Loomio
Tue 18 Aug 2020 10:45AM

Method for receiving third party data

R RobJN Public Seen by 43

Hi all. I am interested in methods for organisations to submit their data to us. I believe Google Maps does this so that store owners can upload a file of their store locations and thought it would be interesting if we did the same.

Am thinking that we need a method where we prove ownership - for example and online upload tool that requires the user to prove ownership of their email address. That way we can be sure that any data that is uploaded has come from a known source.

Any ideas how best to do this? I struggled to find a plugin for Wordpress so may need to host this elsewhere.

DB

Dennis Bauszus Thu 20 Aug 2020 11:19AM

I don't think it is important. Another benefit of using GitHub is that we can assign the appropriate licence to the repository. If you make a commit to the repository you need to agree that the content adheres to the licence. More important than you working for Tesco is that you acknowledge the licence terms and that this can be traced back to you.

AB

Andrew Black Thu 20 Aug 2020 9:01PM

If the data omits a branch, it might mean the place has been closed or it could be a mistake. I would trust it more if it comes from Tesco's rather than a random contributor.