#ODAdvent

2023-12-24

This concludes 24 days of opening doors to πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ data. Was #ODAdvent 2023 meaningful? Was it fun? πŸ§€ If you missed it, here are the top 5 #dribdat posts, according to our stats*:

πŸ₯‡ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project
πŸ₯ˆ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project
πŸ₯‰ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project
4️⃣ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project
5️⃣ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

* Thanks @usefathom πŸ’œ
(We will pull together the ranking from Mastodon etc. in a few days.)

A greeting card encouraging you to share posts on the hashtag. It has a screenshot of a Swisstopo 3D map, and Happy Holidays in all four Swiss national languages.
2023-12-24

Soar in the skies of Swiss open data with a virtual flight c/o swisstopo πŸŽ„πŸŒ… Happy Christmas everyone! #ODAdvent reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

A screenshot of a 3D map, centered on "Wienacht-Tobel", made with swisstopo data
2023-12-23

Will our wishes come true? πŸ’« Not (necessarily) from Father Christmas, but from the politicians in the Grand Council of the Canton of #Basel-Stadt! Take a peek at the Political matters dataset for #ODAdvent #representative #democracy #transparency #opendata #switzerland
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

A chart of political parties with counts of the relative number of motions and other activities recorded in the dataset.
2023-12-22

Starting a hackathon? Jump into #OGD with these bootstrap codes for #Python #Rlang #Jupyter #Rmarkdown from the Canton of Thurgau. As a bonus, use the Demo link to run the notebooks in Jupyter Lite #Pyodide reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent

A screenshot of a data science programming editor with open data
2023-12-21

Learn more about the history of Christmas trees, get data & maps, find out how they are recycled, and what you should do with yours after the holidays in today's Open Data Advent's Calendar #ODAdvent #Zurich #traditions #opendata
🌱🌲πŸͺ“πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„β™»οΈ
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

A view from the sky on a Christmas-tree farm in ZΓΌrich. Satellite photography c/o SWISSIMAGE / Swisstopo
2023-12-20

The end of the year coincides for many with increased stress and anxiety πŸ§ β™¨οΈ All the more reason to be extra kind and forgiving to ourselves & one another as we prepare the seasonal festivities πŸ’πŸŒ² Check in with a short survey on mental health:
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #odadvent #psychology #researchdata

A black and white photograph of the top of a head with large yellow exclamation and question marks, and in the background the word "TRUBSCHACHEN 2" (which sounds a bit like "Cloudy Things 2")
2023-12-17

Plan your Swiss holidays with #POI data from tourismdata.ch :openstreetmaps:
Besides open datasets, you can find ongoing analytics projects, as we highlight today at reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent #tourism #opendata

A screenshot of tourismdata.ch: a trendline and map, which show how and where investments in Swiss tourism go. Made with Tableau using data from the Federal Statistical Office.
2023-12-16

We are collecting the data of community events in an open dataset. Today we are updating it and bouncing ideas around of how to put #Hackathon #OpenData to use for #odadvent
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

A collage of people working as a team, presenting, speaking. CC BY 4.0
2023-12-15

2023 was an eventful year for opendata.swiss:
🏦 16 new organisations
πŸ“ˆ 10,000 datasets milestone
πŸ“œ new #OGD Masterplan
πŸ—ƒοΈ DCAT-AP CH 2.0 ++
The story continues in 2024! And we are watching 🍿 Here's a quick visualization of cumulative publication counts: reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent #opendataswiss #opendata #opendatach

A chart of "Cumulative OGD datasets published per year" for 2015-2023, showing trendlines at four political levels (canton, commune, confederation and other)
2023-12-14

The Zurich Statistical Office has a habit of creative & dataful Christmas greetings (* You might need to use your autotranslator if you don't parse the DE) πŸŽ† Viel Spass! πŸŽ„ reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent

A data visualization in the form of a line chart that ends with fireworks. It shows the trendline of the amount of Swiss and foreign inhabitants in the city of ZΓΌrich since 1902.
2023-12-13

A hard look in the #gendergap mirror: as the top of the political pyramid in Switzerland goes for a shuffle today, we highlight the work of acknowledging and closing the data gap - most importantly, to refocus on equity and providing actionable informationβ™€οΈβ™‚οΈβš§οΈ
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #odadvent #opendatach #Bundesratswahl

A photograph, by the author, of doors labeled "PERSONAL", "MANN", "FRAU"
2023-12-12

As #COP28 ends today, we highlight the work of the Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology #MeteoSwiss - committed to go full #opendata by 2026 πŸ‘‰ Take a look at the available climate baselines and models, share your questions reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent #climatechange

2023-12-11

Just in time for #ODAdvent πŸŽ‰ Explore the new #sport datasets of the Sports Office from the Canton of #Thurgau reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

2023-12-10

What topics does the St.Gallen city parliament actually deal with? This question was researched by a group at Open Data Hack St.Gallen based on a dataset of items on the agenda (RIS - Council Information System). The results of the group's work, both insightful and entertaining, can be found here: reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent #sanktgallen

A man in glasses looks with concern at the screen of a laptop. This is a still image from a video made by the parlerStadtparlament group at a recent hackathon in St.Gallen, Switzerland.
2023-12-09

Is barrier-free travel also a topic close to your heart? πŸšπŸ§‘πŸΏβ€πŸ¦½πŸ’™ We seek your creative ideas for using #opendata from #opentdataswiss
#ODAdvent #9
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

2023-12-08

In the 2023 election year, our focus is on πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ #campaign donations as #opendata. β˜ƒοΈ Who pays for my politics? πŸ’Έ And how much moolah is actually involved? πŸ§€ Go get the data! #ODAdvent
reciprocal.opendata.ch/project

A b&w photo of a presentation. On the slides, you can see the Critical Points. The financial commission (EFK) has a limited mandate, it is publishing campaign data in a very basic way, and not improving the quality, plus the publication is time limited.
2023-12-07

Historical photos from swisstopo as a fun gift idea πŸ—ΊοΈπŸŽ„ Which alpine topography will you share with your sweetheart(s)? reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent #maps

2023-12-06

This data set on daily πŸŒ‡ sunshine duration at the Basel/Binnigen measuring station might convince you to go south [looking for data] reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #MeteoSchweiz #ODAdvent πŸŽ„

2023-12-05

A reason to celebrate: the OGD Masterplan 2024-2027 has been adopted, defining 5 guidelines for #OpenGovernmentData in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ Details and a community edition in English can be found here: reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent

A flowchart from the Masterplan, summarizing 5 steps in the process of publishing Open Government Data. The schema pictured contains various icons and text descriptions in German.
2023-12-04

Have you ever bought a gift direct from the manufacturer? 🎁 A walk into the data on #Toys could be worth your while 🎠 Open the door to play at reciprocal.opendata.ch/project #ODAdvent

A stylized OpenStreetMap of Switzerland, showing stars at the locations of toy shops

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