This workshop will provide a hands guide for getting to know two large and related open data sources, Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, as well as overview of a handful of more types of open data resources including GBIF (biodiversity), Mapillary (street photo imagery), and more.

This event will introduce open datasets and source followed by hands-on activities for local and remote participants.

We'll cover:

• Open GIS data.
• Linked Open Data.
• Open Data and AI.
• Data literacy topics including: provenance of data, assessing data quality and fit for use.
• Highlight of tools available explore and visualize.
• How to find open data and some things to consider when making your own data open.
• The importance of data licensing.
• How open data sources link and validate with authoritative data.
• Existing quality assurance in open data, opportunities and risks of working with open data.