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Public Data Group Survey

Public Data Group Survey

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Have you used any of the following in the last 12 months? (Please tick all that apply). - Question 1	Which one of the following sources provided most of your information on the data sets held by PDG members? - Question 2	Which one of the following sources provided most of your information on the data sets held by PDG members? - Blank text box	Before reading this survey, to what extent were you aware that the vast majority of the data held by the PDG members was available for commercial re-use? - Question 3	To what extent are you aware that PDG members make large amounts of their data available for free? - Question 4	How easy did you find it to identify and use the free data sets? - Question 5	How easy did you find it to identify and use the free data sets? - Please provide any additional comments.	How easy did you find it to identify and use those data sets that require payment? - Question 6	How easy did you find it to identify and use those data sets that require payment? - Please provide any additional comments.	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Awareness that the data was available	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Price	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Licence conditions	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Format	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Skills and expertise	Please rank from 1-5 any challenges you have faced when using data from a PDG member? (1 = least, 5 = biggest) - Specific PDG body referred to	Do you consider any of the following factors a requirement/pre-requisite for you to make effective use of data? (Please tick all that apply). - Question 8	Do you consider any of the following factors a requirement/pre-requisite for you to make effective use of data? (Please tick all that apply). - If something else is necessary or required please specify here.	Before reading this survey were you aware that Developer Licences (e.g. licences that allow free usage of data in the development phase of a project) were available? - Question 9	In your opinion, what is the maximum level of annual commercial income a business should be generating to qualify for a Developer Licence? - Question 10	In your opinion, what is the maximum time a Developer Licence should be available for? - Question 11	Do you have any other comments such as the ideal qualities of a Developer Licence? - Question 12	What is the size of your organisation? - Question 14	Which category best describes your company's area of business? - Question 15	Which category best describes your company's area of business? - If "other" selected please specify here:	Which of the following are significant sources of revenue for your company? (Please tick all that apply) - Question 16
Companies House Free Data, Land Registry Open Data (free to re-use), Met Office Open Data (free to re-use), Ordnance Survey Open Data (free to re-use), Research Councils, Data.Gov.UK, Local Government sources	Other - please specify (free text box below)	working with researchers	Not at all aware	Not at all aware	Very hard		Not applicable (have never used paid for data sets)		5	1	3	1	1		APIs		Yes	Up to £5,000	Longer than 1 year		10 - 50 employees	Education		Not for profit
None of the above	Other - please specify (free text box below)	.	Not at all aware	Not at all aware	Not applicable (have never used free data sets)		Not applicable (have never used paid for data sets)		1	1	1	1	1		None of the above		No	Up to £5,000	Up to 1 month		Fewer than 10 employees	Other please enter in text box below	.	Other (please specify below)
Companies House Free Data, Companies House Paid for Data, Land Registry Open Data (free to re-use), Met Office Open Data (free to re-use), Ordnance Survey Open Data (free to re-use), Research Councils, Data.Gov.UK, Local Government sources, Paid for private sector data providers	PDG members' websites		Fully aware	Fully aware	Somewhat easy		Somewhat easy		2	5	4	1	3		None of the above	Open licensing. Most of my use depends on being able to share the data widely for onward re-use.	Yes	Up to £5,000	Longer than 1 year		Fewer than 10 employees	Data/Technology		Not for profit, Consulting, Data analysis for clients, Database licensing
Companies House Free Data, Met Office Open Data (free to re-use)	This survey		Not at all aware	Not at all aware	Somewhat hard		Somewhat easy		5	5	5	1	2		None of the above		No	Up to £5,000	Longer than 1 year		Fewer than 10 employees	Other please enter in text box below	Management Consultancy	Consulting