27/09/2017 – 28/09/2017, Berlin, Germany
Linked Open Data (LOD) combines the technology of globally linked data with the philosophy of free access to information. LOD overcomes the limits which traditional information distribution reaches in view of the increasing amount of data and information. In the agricultural sector, efforts are being made to exploit the potential of this approach, in particular with regard to global food security, site-adapted agriculture and international research collaboration. Facilitated by the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture, the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (GODAN), the Association for Technology and Structures in Agriculture, and the Federal Office of Agriculture and Food, this two-day professional workshop will be targeted at an international audience with impulse lectures by experts and discussion sessions. Both days include a two-track program with parallel sessions. One track is about policy implementation, focussing on the country and organization level, e.g. data ownership and data rights, investment in information, while the other track covers cutting edge technology such as new applications and services…more
