Open Data: How the Vancouver Public is Using It
Presented by Darrin Fast, Technology Planner, City of Vancouver

This presentation explores open data as an enabling platform and showcases some of the great and innovative work that has been built using data from the City of Vancouver's open data catalogue. The presentation will feature some of the many applications built on Vancouver's open data platform and will explore its use in the research and academic communities as well as demonstrating the social aspects of open data and how it can be used as a tool for decision making and civic engagement.