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Jeffery Candiloro

The document discusses myrepresentatives.org, a website that aims to provide open data on electoral representation in Australia by mapping street addresses to electoral divisions and providing information on representatives. It notes that each new publicly available data source adds value by combining with other data. The site launched with a basic mapping of addresses to divisions using publicly available geographic data and a SQLite database, and the developer aims to improve it over time with tools like PostGIS and APIs to share the data.

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myrepresentatives.org a case for open data Jeffery Candiloro 01/09/09 Jeffery Candiloro
Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines.
Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines. Each data set released combines quadratically with all the rest, so every new source of information is valuable, even if it doesn't always appear to be.
Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines. Each data set released combines quadratically with all the rest, so every new source of information is valuable, even if it doesn't always appear to be. The main function of government that people can't replace is the cost of keeping the data accurate. -- Adam Kennedy
Representative Democracy Australia is one. Representation is the key. Engagement is critical at all three levels of government in Australia. Approx 580 elected chambers in Australia.
Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are.
Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are. There was no service that matches street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward
Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are. There was no service that matches street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward Im a politically motivated technologist...
What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/
What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/ From that, can return any data tied to that area details of reps, boundary maps, voting stats (coming), historical data (coming).
What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/ From that, can return any data tied to that area details of reps, boundary maps, voting stats (coming), historical data (coming). API (very basic more to come what do people want?)
How it was built - I Version 1 Proof of Concept SQLite Perl Google Publicly Available Data (AEC, NSWEC, VEC, Tallyroom.com.au)
Version 1 PoC
Version 1 PoC
How it will be built - II Version 2 PostGIS Other OS GIS tools Perl Google Publicly Available Data (AEC, NSWEC, VEC, Tallyroom.com.au)
What can it be used for? Connecting people with their representatives. API to other services. iPhone/Android/etc tools AR Suggestions?
Needs/Recommendations A standard for naming/identifying all this data. (eg. EML) What is an electorate? What is a representative? Easy access to electoral information. Geographic data, vote counts, candidate lists, party lists. In processable formats ie no PDF, Word, etc.

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  • 1. myrepresentatives.org a case for open data Jeffery Candiloro 01/09/09 Jeffery Candiloro
  • 2. Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines.
  • 3. Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines. Each data set released combines quadratically with all the rest, so every new source of information is valuable, even if it doesn't always appear to be.
  • 4. Some general principles Published data needs to be in cheap easy to use formats meant for machines. Each data set released combines quadratically with all the rest, so every new source of information is valuable, even if it doesn't always appear to be. The main function of government that people can't replace is the cost of keeping the data accurate. -- Adam Kennedy
  • 5. Representative Democracy Australia is one. Representation is the key. Engagement is critical at all three levels of government in Australia. Approx 580 elected chambers in Australia.
  • 6. Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are.
  • 7. Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are. There was no service that matches street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward
  • 8. Why myreps? People need to know who their representatives are. There was no service that matches street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward Im a politically motivated technologist...
  • 9. What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/
  • 10. What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/ From that, can return any data tied to that area details of reps, boundary maps, voting stats (coming), historical data (coming).
  • 11. What it does Maps street address to electorate/division/LGA/ward/ From that, can return any data tied to that area details of reps, boundary maps, voting stats (coming), historical data (coming). API (very basic more to come what do people want?)
  • 12. How it was built - I Version 1 Proof of Concept SQLite Perl Google Publicly Available Data (AEC, NSWEC, VEC, Tallyroom.com.au)
  • 13. Version 1 PoC
  • 14. Version 1 PoC
  • 15. How it will be built - II Version 2 PostGIS Other OS GIS tools Perl Google Publicly Available Data (AEC, NSWEC, VEC, Tallyroom.com.au)
  • 16. What can it be used for? Connecting people with their representatives. API to other services. iPhone/Android/etc tools AR Suggestions?
  • 17. Needs/Recommendations A standard for naming/identifying all this data. (eg. EML) What is an electorate? What is a representative? Easy access to electoral information. Geographic data, vote counts, candidate lists, party lists. In processable formats ie no PDF, Word, etc.