Labs Projects
data.okfn.org - Frictionless Data
by Labs
Our mission is a world of frictionless data - our immediate goal is to make it as simple as possible to get the data you want into the tool of your choice
ReclineJS - Build Data Applications in the Browser
by Rufus Pollock, Max Ogden & others
Recline is a simple but powerful library for building data applications in pure Javascript and HTML. Building on Backbone, Recline supplies components and structure to data-heavy applications by providing a set of models (Dataset, Record/Row, Field) and views (Grid, Map, Graph etc).
Bubble Tree Library
by Gregor Aisch & David McCandless
The BubbleTree can be used to display hierarchical (spending) data in an interactive visualization. The setup is easy and independent from the OpenSpending platform. However, there is an optional integration module to connect with data from the OpenSpending API.
Annotator.JS
by Nick Stenning & Aron Carroll
The Annotator is an open-source JavaScript library and tool that can be added to any webpage to make it annotatable. Annotations can have comments, tags, users and more. Morever, the Annotator is designed for easy extensibility so its a cinch to add a new feature or behaviour.
Textus - Collaborating Around Texts
by Tom Oinn & Rufus Pollock
In a nutshell it is an open source platform for working with collections of texts. It enables students, researchers and teachers to share and collaborate around texts using a simple and intuitive interface.
IATI Tools
by Mark Brough
Library for working with IATI data and converting it into a relational database. http://blog.okfn.org/2012/06/05/from-xml-to-visualisations-iati/
Recline Chrome CSV Viewer
A chrome extension which allows you to view, search, graph and map CSV files in the browser (built using Recline)
Kartograph
by Gregor Aisch
Kartograph is a simple and lightweight framework for building interactive map applications without Google Maps or any other mapping service. It was created with the needs of designers and data journalists in mind.
Data Converters
by Nigel Babu, Rufus Pollock
Python library and command line tool for converting data from one format to another. It builds on messytables, GDAL and many more great open-source libraries for processing data, and provides one easy to use standard API.
WikipediaJS
by Rufus Pollock
WikipediaJS is a simple JS library for accessing information in Wikipedia articles such as dates, places, abstracts etc. The library is the work of Labs member Rufus Pollock. In essence, it is a small wrapper around the data and APIs of the DBPedia project and it is they who have done all the heavy lifting of extracting structured data from Wikipedia - huge credit and thanks to DBPedia folks!
OffenesParlement
by Friedrich Lindenberg
OffenesParlement is a site (and open-source codebase) for gathering and presenting information about the work of the Bundestag and Bundesrat.