Data Innovators
Businesses, entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, and the public can
leverage publicly available open data released through open
data portals to inform their business, create new lines of services,
develop products such as mobile applications, find insights, and
solve problems.
This page
highlights innovative uses of Nova Scotia's open data by the public. If you
have used data from the Nova Scotia Government's Open Data Portal and
have internal successes you would like to share, please take our survey or get in touch and
tell us more!
WoodsCamp Technologies Inc.
Two Nova Scotians using the data in their business are Alastair Jarvis
and his business partner Will Martin. They created WoodsCamp, an online
tool that uses the province's forest inventory data to match woodlot
owners with loggers and markets for their timber.
"Data-rich problem spaces are ripe for social enterprises whose job it is to find new business models to solve problems that governments don't have the time or resources to take on effectively," said Mr. Jarvis. "Making government datasets available to innovators invites experimentation and innovation that delivers impact."
Nova Scotia Open Data Portal Survey
Thank you for visiting the Nova Scotia Open Data Portal. Please click on the link above to provide us information on how you use open data, your visit today, and your use of open data portals in general. This information will help to inform us on ways we can improve the portal to better meet visitor's needs. Your survey responses are anonymous.