Hello,
I am a web developer and I would be interested in using Open Data
concerning Mauritius for research purposes. I want to be able to build
real-time graphs using Open Data provided by the government portal to
represent things visually.
I went to the web site [2]. I assume that the Open Data is at
> http://dataportal.statsmauritius.govmu.org/ I did a data search and got
> a Time Series. I clicked on "Browse" and I was given the following options:
> 1. Export to XLSX
> 2. Export to DOCX
> 3. Export to PPTX
> 4. Export to PDF
These formats could be appropriate for 'hard copies of reports', but not as
an online resource for Open Data.
I would advice using a Web Service model so that these data could be
accessed in Real-Time using an API. That would be a big step forward,
giving developers an opportunity to step up their research and come up with
higher calibre apps.
Thanks and Regards,
*RAMGOLAM Sandeep*
*Front-end Developer - Designer - Web Enthusiast - Gamer**Website :*
barfii.net <
http://www.barfii.net>
On 20 May 2015 at 10:47, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Alla,
>
> I am copying this message to the Mauritius Internet Users mailing list as
> there are a few developers on the mailing list interested in Open Data.
>
> In 2012, there was a presentation by Mr A K Hoolass, Permanent Secretary,
> Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms about the
> "implementation and Monitoring of Open
> Government Data Initiatives in Mauritius" [1]. Slide 18 has the following:
>
> "65 e-services for the citizen of Mauritius to interact with the
> Government
> anytime, anywhere and in real-time"
>
> There is a screenshot of the "Sign in" for the Government Web Portal at
> http://hacklog.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/govmu-org-mobile-no-captcha.jpg
> Ish Sookun was unable to sign in from a smartphone as the user is expected
> to solve a CAPTCHA while the form does not display any CAPTCHA. A person
> would have to solve that mystery to get those e-services to work.
>
> Slide 34 has the following:
>
> "Easy access to statistical data and publications on the website of
> Statistics
> Mauritius: http://statsmauritius.gov.mu and are also circulated in
> hard copies"
>
> I went to the web site [2]. I assume that the Open Data is at
> http://dataportal.statsmauritius.govmu.org/ I did a data search and got
> a Time Series. I clicked on "Browse" and I was given the following options:
>
> 1. Export to XLSX
> 2. Export to DOCX
> 3. Export to PPTX
> 4. Export to PDF
>
> I do not consider any of the options above as appropriate for Open Data as
> it is not in an easily accessible format.
>
> Slide 35 has the following:
>
> "This includes detailed aerial photo maps of the whole country; copies of
> every deed and survey plan relating to the sale and lease of land, going
> back over 250 years; and, valuation records for every property."
>
> I would like the above to be available in a format which is easily
> accessible over the internet and in a machine-readable format as it is not
> possible to get free access to GIS-related information for Mauritius. I
> assume that Open Data is not about data which is already available and not
> data which will be made available on request.
>
> I looked at some Open Data for Mauritius [3]. The statistics are for
> 2011. That is four years ago. I visited the web site of the Mauritius
> Meteorological Services [4]. The isn't any Open Data about the weather
> available.
>
> Open Data is a subset of Open Government Data. There are other data silos
> in Mauritius. It would be helpful if some companies could at least release
> some minimal data as a first step so that software developers can explore
> what can be done with Open Data.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
> 1.
> http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un-dpadm/unpan050413.pdf
> 2. http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/govmu-org-domain-name-issues.html
> 3.
> http://mauritius.opendataforafrica.org/iwgmexe/mauritius-telecomunication
> 4. http://metservice.intnet.mu
>
>
>
Received on Wed May 20 2015 - 10:46:03 PST
