Open Data Philly

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http://OpenDataPhilly.org/about/

About

  • OpenDataPhilly is a portal that provides access to over 100 data sets, applications, and APIs related to the Philadelphia region. Built by Azavea, a Philadelphia-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software firm, OpenDataPhilly is based on the idea that providing free and easy access to data information encourages better and more transparent government and a more engaged and knowledgeable citizenry.
  • OpenDataPhilly includes both municipal and non-municipal data and enables users to search for and locate data sets based on keyword and category searches. For each data set, application, or API, we’ve included accompanying information about the origins, update frequency, and other specifics of the data. The record for each data source also includes links for downloading the data or accessing the application or API.
  • Simply accessing data, however, is not the ultimate goal of OpenDataPhilly. By connecting people with data, we’re hoping to encourage users to take the data and transform it into creative applications, projects, and visualizations that demonstrate the power that data can have in understanding and shaping our communities. These public uses of data are featured in the OpenDataPhilly Idea Gallery . Each data set, application, or API can also be rated and commented upon in order to provide feedback on the possible uses of a data source.
  • We realize that we have most likely not identified every available data set. If you’d like to submit a data set, please visit our Submit Data form. You can also suggest general data sets that you think would be useful via the Nominate Data page. Together, we can build a more complete catalog of the open data sources in Philadelphia.