Open Data for a Clean, Secure Energy Future Freely-available
data from the Federal government and other sources can be a
powerful input to private sector innovation. Open data can spur
entrepreneurship, empower citizens, and create jobs. As just one
example, data from the US Global Positioning System (GPS) have
been utilized by entrepreneurs to power navigation systems,
precision crop farming tools, and other innovations that add
over $90 billion in value to our economy each year and have
improved the lives of Americans in many ways. The Obama
Administration recently launched a series of Open Data
Initiatives—in health, public safety, education, and energy. The
Energy Data Initiative (EDI) aims to help Americans benefit from
entrepreneurial innovation enabled by open energy data from the
US government and other sources. By working to make energy data
more available and useful to entrepreneurs, we’re confident that
new products and services will continue to emerge to help
American families and businesses save