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Release of open data utilization examples to strengthen corporate data strategies

To media representatives:

June 18, 2024
Saison Technology Co., Ltd.

Saison Technology Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Makoto Hayama; hereinafter referred to as "Saison Technology") has begun offering specific sample programs that utilize open data to help strengthen corporate data strategies. Along with actual use cases from local governments, private companies, and universities, the program provides explanations and examples of how to effectively incorporate open data into business.

What is open data?

This refers to "public data" that is freely available to anyone via the internet. It is provided by national and local governments, research institutions, and private companies, and is made available in a format that can be used free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. As its use by a wide range of entities increases, it will contribute to the rapid and efficient provision of diverse services and the creation of new businesses. In particular, combining and analyzing multiple data sets can lead to corporate growth and improved competitiveness.

The importance of data integration tool

To effectively utilize open data, it is important to combine multiple data sets. To do this, it is necessary to use data integration tool to unify different formats and handle data efficiently.

Manual data collection and processing is simple and reliable, but takes time and effort, and there are issues with reproducibility. Programmed processing ensures reproducibility, but requires programming knowledge and is time-consuming. RPA tool-based methods can be implemented quickly because they can be used by non-engineers, but long-term operation may require support for screen layout changes.

On the other hand, dedicated data integration tools such as ETL and iPaaS are not affected by changes to screen layouts and can handle the data itself, reducing the amount of work required for changes. This means that you can check daily analysis results at any time using a BI tool, and at the same time automate tasks by linking systems together. Given these advantages, implementing data integration tool such as iPaaS is the optimal solution.

Sample programs provided

Saison Technology has provided a sample script (program) using HULFT Square, a Japanese iPaaS that supports the collection and processing of open data. This will enable customers to combine their own data with open data and gain more insights.

Provided page:

https://www.saison-technology.com/service/product/solutions/business07/

[Sample programs provided]

  • e-Gov (Digital Agency): List of laws and regulations, access to laws and regulations
  • e-Stat (Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications): Survey on Consumption Trends of Foreign Visitors to Japan, Retail Price Statistics Survey, Travel and Tourism Consumption Trends Survey, Survey on New Farmers, Physical Fitness and Athletic Ability Survey
  • EDINET (Financial Services Agency): Securities Reports, etc. (List of Reports), Securities Reports, etc. (Reports)
  • gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry): Corporate Financial Information
  • RESAS (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry): Wages per capita, job offers and job seekers, job offer ratio
  • Corporate Number System (National Tax Agency): Three basic corporate information
  • Land Comprehensive Information System (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism): Real estate transaction price information
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Open Data Catalog Site (Tokyo): Tokyo Big Sight event information, crime information by neighborhood
  • OpenWeatherMap: Weather forecast information
  • Google Maps Platform: Store reviews
  • Rakuten Web Service: Rakuten Market product search results
  • Recruit Web Service: Hot Pepper Gourmet Gourmet Search Results
  • Yahoo! Shopping API: Yahoo! Shopping Highly Rated Trend Ranking

Specific examples of open data utilization

[Flood forecasting using data (Nagano Prefecture)]

Nagano Prefecture is using open data to forecast river floods. By combining river information and meteorological data, it is possible to predict floods more than 30 hours in advance, making a significant contribution to disaster prevention measures.

reference:

[Delivery cost optimization using map information such as route distance (Nose Steel, Shiga University, Teikoku Databank)]

Nose Steel is researching delivery optimization algorithms in collaboration with Shiga University and Teikoku Databank. They are developing an algorithm that determines the most efficient delivery route by taking into account information such as the weight of the steel and the truck load capacity in addition to the route distance and required time between delivery points obtained from map information. They are also working to make similar algorithms available to other companies.

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About HULFT Square

HULFT Square is a Japanese iPaaS (cloud-based data integration platform) that supports the "data preparation for data utilization" and "data integration that connects business systems" necessary for achieving digital transformation. It can connect various data that is distributed and managed in on-premise, cloud, SaaS, and other environments across business systems, industries, countries, and regions.

About Saison Technology

With the mission of "Connect the world’s data and make it useful for everyone.," the company globally develops and operates data integration products and IT services that form the foundation for safety and security, as well as systems for a wide range of industries, including finance and distribution. Leveraging its strengths, which have enabled it to quickly adapt to changes in the environment over many years, the company is currently focusing on expanding cutting-edge businesses such as its cloud-based data integration platform (iPaaS) "HULFT Square," and strengthening its efforts to implement technologies that will pave the way for the future. The company changed its name from SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD. on April 1, 2024.

[Trademark-related]

  • "HULFT," "HULFT Square," and other related product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of Saison Technology.
  • Other company names, product names, service names, etc. are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies.