Name: The year open data went worldwide
Uploaded: 2010-03-08T09:27:00Z
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up.

At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up.

The year open data went worldwide

Releasing raw government and community data online can lead to powerful, unexpected outcomes. In one case, mapping water access and demographics in Ohio revealed discrimination and led to a $10.9 million court ruling. After Haiti’s earthquake, thousands of volunteers rapidly created the best available disaster relief map by combining fresh satellite imagery with open editing. When data is shared, people everywhere find ways to solve big problems together.

Open Data Sparks Real-World Change Across the Globe

What we've learned from 20 years of the web