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23 Things for Research Data Management

03/11/2016

Are you dealing with research data? Do you want to learn more about research data management, discover new resources and connect with others who care for data? If so, then the 23 Things: Libraries for Research Data may be perfect for you!Courses in research data management can be hard to ...

ODI Summit and Awards 2016 Highlights

02/11/2016

The curtain to the much anticipated Open Data Institute ODI Awards came down on the 1st of November. The nominees were classed in the following categories, in business, publishing, innovation, social impact, individual champion and Women in Data. The recorded stream reveals a busy and fullfilling programme. The ODI Summit ...

GACS structural survey and hierarchy scenarios

02/11/2016

The Global Agricultural Concept Scheme (GACS), version Beta 3.1, was released in May 2016. One of the known weaknesses of GACS in its current form is the concept hierarchy (BT/NT relationships). The hierarchy was formed by automatically merging parts of the concept hierarchies of the three source thesauri (AGROVOC, CAB Thesaurus ...

FAO and World Bank experiences in using drones for improving governance

01/11/2016

FAO and World Bank met to share experiences in using drones for improving governance and support to developmental projects. The seminar was recently held in Rome at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO of the United Nations) on the 28th of October, 2016.The purpose of this seminar was to share ...

Cost, Profit and Selling Price Calculator for a Simple Farm Enterprise

31/10/2016

The Agricultural Research Institute of Cyprus has developed a simple web application for farm enterprises with a single product. The application aims to help farmers calculating production cost, gross profit and margin, and selling price in two different cases: (a) farmers are considered to be price-takers and (b) farmers can ...