See following link for jury comments (in Dutch):
http://www.dans.knaw.nl/content/winnaars-nederlandse-dataprijs-2012-bekend
See following links for news items:
- http://www.delta.tudelft.nl/artikel/openearth-en-political-mashup-winnen-dataprijs-2012/25803
- http://www.deltares.nl/nl/actueel/nieuwsbericht/item/14706/openearth-wint-nederlandse-dataprijs
- http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2012/10/29/the-netherlands-openearth-receives-dutch-data-award/
See the following picture for an impression of the Dutch Data Prize 2012 award ceremony:
Here an overview of the events during the day:
A pdf of the presentation (below display macro doesn't always work properly, download to view if presentation seems incomplete):
Today 3TU.Datacentrum (twitter) and DANS awarded the Dutch Data Award prizes as a mark of appreciation for researchers who gather and document data, and make it accessible. We are extremely proud to announce that OpenEarth won the Dutch Data Award 2012 in the category exact and technical sciences!!
Together with Gerben de Boer, Thijs Damsma, Joost van Wiechen and Marcel Stive we represented the OpenEarth commnunity and presented our case. Thanks to everyone for your contributions of the years. This award is true acknowledgement of all your hard work and a great stimulus for the future!