News about open_data on 2021-02-18

Allegheny County covid numbers continue to decline
The number of new cases of coronavirus in a US state has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, health officials have revealed, according to the state’s chief executive Derek Humphrey, who is the second highest in the US.
Source: triblive.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Cisco Systems Inc . ( via Public ) / The Ultimate Study Guide for the DevNet IoT Certification
If you're looking at the internet of things, it's probably not the first thing to be connected to it. But what do you know about the Internet of Things, and what does it really mean? The BBC looks at how it is getting adapted.
Source: publicnow.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Coronavirus Update : COVID - 19 cases around the world are dropping quickly
Coronavirus cases are dropping in many parts of the world, including Canada.G7 leaders and the UN Security Council will discuss fair access to vaccines this week. Here are the latest updates from Canada's Covid-19 lockdown rules and how they are managed.
Source: theglobeandmail.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Covid - 19 deaths in Africa : prospective systematic postmortem surveillance study
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu looks at how the coronavirus pandemic led to the deaths of more than 100,000 people in Zambia. Here, he explains why they have a higher mortality rate than previously thought.
Source: bmj.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Data is moving us in new ways : How digitization is transforming city mobility
Cities are facing mounting challenges as mobility hits the buffer, according to research from the Open Data Institute. But what is the link between city size and productivity? The BBC’s Tom de Castella looks at how cities are coping with the impact.
Source: news.microsoft.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Hasura Announces Schedule for Third Annual GraphQL Asia Conference
Scientists from around the world are taking part in a virtual conference to discuss how they are pushing data manipulation scheme Graphql to its limits, according to the company behind the forthcoming third annual conference in San Francisco, California, this week.
Source: tmcnet.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Leadspace and ZoomInfo Partner to Power Efficient Go - To - Market Motions
Leadspace and ZoomInfo have announced a joint venture that aims to boost sales and marketing teams in the world of data management and activated tools. But what does it mean for those offering access to their intelligence technologies and how they can operate?
Source: prweb.com
Published on 2021-02-18

New nighttime light data , new insights on how the Earth is changing
The World Bank has released a full archive of all nighttime light images captured each night over the last three decades, including the New York City, and the US city of Minneapolis. These are the latest examples of how night-time lights can be viewed.
Source: geoawesomeness.com
Published on 2021-02-18

OpenAPI Specification 3 . 1 . 0 Released
A new version of the OpenAPI prototype has been released, which allows both humans and computers to find and understand the capabilities of a service without needing access to source code, or inspection of network traffic. The latest version is expected to support 100% coordination with the new draft.
Source: prnewswire.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Pennsylvania covid cases down over 50 % in past month
The number of coronavirus cases in the US state of Pennsylvania has fallen to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the state’s latest official figures for the first time in more than a month, the Officials Service has said.
Source: triblive.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Policy Research Working Paper Series Publication roundup for the weeks of February 1 and 8 .
The World Bank has published a series of papers aimed at measuring economic activity. Here are some of the key findings from their recent working paper series - including the use of nighttime light data as alternative sources for measures of poverty and growth.
Source: blogs.worldbank.org
Published on 2021-02-18

Regulating Access To Open Data - Free Access To Data Held By Public Bodies - Privacy
Following a series of changes to Luxembourg's Open Data strategy, the BBC looks at some of the key issues facing the European Union. Here are some examples of how the rules are regulated and how it can be implemented in the EU - and what does it mean?
Source: mondaq.com
Published on 2021-02-18

SCVNews . com | Wednesday COVID - 19 Roundup : 2 New Deaths at Henry Mayo as L . A . County Cases , Deaths Drop Sharply
The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Los Angeles has risen to a record high, according to health officials in the county’s Southern California Centre for Disease Control (SCV), which says the number has fallen sharply since the pandemic began.
Source: scvnews.com
Published on 2021-02-18

Sweden - India Mobility Hackathon calls participation for future mobility
Sweden and India have joined forces in a digital hackathon aimed at creating solutions to the challenges facing their neighbourhoods during the coronavirus lockdown in the Indian city of Mumbai, Swedish diplomats have revealed. They have been invited to work together.
Source: autocarpro.in
Published on 2021-02-18

Westmoreland County reports 92 new covid cases , 5 deaths
The number of cases of coronavirus in a Pennsylvania county has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic began in March, according to the state’s health department. Officials say they have already confirmed more than 100 new infections.
Source: triblive.com
Published on 2021-02-18