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Civic data

This page curates everything from open government data to visualization tools to data standards to algorithmic implementation. The only common thread is that all these data and data products share a commitment to civic interests.

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General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)
developers.google.com/transit/gtfs

General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS)

Format for exchanging static public transit information.

Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
OpenMapKit
github.com/posm/OpenMapKit

OpenMapKit

Master Directory for OpenMapKit

since 2015
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
District Info NYC dashboard
council.nyc.gov/district-info

District Info NYC dashboard

Learn about the issues that are important to New Yorkers in your Council District and across the city, from potholes to affordable housing to the immigrant experience and beyond.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2018
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) Sierra Leone
dsti.gov.sl

Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) Sierra Leone

To use science, technology and innovation to support the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver on its national development plan effectively and efficiently; and to help transform Sierra Leone into an...

State House, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Build something, Building inside government, Civic data
OpenGov Open Data
web.archive.org/web/20191202024148/https://opengov.com/products/the-opengov-cloud

OpenGov Open Data

OpenGov’s comprehensive open data and financial transparency solutions help agencies of all sizes drive accountability, make data more useful, engage the public, and unlock economic potential.

Washington, DC
since 2012
Civic data, Dashboards, Data visualization
CKAN
publiccode.yml
github.com/italia/publiccode.yml#the-publiccodeyml-standard

publiccode.yml

A metadata description standard for public software

Rome
Civic data, Civic tech catalogs, Data schemas and standards
Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging
loc.gov/marc

Library of Congress Machine Readable Cataloging

The MARC formats are standards for the representationand communication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form.

Washington, DC
since 1999
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
United States (federal government)
Open Cities Africa
opencitiesproject.org

Open Cities Africa

OPEN DATA TODAY TO BUILD RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES TOMORROW

since 2014
Alliances, Civic data, Meet the others
DataSketch
datasketch.co

DataSketch

With Datasketch Apps you can create data visualizations in seconds and empower users to analyze data faster with access to open information repositories curated by journalists and researchers.

Bogotá
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
Access to Information Community of Practice
Center for Technology and Civic Life
techandciviclife.org

Center for Technology and Civic Life

Modernizing engagement between local government and the people you serve

Chicago, IL
since 2014
Civic data, Election administration, Voting and elections
Stae
stae.co

Stae

Make your data as dynamic as your city.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2015
Civic and social impact companies, Civic data, Data visualization
Open Data Day
opendataday.org

Open Data Day

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world.

Global
since 2010
Civic data, Holidays, Learn about civic tech
CYRILLA (Collaborative Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localized Legal Almanac)
cyrilla.org

CYRILLA (Collaborative Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localized Legal Almanac)

The CYRILLA Collaborative is a global initiative that seeks to map and analyze the impacts of legal frameworks in digital environments by aggregating, organizing, and visualizing distributed legal dat...

Global
since 2019
Civic data, Govtech, Open justice
Europol Trace an Object
europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse

Europol Trace an Object

The most innocent clues can sometimes help crack a case

Eisenhowerlaan 73, The Hague, Netherlands
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
Sourcemap
sourcemap.com

Sourcemap

Supply chain mapping software that enables companies to trace products to the source – tracking social, financial, and environmental risks every step of the way

since 2011
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
supply chain
PoliMonitor
polimonitor.com

PoliMonitor

A political data and intelligence start-up helping to connect the public and politicians.

TechHub London, Clere Street, London, UK
Big listening, Civic data, Media and social media analysis
Clearspending Russia
clearspending.ru

Clearspending Russia

Автоматизированный мониторинг и аналитика по заключенным госконтрактам – инструменты для общественного анализа, выявления злоупотреблений, борьбы с коррупцией и неэффективным расходованием государстве...

