Showcases

Author

Affiliations

Julien A. Raemy

Swiss Federal Archives

University of Bern

Published

January 19, 2025

Modified

March 17, 2025

Showcases

Open data enables innovative applications and services across various domains. The following showcases highlight different platforms and projects that leverage open data for public benefit, research, and digital engagement.

Our World in Data

ogd

ord

Our World in Data is a collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Oxford and the non-profit organisation Global Change Data Lab (GCDL). It is a comprehensive online resource that presents empirical research and data on a wide array of global issues, focusing on large-scale problems like poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality. The platform aims to provide accessible, comprehensible, and transparent data to inform readers about the state of the world and to support informed decision-making.

Infectious Diseases Dashboard (IDD)

health

ogd

The IDD is managed by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). The IDD provides information on cases of infection and illness in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein caused by various pathogens.

Sportanlagen-Finder

ogd

sport

The sports facility finder shows sports and exercise facilities operated by the canton of Basel-Stadt as well as all cantonal sports facilities outside the cantonal and national borders. The dataset also lists cantonal premises that are used and rented for sports activities.

Open Data Navigator

ord

ogd

linked data

The SWITCH Open Data Navigator is a discovery platform that aggregates and transforms metadata from various open data providers to make it better discoverable for researchers and students. It focuses on open data that are not generated in research processes but are relevant for research activities, especially those involving multiple disciplinary fields.

Federal Popular Votes

ogd

politics

Managed by the Federal Statistical Office where results of popular votes in Switzerland are continuously updated.

Heisse Preise

retail pricing

scraping

Launched in 2023 by Mario Zechner, this platform offers a comprehensive comparison of food prices across various supermarkets in Austria, tracking and analysing price trends over time.

Animal Crossing Art Generator

cultural heritage

gaming

iiif

An innovative tool that allows players to integrate virtual art into the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game. It enables users to turn any image from the Getty Museum’s open-access collection (as well as any IIIF-compliant images) into in-game artwork.

12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha’s Archive

An interactive platform launched in 2020 by the J. Paul Getty Trust to explore Sunset Boulevard through 60 years of Ed Ruscha’s photography (1965–2007). The 65,000 images are IIIF-compliant and linked to the Getty Research Institute.

LUX: Yale Collections Discovery

cultural heritage

iiif

linked data

LUX provides a unified gateway to over 41 million cultural heritage resources from the Yale University Library, Yale Center for British Art, Yale Peabody Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery. It is built on open standards such as Linked Art, IIIF, and W3C Activity Streams.

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