AIMS

Apply now! The Land Portal is interested in forging long-term collaborations

03/11/2016

Second call for expressions of interest: the Land Portal Foundation is looking for national or regional partners to build an information and data ecosystem on land governance. Submit short expressions of interest describing what information you have to offer and how you would benefit by collaborating with the Land Portal. ...

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 ...