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The Department of Defense (DOD) has recently launched the website data.mil to show the potential benefits of an open data strategy. The DOD hopes to work with startups in the field to create engaging narratives with information rather than just posting a lot of data online. This site was created by Mary Lazzeri of Defense Digital Service, who tells FedScoop the initial dataset is called Theater History of Operations (THOR). It’s a comprehensive database of aerial bombings.
The significance of THOR
The information goes all the way back to 1918 and has been useful for the Pentagon to conduct pilot training. It includes mission pilot descriptions of the bombings, weather conditions, and damage assessments. Lazzeri said THOR has a lot of angles that will likely be of interest to a wide range of people. She goes on to say that the site is not an attempt to be an extensive archive of all DOD departments and information. Rather, the intention is to pick interesting datasets that can make a good story.
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