ORCID is a free open identifier system which assigns a unique code for authors and researchers on academic publications, to help track the contributions made by individuals.
Fediverse address:
@ORCID_Org@scicomm.xyz
Tagged: Open Data
Will Deakin
Data visualisation coder, interested in open data and data science. Works with governance on UK railway IT and European regulations.
Fediverse address:
@wnd@fosstodon.org
Dr Peter Suber
Promotes open access to science, former director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Author of the book “Open Access” which describes how easy and beneficial it is to release works under libre licences.
Fediverse address:
@petersuber@fediscience.org
OpenStreetMap
Official account for the free open map of the world that anyone can edit.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town
Open Data Basel-Stadt
Open data department at the city of Basel in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabs@swiss.social
Plazi
Non-profit organisation promoting persistent and openly accessible digital taxonomic data about plants, animals and fungi. Founded in 2008 and based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@plazi_species@mastodon.green
UN Mappers
Mappers supporting the field work of the United Nations through open mapping data.
Fediverse address:
@UN_Mappers@en.osm.town
Research Organization Registry
US-based community initiative to create an open persistent identifier for every research organisation in the world.
Fediverse address:
@ResearchOrgs@mastodon.social
Open-Meteo
Open source weather data free for non-commercial use via an API, using data from weather agencies around the world. Covers both forecasts and historical data.
Fediverse address:
@openmeteo@fosstodon.org
data.gouv.fr
Official open data platform of the French government.
Fediverse address (in French):
@datagouvfr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Canadian Open Data Society / Communauté canadienne des données ouvertes
Organisation of open data supporters in Canada, also arranging regular events related to open data.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@OpenDataSociety@mstdn.ca
LMU Open Science Center
Interdisciplinary science centre at LMU Munich in Germany, promoting open science practices such as open data, open materials, analysis scripts etc. Organises workshops, public talks and original research.
Fediverse address:
@lmu_osc@scicomm.xyz
Open Data Guppe Group
Discussion group about topics relating to open data. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@opendata@a.gup.pe
Josh Wells
Professor of Anthropology and Social Informatics at Indiana University South Bend. Principal Investigator at Digital Index of North American Archaeology. Interested in GIS/Geospatial, open data, and a more humane and equitable approach to data and systems.
Fediverse address:
@josh@fediscience.org
Open Data Dortmund
The open data team of the local government in the City of Dortmund.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DortmundData@ruhr.social
Protomaps
Free open source customisable map of the world, deployable as a single static file. Allows anyone to easily self-host vector map tiles of the entire planet.
Fediverse address:
@protomaps@mapstodon.space
Suomen Lajitietokeskus
Open data on Finland’s environment, wildlife and plant life, presented in an online infrastructure for academic, scientific and general use.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@lajitieto@ecoevo.social
data.gv.at
Official account of the Austrian government’s open data initiative.
Fediverse address (in German):
@datagvat@mastodon.social
GovData
Official portal for open data from the German Federal Government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendata@social.bund.de
Data Uruguay
Civil society organisation in Uruguay promoting open government, open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@datauy@mastodon.uy
Wikidata
Free open knowledge base, available for anyone to use on any project. It is collaboratively edited like Wikipedia, and its contents is public domain.
Fediverse address:
@wikidata@wikis.world
OpenCage
Company offering forward and reverse geocoding API based on open data, sponsors and organises Geomob events and the Geomob podcast, member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@opencage@en.osm.town
Kompetenzzentrum Open Data
German Federal Government body advising other parts of the government on implementation of open data.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabund@social.bund.de
Open Data Lëtzebuerg
Open Data Portal of the Luxembourg Government.
Fediverse address (in French, German, English & Luxembourgish):
@OpenDataLu@mas.to
rOpenSci
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Dr Esther Plomp
Open science enthusiast, researcher, EU regional co-ordinator of Open Knowledge Foundation, Data Steward at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Research interests in human osteology and bioarchaeology / isotope archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@toothFAIRy@scholar.social
BDNB / La Base de Données Nationale des Bâtiments
French public body providing a national database of buildings.
Fediverse address (in French):
@bdnb@social.numerique.gouv.fr
David Hood
Open data enthusiast based in Aotearoa / New Zealand, also following the Covid situation there.
Fediverse address:
@thoughtfulnz@mastodon.nz
OpenStreetMap Guppe Group
Discussion group about OpenStreetMap for users and editors. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@a.gup.pe
Open Data Kanton Zürich
Open government data for the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@OpenDataZH@swiss.social
State of the Map France
Conference in France for contributors, users and fans of OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@sotmfr@fr.osm.social
Code The City
Grassroots initiative based in Scotland that organises workshops, user groups, hack events etc to promote open data and libre technology as forces for public good.
Fediverse address:
@ctc@mastodon.me.uk
Open Data Manchester
Non-profit organisation campaigning for responsible data practice, based in Manchester, UK.
Fediverse address:
@opendatamcr@mastodon.green
OpenStreetMap Austria
Association of the OSM community, contributors and enthusiasts in Austria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@osm_at@mastodon.social
Open Data Beer
Meetups of the open data community in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabeer@swiss.social
Open State Foundation
Netherlands-based organisation campaigning for more government open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@openstate@mastodon.nl