1. Introduction Open data is a collection of information released by governments and municipalities that is both legally, technically and readily available for public use. It is an assemblage of data sets that are not constrained by the legalities of copyright or patent laws; as such they can be republished and re-used. Open data is […]
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Alyha Shahrukh 