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Defra Science and Innovation: Government’s International Forward Look
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Helen Roberts, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Earth Observation, Open data
On Wednesday 7 September, the first Defra Science and Innovation Fair is being held in Nobel House Atrium, where scientists from across the group will be showcasing their work. You can see a full list of stalls at the event …
#Teamhack sprint 3 retrospective
As the Rio Olympics finish (congratulations, Hollie Webb) we continue to sprint...[there's a joke in there –Ed.] Let's hear it for @HollieWebb1 from @DefraGovUK, winning goal scorer in #Rio2016 hockey - fab! @HeadUKCivServ @andrealeadsom @theresecoffey — Clare Moriarty (@ClareMoriarty) August …
#teamhack visit Cefas in Weymouth
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David Buck, Engagement, OpenDefra and James Cattell, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Open data
...their user needs. Finally, we met Mark who likes the RAF Tornado. He showed us an alpha version of the live fish movements service. It's a responsive web service which...
Come on baby, light my #firebreak
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David Buck, Engagement, OpenDefra and James Cattell, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Open data
We spent 12 months trying to publish 8000 new open datasets which was fun and stressful. We had decided whatever the outcome, we would set aside time to reflect and re-energise – a 'firebreak'. This was also a chance to unpick …
#OpenDefra DataMarket – a semi-live blog post.
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Stefan Janusz, Communications, Defra Data Programme, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Digital transformation, Open data
We all had fun at the OpenDefra DataMarket. And here is the proof.
Just a quick pause
The public sector officially enters the pre-referendum period today. This comes in the final month of our year-long challenge to release 8000 new sets of data as open data set by the Secretary of State last June. We have (as …
Learning from our first innovation/(un)workshop
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Stefan Janusz, Communications, Defra Data Programme, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital, Open data
On 23 March, the Defra CAP policy team and Data programme team convened a mixed cohort of policy experts, technologists and data innovators to explore how remote sensing, earth observation and open data can reduce the burden of farm inspections on farmers.
This is what they came up with.
Natural England's long-term monitoring network data
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Hannah Ross, Open Data Project Manager, Natural England, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Open data
Natural England’s Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN) vegetation data has been published on data.gov.uk. The Long-term Monitoring Network is one of the ways that Natural England will understand the effects of climate change, air pollution and land management on the …
Defra’s Earth Observations Centre of Excellence: driving innovation and change
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Claire Hill, Earth Observation Programme, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Earth Observation, Open data
Earth Observations: the value Data and smart ways of working should be at the heart of everything government does, which is why Defra is working with experts in the field to realise the potential of Earth observation data. Earth observation …
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