esd api for spring 2013 hackathon
DESCRIPTION
Introduction by Porism Limited to the API on structure public data for the Spring Hackathon - London 27 and 28 April 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Spring HackathonBuilding apps for local
communities
Google campus – 27/8 April 2013
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RESTful APIDrives high profile tools aimed at councils.
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What the API doesSelect:• Areas (countries, regions, council areas,
wards, MLOAs, LSOAs) and comparison groups of areas
• Time periods• Metric types eg population, area size,
spending, performance indicators• Values for area/ time period / metric type
combinations
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Metric types
http://standards.esd.org.uk
http://id.esd.org.uk/list/metricTypes
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Fetching data – helper apphttp://live.componentdemo.esd.org.uk/
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Security
• Public/private key to sign each URL• OAuth to provide user specific data and extra
private metrics
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What you need
Links• http://api.esd.org.uk – basic API documents• Full web method details• Sign-in to use component demo• Private key• Extra resources and contactsAsk for email message with full information