Open Data MOOC
  • GODAN Action Open Data Management in Agriculture and Nutrition Course
  • Read about the course
  • Unit 1: Open Data Principles
    • Lesson 1.1: What is open data?
    • Lesson 1.2: Ethics in open data lifecycle
    • Audiovisual Learning Materials
  • Unit 2: Using Open Data
    • Lesson 2.1: Discovering open data
    • Lesson 2.2: Quality and provenance
    • Lesson 2.3: Data analysis and visualisation
    • Lesson 2.4: Open data in policy cycles
    • Lesson 2.5: Referencing data
    • Audiovisual Learning Materials
  • Unit 3: Making Data Open
    • Lesson 3.1: Managing datasets
    • Lesson 3.2: Managing dynamic datasets
    • Lesson 3.3: Creating and managing open data repositories
    • Lesson 3.4: Advocate for capacity development on open data
    • Lesson 3.5: Developing strategies for implementing open data plans
    • Audiovisual Learning Materials
  • Unit 4: Sharing Open Data
    • Lesson 4.1: Guiding frameworks for data sharing
    • Lesson 4.2: Introduction to Data Interoperability
    • Lesson 4.3: Structural and Architectural Interoperability
    • Lesson 4.4: Semantic Interoperability
    • Lesson 4.4.1: Using Published Semantics for Agronomic Data
    • Audiovisual Learning Materials
  • Unit 5: Intellectual Property and Copyright
    • Lesson 5.2: Licensing Open Data
    • Lesson 5.1: Intellectual Property Rights
    • Audiovisual Learning Materials
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Unit 1: Open Data Principles

Learning objectives

This unit provides definition of open data, its principles and general overview on its benefits and impact particularly in agriculture and nutrition as well as ethical considerations in opening and reusing the data. At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Understand the definition of open data and its principles

  • Recognise the value of open data in agriculture and nutrition

  • Understand benefits of using and publishing open data

  • Define ethical challenges with re-using open data

  • Identify ethics questions in open data lifecycle

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