Swiss Data Space community – Spatialists – geospatial news

The Swiss Data Space Forum invites experts across domains to help shape the future of trusted #DataSharing in Switzerland. With geodata emerging as the backbone for interoperable and trustworthy #DataSpaces, this initiative is one to watch for anyone bridging the geodata and data ecosystems.

OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.

US, EU move toward landmark biometric data sharing deal

The U.S. and European Union are in formal talks over a biometric data-sharing arrangement that could give the DHS access to EU biometric records.

Cognitive Fratricide: How the Transparent Battlefield Creates Decision Paralysis

The US military is building a battlefield where nothing is hidden. Through billions of dollars invested in networked sensors, artificial intelligence, and joint all-domain command and control, the assumption is clear: If we can connect every sensor to every shooter, we will achieve decision dominance. More information will produce faster, better decisions. Friction will decrease.

Open data matters most when the stakes are high: An open knowledge stack fostering responsible innovation for disaster preparedness

This repo hosts materials associated with a presentation given at the Grand Challenges Conferences on 24 March 2026 at the Futurium in Berlin.   Title: Open data matters most when the stakes are high: An open knowledge stack fostering responsible innovation for disaster preparedness   Abstract Disaster preparedness and response depend not only on technological capabilities but on innovation practices that are trusted, inclusive, and actionable before crises occur. This contribution conceptualizes responsible innovation as an open knowledge stack that integrates existing disaster response scenarios with large-scale open collaboration, FAIR data, reproducible methods, and diamond open access dissemination.   Although plans for the most likely disaster scenarios already exist at several levels, many details remain insufficiently shared or understood by all stakeholders before crises hit. This gap limits the ability of the uninitiated to engage effectively when rapid decisions are needed. By treating diverse knowledge sources - from community observations and collective memory to sensor networks and risk models - as public goods, the open stack combats misinformation and fosters the transparency and inclusivity that are essential for systemic risk mitigation.   Transparent workflows for generating, processing, and evaluating both existing information and knowledge gaps form the operational core of this stack, especially in light of the uncertainties and fast developments that frequently accompany crises. When assumptions, data, models and decision options are comprehensively shared in a FAIR and reproducible fashion, they become public tools for consensus-building, enabling community adoption, interdisciplinary reuse, institutional coordination, public scrutiny and meaningful adaptations to changing contexts.   We propose that reproducibility and openness serve as critical pre-disaster trust-building mechanisms. Stakeholders who engage with such shared, verifiable knowledge workflows and infrastructures in advance are better equipped to act decisively under pressure. Diamond open access completes the stack by removing financial and legal barriers, ensuring that vital insights remain immediately accessible to all.   By framing responsible innovation as a maintained, scalable system of knowledge workflows and associated infrastructure rather than ad hoc efforts, this work demonstrates how trust, preparedness and resilience can be strengthened amid growing systemic risks and transformation.

Digging deeper into data citations: recognizing and rewarding data work – InfoDoc MicroVeille

Data4Food Cluster Report: What helps and hurts when sharing data for sustainable food solutions | FOODITY

What’s stopping data from unlocking truly sustainable food systems, and what could help make it work? Together with our partners from the #Data4FoodCluster (DRG4FOOD, SOSFood Project, and FoodDataQuest EU), we brought together citizens, researchers, and food system actors to explore how data and AI can support more sustainable food systems. We captured the insights from a joint workshop in a report, highlighting lessons, concerns, and clear recommendations to foster trust, transparency, and responsible data sharing across the food sector. Read the article and access the full report: https://lnkd.in/edX3qbyh From your perspective, what needs to change first to make data sharing work better in food systems? #SustainableFoodSystems #DigitalInnovation #AI #FoodSystems F6S Innovation F6S | Jibe Company | Sploro | Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) | Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) | SOFTEAM | AUSTRALO | SciFoodHealth | Samuel Almeida Giannis Fyrogenis Kai Michael Hermsen Machiel Reinders Inga Vyšniauskienė