},
editor = {Reddick, C.G. and Anthopoulos, L.},
url = {http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b18321-16},
isbn = {978-1-4822-3929-4},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
booktitle = {Information and Communication Technologies in Public Administration Innovations from Developed Countries},
pages = {271-293},
publisher = {CRC Press},
address = {Boca Raton},
chapter = {13},
keywords = {open data, public sector information (PSI), research data},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inbook}
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2013
Gil-Altaba, José; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Huerta-Guijarro, Joaquín
Open Source Based Deployment of Environmental Data into Geospatial Information Infrastructures Book Chapter
In: Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Chapter 59, pp. 952-969, IGI Global, 2013, ISBN: 9781466620384.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Environmental information infrastructures, open data, Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)
@inbook{GilAltaba2013a,
title = {Open Source Based Deployment of Environmental Data into Geospatial Information Infrastructures},
author = { José Gil-Altaba and Carlos Granell-Canut and Joaquín Huerta-Guijarro},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10234/65153},
isbn = {9781466620384},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
booktitle = {Geographic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications},
pages = {952-969},
publisher = {IGI Global},
chapter = {59},
abstract = {Today, scientists use local and closed geospatial solutions to run their models and store their results. This may limit their ability to share their models, and results with other interested colleagues. This scenario is changing with the advent of new factors such as the rapid growth and rise of open source projects, or new paradigms promoted by government organizations to manage environmental data, such as Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) directive, or the massive use of Web 2.0 techniques where users are looking for applications with a high degree of collaboration, interactiveness, and multimedia effects. Many authors address the versatility of Spatial Data Infrastructures where resources are shared and accessed via standard service according to complex specifications. In this context, the authors point out the need to merge the traditional building and maintenance of these infrastructures, driven by official providers, with these more participative methodologies where users can participate in creating and integrating information. It seems necessary to develop new geospatial tools which integrate these new trends. This paper proposes a unified solution offering to the scientific field an open development framework, based on standards and philosophies focused on new technologies and scientific needs},
keywords = {Environmental information infrastructures, open data, Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)},
pubstate = {published},
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Today, scientists use local and closed geospatial solutions to run their models and store their results. This may limit their ability to share their models, and results with other interested colleagues. This scenario is changing with the advent of new factors such as the rapid growth and rise of open source projects, or new paradigms promoted by government organizations to manage environmental data, such as Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) directive, or the massive use of Web 2.0 techniques where users are looking for applications with a high degree of collaboration, interactiveness, and multimedia effects. Many authors address the versatility of Spatial Data Infrastructures where resources are shared and accessed via standard service according to complex specifications. In this context, the authors point out the need to merge the traditional building and maintenance of these infrastructures, driven by official providers, with these more participative methodologies where users can participate in creating and integrating information. It seems necessary to develop new geospatial tools which integrate these new trends. This paper proposes a unified solution offering to the scientific field an open development framework, based on standards and philosophies focused on new technologies and scientific needs