I’ve just discovered* that the British Library has uploaded over a million images to Flickr Commons. Yes, that’s right – more than a million – completely free to use as there’s no known copyright. The British Library plans to launch a crowd-sourcing app in 2014, which will enable members of the public to help describe what the…… Continue reading Images of Historic Hampshire – thanks to the British Library
Author: Mark Braggins
Walking, usually with my two ex-racing greyhounds.
Interested in lots of stuff.
Retired from paid work
Towards a Strategic Hampshire Hub
In an earlier post: Hampshire Hub – a responsive approach I talked a bit about the ‘interim’ Hampshire Hub, and explained what we’re doing with the current site. I mentioned the ‘strategic’ hub, but didn’t go in to much detail about what we’re intending to do in the longer term. Strategic Hampshire Hub I’m pleased…… Continue reading Towards a Strategic Hampshire Hub
Open data, apps and maps
This post was originally published on the prototype Hampshire Hub web site. Open Data A few weeks ago I blogged about Hampshire’s Rights of Way network, which has been published as an interactive map, and as open data. The data was released under the OS Open Data Licence, which effectively means you can do what you…… Continue reading Open data, apps and maps
Open data, apps and maps
Open Data A few weeks ago I blogged about Hampshire’s Rights of Way network, which has been published as an interactive map, and as open data. The data was released under the OS Open Data Licence, which effectively means you can do what you like with it – including using it to build apps – as…… Continue reading Open data, apps and maps
Hampshire Hub – a responsive approach
In my previous post, I explained that the emerging Hampshire Hub local information system is based on the ‘thinking aloud’ prototype you may have seen previously. We are developing the interim hub using WordPress, which we intend to stick with until we have procured* the strategic hub platform. The strategic hub will have various bells…… Continue reading Hampshire Hub – a responsive approach
Hampshire Hub – a quick update
If you are a regular visitor to this site, you will probably already know that we are setting up a Local Information System for Hampshire, called the ‘Hampshire Hub’.
C’llr Magazine – August 2013 edition
The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has published its monthly C’llr magazine for councillors. This month’s special feature is commissioning. Full details are available on the LGIU web site. [gview file=”http://www.lgiu.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cllr-Magazine-August-2013.pdf”]
Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?
Knowledge Hub This is a hastily written post about Knowledge Hub (KH), which replaced the popular Communities of Practice (CoP) site for people who work in and around UK local government. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), Knowledge Hub is a: professional social network which helps people in local government connect and share online in…… Continue reading Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?
Old Maps Online – one of ‘top 100’ websites
A consortium of UK libraries has judged a web site from the University of Portsmouth to be one of the top 100 web sites. Old Maps Online enables visitors to access over 130,000 historical maps from across the world. The University of Portsmouth has published a full press release on its web site.
BlueLight Camp: Post of posts
This post was originally published on the BlueLightCamp web site. Planning for BlueLight Camp 2013 is well under way, and more information will be published about the event on the BlueLightCamp site shortly. In the meantime, I thought it worth highlighting some of the articles written about the first BlueLight Camp, held in April 2012. I’ve included…… Continue reading BlueLight Camp: Post of posts