How Open Is Open (Redux)?

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Five years after his original talk about open access to transit data, Urban Mapping CEO Ian White laments the state of affairs around public access to government data and private parties manipulating what it means to have a public resource.

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How Open is Open (Redux)?

O’Reilly Where Conference
April 3, 2012
San Francisco, CA
@urbanmapping

About Urban Mapping
!   San Francisco HQ
!   Profitable
!   10 FTEs
!   Founded (2003): Panamap
!   Print to data (2005): Neighborhoods, public transit
!   Data to software (2008): Web mapping + data on-demand

2008
2005
2003 @urbanmapping

2008 Recap: Denial of Data

“…our overall impression of what you plan to do involves a traditional license
agreement.”!
“…interested only in subway entrances as indicated on on the map.”!
“…we cannot release MTA neighborhood maps…”!
“…it’s unclear to me how they can be ‘un-released,’especially given that large
format maps exist in each station and the very public nature of subway exits.”!

@urbanmapping

2008 Recap: Denial of Data (2)
FOIL request
FOIL appeal

Lawsuit (Rankin v DoITT)
“It would be very useful to a terrorist group
to have precise information and details
regarding the location of subway entrances and
exits.”!
-Chief of Counterterrorism, NYPD

2009 Lawsuit (Rankin v NYCTA)
Sought PDFs for ~140 station plans
(265 were already posted online)

@urbanmapping

The Rise of GTFS

Generalized (nee Google) Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

September 2008: Google Transit welcomes NYC’s MTA
Jan 2009: MTA schedule data license fees 10% of net revenues
Feb 2009: no fees, do what you like

@urbanmapping

Those Cursed Facts

©
US Copyright Act (17 USC §105)
No federal copyright

@urbanmapping

Privatization of Public Resources

EnormaCom

@urbanmapping

Privatization of Public Resources 2.0

Gov as a data.gov!!
platform!
More with
Gov 2.0! Open
less!
government!

@urbanmapping

Business By Legislative Fiat (Extortion)

@urbanmapping

Kinder, Less Evil Approach (Extortion by Other Means)

Google Transit
+!
Public
GTFS

@urbanmapping

As Open As A Clenched Fist

@urbanmapping

Thank You

Ian White
Urban Mapping Inc
ian@urbanmapping.com
@urbanmapping

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How Open Is Open (Redux)?

1. How Open is Open (Redux)? O’Reilly Where Conference April 3, 2012 San Francisco, CA @urbanmapping

2. About Urban Mapping !   San Francisco HQ !   Profitable !   10 FTEs !   Founded (2003): Panamap !   Print to data (2005): Neighborhoods, public transit !   Data to software (2008): Web mapping + data on-demand 2008 2005 2003 @urbanmapping

3. 2008 Recap: Denial of Data “…our overall impression of what you plan to do involves a traditional license agreement.”! “…interested only in subway entrances as indicated on on the map.”! “…we cannot release MTA neighborhood maps…”! “…it’s unclear to me how they can be ‘un-released,’especially given that large format maps exist in each station and the very public nature of subway exits.”! @urbanmapping

4. 2008 Recap: Denial of Data (2) FOIL request FOIL appeal Lawsuit (Rankin v DoITT) “It would be very useful to a terrorist group to have precise information and details regarding the location of subway entrances and exits.”! -Chief of Counterterrorism, NYPD 2009 Lawsuit (Rankin v NYCTA) Sought PDFs for ~140 station plans (265 were already posted online) @urbanmapping

5. The Rise of GTFS Generalized (nee Google) Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) September 2008: Google Transit welcomes NYC’s MTA Jan 2009: MTA schedule data license fees 10% of net revenues Feb 2009: no fees, do what you like @urbanmapping

7. Privatization of Public Resources EnormaCom @urbanmapping

8. Privatization of Public Resources 2.0 Gov as a data.gov!! platform! More with Gov 2.0! Open less! government! @urbanmapping

9. Business By Legislative Fiat (Extortion) @urbanmapping

10. Kinder, Less Evil Approach (Extortion by Other Means) Google Transit +! Public GTFS @urbanmapping

11. Bagelocracy @urbanmapping

12. Knee Jerk Reactions @urbanmapping

13. As Open As A Clenched Fist @urbanmapping

14. Thank You Ian White Urban Mapping Inc ian@urbanmapping.com @urbanmapping

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