Web guru Berners-Lee highlights open data
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"Data has already become more openly available in categories like mapping, government and scientific research, Berners-Lee said.

He pointed to OpenStreetMap, a free, wiki world map online that, unlike proprietary services such as Google Maps or Mapquest, does not claim ownership of edits or overlays generated by users and developers.

Life sciences researchers, in particular, have made strides toward standardization of data so that it can be used outside traditional research boundaries, he said."