Getting developing world data with Android and Open Data Kit, Ars Technica “In the developed world, getting real-time data can be a simple matter: simply carry whatever sensor is required, get the ...

Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment. Computer scientists at the University of Washington have used ...

This section provides guidance on the selection and implementation of various technologies used to develop Open Data platforms, with a particular focus on Open Data catalogs, which are the web-based ...

More conservation organizations are seeing the need to involve local communities in monitoring wildlife and other conservation activities for informed decision making, thanks to advances in technology ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...

Despite a lack of consensus on what open data means, organizations and open source projects are tackling it as we move into the future of computing. If “open source” was the rallying cry of the past ...