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Black and white photo of an early, open top bus with people waving out the top
16
Jun
Open Data Manchester, Uncategorized

Bus Fair?

Posted on June 16, 2019July 7, 2020 by Julian Tait

We all need to use transport, whether it’s to get to work, to school, to the doctor, to meet friends and family, or the myriad other things that are vital

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Posted in Open Data Manchester, Uncategorized
Greater Manchester map, from MappingGM.org.uk
03
Jun
Projects, Uncategorized

Data For Communities

Posted on June 3, 2019July 7, 2020 by Julian Tait

By Julian Tait, CEO Open Data Manchester CIC Over the last six months, we’ve been developing a series of workshops that introduce people to the open data that is about

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A coxcomb diagram of mortality in the military, by Florence Nightingale
30
May
Uncategorized

Open:Data:Night – Data Viz Special

Posted on May 30, 2019July 7, 2020 by Sam Milsom

Open:Data:Night is an open session for anyone with an idea, project or interest related to open data and data practice. We usually host an Open:Data:Night every few months, and they

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Diversion sign, with 'Joy' added to it, so it reads 'Joy Diversion'
07
May
Uncategorized

Joy Diversion — 27th April 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019April 12, 2021 by Sam Milsom

On Saturday 27th April, Joy Diversion returned for the first time this year. Despite having been visited Storm Hannah the night before, our intrepid explorers weren’t put off and we

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Posted in Uncategorized  |  Tagged Joy Diversion, mapping experience
11
Feb
Open Data Manchester, Uncategorized

Things Manchester — January 2019 Meet Up

Posted on February 11, 2019July 7, 2020 by Julian Tait

This was our first meeting at a new venue, the Innovation Centre of Manchester Science Park. There was around 20 attendees, mostly new faces to LoRaWAN and our Things Manchester

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Neon sign saying 'Open Data Night'
31
Jan
Uncategorized

Open:Data:Night January 2019— a summary

Posted on January 31, 2019July 7, 2020 by Sam Milsom

On Tuesday 29th January, we hosted our first public meetup of 2019 — ‘Open:Data:Night’, an evening of presentation and project sharing from Manchester’s open data community. Tom Passmore from Dsposal kicked off

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A plastic toy albatross on an old map of Aberdeen
15
Nov
Uncategorized

Joy Diversion Aberdeen at Open Data Camp 6

Posted on November 15, 2018July 7, 2020 by Sam Milsom

During the first weekend of November, the Open Data Manchester team travelled to Aberdeen for Open Data Camp 6, an ‘unconference’ for all things open data. Hosted on the University

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12
Nov
Projects, Uncategorized

Digging for Data in Wigan

Posted on November 12, 2018July 7, 2020 by Julian Tait

There is a wealth of data created about the communities that we live in, and although this data is publicly available, many of us simply don’t know it exists — let alone

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Posted in Projects, Uncategorized
A closed and dilapidated sea-front cafe with 'Jug of Tea' written on it
19
Oct
Uncategorized

So you think you know your country — revealing the hidden patterns in local democracy.

Posted on October 19, 2018July 7, 2020 by Sam Milsom

Post written by Pamilla Kang. Data is an undeniable part of modern society. Perhaps surprisingly, an incredible amount of data is collected about our daily lives and the communities in

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10
May
Uncategorized

Generosity and Conviviality in the Age of Algorithmic Oppression

Posted on May 10, 2018July 7, 2020 by Julian Tait

This abridged post was written by Marc Hudson and originally appeared at marchudson.net This was a superb event. A diverse audience of somewhere between 80 and 90 attended a truly

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