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<p>Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
last weekend, we had the #OpenDataHack @ECMWF that aimed at
raising awareness of open data from ECMWF and three Copernicus
Services, the Climate Change Service (C3S), the Atmospheric
Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Emergency Management Service
(CEMS).<br>
<br>
We had more than 70 developers and data enthusiasts at the
hackathon and 20 team contributions in the end. Please find a full
summary of the hackathon <a
href="http://www.ecmwf.int/en/learning/workshops/opendatahack-ecmwf-beyond-weather-explore-creative-uses-open-data">here</a>.
We also have full recording of the opening morning and the
Show&Tell part of the hackathon.</p>
<p>Main outcomes of the hackathon:<br>
- open climate and weather data are most beneficial when combined
with other open data sources<br>
- massive amounts of open data is useless if data is too hard to
access and to discover<br>
- ECMWF has to improve its data services to increase data uptake
of people outside the meteorological domain<br>
<br>
We will likely have a Volume 2 of #OpenDataHack next year, but
then we will put a stronger thematic focus on one or two
application domains, e.g. transport.<br>
Please let me know if you have any further questions regarding the
#OpenDataHack @ECMWF.<br>
Best regards,<br>
Julia<br>
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