Data.gov.au has added 2503 new data sets from Geoscience, the largest amount of data sets that have been added to the site so far. Data.gov.au, which moved to open source CKAN platform in July 2013, was created as part of the Open Government initiative. The data is made publicly available to better assist government-citizen collaboration and industry innovation. The yearly GovHack event uses data sets provided on data.gov.au to develop new applications and tools for the Australian community. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The Geoscience Australia data sets are of location titles, with the data.gov.au site offering spatial coverage metadata for users to easily search the data by location. An index of all 20,000 Geoscience Australia resources has also been published on data.gov.au for discoverability of non-data sources. Other data sets that have recently been added to the data.gov.au website include the APS Facebook Leaderboard, City of Gold Coast Council Divisions, and State of the Service Employee Census 2013. The data.gov.au team is also looking into making the site’s analytics publicly available. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe