Comments on: Open Data in Action: What is an API? http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Michelle Samplin-Salgado http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-297548 Michelle Samplin-Salgado Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:30:33 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-297548 Mark,

The developer of the API encourages you to use our API to talk to your students about how open data can be used to combat health issues, maybe even working a project with your students to develop a mash-up between our data and some other available data, maybe from http://health.data.gov or elsewhere. Let us know what you end up doing and how we can help.

- AIDS.gov Team

]]> By: Michelle Samplin-Salgado http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-297544 Michelle Samplin-Salgado Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:28:05 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-297544 Stephanie,

Yes, the API is completely language independent. It accepts requests over HTTP, and responds with either JSON-formatted output, or HTML, depending on the ‘format’ parameter. For more details, check out http://aids.gov/locator/api, and look for our upcoming post with more details.

AIDS.GOV

]]> By: Michelle Samplin-Salgado http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-295832 Michelle Samplin-Salgado Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:35:36 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-295832 Hi Brian,
Thanks for your question. The information provided in the HIV Locator API contains data about the location of HIV testing and services across the country. It does not contain any information about people living with HIV. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns.
- The AIDS.gov Team

]]> By: Mark Sapita http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-295663 Mark Sapita Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:19:52 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-295663 I teach health in a secondary school.
Any thoughts on how this could be used in the classroom?

]]> By: Dano http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-295205 Dano Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:40:37 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-295205 If possible, it would be great to add HIV test sites and other services in tribal territories to the HIV/AIDS Locator API.

]]> By: Stephanie http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-295101 Stephanie Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:30:05 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-295101 Is this API language-independent? If not, what language must be used to call it?

]]> By: Brian Thomason http://blog.aids.gov/2012/04/open-data-in-action-what-is-an-api.html#comment-295089 Brian Thomason Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:10:17 +0000 http://blog.aids.gov/?p=5968#comment-295089 Since many states require HIV+ reporting by name, instead of a code, will folks be able to hack in and retrieve all of the HIV+ citizens and their data?

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