Name: The year open data went worldwide
Uploaded: 2010-03-08T09:27:00Z
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up.

At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interesting results when the data gets linked up.

Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide

The year open data went worldwide

Linking open data catalyzes unforeseen innovations, as seen when U.K. bicycle crash data was transformed into a practical map.

Raw data can spotlight injustices, evidenced by a map correlating race with water access, leading to a $10.9M legal award.

In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, rapid, global volunteer mapping transformed relief efforts, showcasing data's power to aid.