Global Open Data Index: Survey
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3-day forecasts of temperature, precipitation and wind. Forecasts have to be provided for several regions in the country. Short-term weather forecasts are relevant for the general public to plan activities, while also being reliable. See our methodology section for more information.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licenced | Yes | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | HTML | |
| Downloadable at once | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Publicly available | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Google search | |
| licence_url | https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-lice | OGL link in footer |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | |
| collector_name | Met Office, Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man Government | |
| characteristics | Temperature extremes, Temperature average, Wind speed, Wind direction, Precipitation Amount, Forecast for current day and four following days | |
| location | https://www.gov.im/weather/5-day-forecast/ - Met Office, Ronaldsway Airport, all characteristics available in text form, https://www.gov.im/weather/WeatherPdf?FiveDayForcast=1 - Met Office, Ronaldsway Airport, Wind speed and direction, temperature extremes and precipitation amount in mm (downloadable as PDF) |
The submission is correct. The data can be downloaded as PDF but it would afford human intervention first to extract the relevant information. A footer at the bottom of the page states that the data is openly licensed: the license allows to "copy, publish, distribute and transmit the Information; adapt the Information; exploit the Information commercially and non-commercially". Thank you, Graeme Jones, for contributing to the Global Open Data Index.