Moscow
since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Mapping LA
maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods

Mapping LA

This re­gion­al view is your portal to in­di­vidu­al maps and stat­ist­ics for 158 cit­ies and un­in­cor­por­ated places and 114 neigh­bor­hoods with­in the city of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, CA
since 2019
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
HateLab
hatelab.net

HateLab

Harnessing Data Science to Measure and Counter Hate Speech & Crime

Civic data, Data science for social good, Emerging Tech Report Projects
harassment, racial equity
Represent Canada
represent.opennorth.ca

Represent Canada

Find the elected officials and electoral districts for any Canadian address or postal code, at all levels of government

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2012
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project
courtwatchdc.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/court-monitoring-programs-achievements-across-the-country

DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project

The mission of the DC Domestic Violence Court Watch Project is to create transparency and data-driven information through court monitoring to ensure that all victims of domestic violence have equal ac...

Washington, DC
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Govtech
State Decoded
docs.statedecoded.com/xml-format.html

State Decoded

The State Decoded parser can either be modified to use bespoke PHP to parse a legal code in its native format, or it can parse a prescribed XML format.

since 2017
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Državni projekti
web.archive.org/web/20200928191505/http://www.transparency.si/projekti/drzavni-projekti

Državni projekti

Katere projekte je izvajala država v letu 2015

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮
since 2015
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
DataMade
datamade.us

DataMade

DataMade is a civic technology company. We build open source technology using open data to empower journalists, researchers, governments and advocacy organizations.

Chicago, IL
since 2012
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Data for Health
bloomberg.org/public-health/strengthening-health-data

Data for Health

The lack of data disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries with 60 percent of these countries not reporting any data, covering 2 billion people.

25 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075
Civic data, Foundation initiatives, Get funding
OParl
oparl.org

OParl

OParl. Mehr Transparenz für Ihre Kommune.

since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Polyteia
polyteia.com

Polyteia

The smart governance platform for cities and towns. Wir ermöglichen Entscheidungsträgern in Städten und Gemeinden, datengetrieben zu steuern.

Lobeckstraße 35, 10969, Berlin, Deutschland
since 2017
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Green Button
greenbuttondata.org

Green Button

The Green Button initiative is an industry-led effort to respond to a White House call-to-action to provide electricity, natural gas, and water customers with easy access to their energy- and water-us...

since 2015
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Data for Policy
web.archive.org/web/20220503034123/https://dataforpolicy.org

Data for Policy

Data for Policy is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector.

University College London
since 2015
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
DataSF
datasf.org

DataSF

Our mission is to empower use of the City and County of San Francisco's data. Our core product is SF OpenData, the official open data portal.

since 2009
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
trainings
FixMyBerlin
fixmycity.de

FixMyBerlin

Supporting the transformation of cities towards a more sustainable mobility through data analysis and digital communication.

Platz der Luftbrücke 4-6, 12101, Berlin, Germany
Civic data, Civic maps, Govtech
mobility
Vali-Datathon for 990 cleanup
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYwFO7k_HzkkHYdD9s8xFXBfuL4OrWZNmxeC6cLEA26Dk_IA/closedform

Vali-Datathon for 990 cleanup

Past event at the Aspen Institute in DC

since 2017
Build something, Civic hackathons, The People
The Open Data Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Open Data
opendatahandbook.org

The Open Data Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Open Data

Guides, case studies and resources for government & civil society on the "what, why & how" of open data.

since 2016
Civic data, Open civic data, Books
books, guides
Open Data Lab Jakarta
labs.webfoundation.org

Open Data Lab Jakarta

We’re the Web Foundation’s Open Data Labs. We empower people through data.

Jakarta
since 2015
Build something, Civic data, Innovation teams and labs
guides
DCLG Waste Standards
localdigitalcoalition.uk/product/local-waste-service-standards-project

DCLG Waste Standards

This project was born at LocalGov Camp 2014, during a session on common technology standards for local government services.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
waste
Parlameter.org
parlameter.org

Parlameter.org

Transcripts and voting records digitalized! A complete solution for any organization aiming for full transparency and digitalization of sessions. Parlameter handles transcripts and voting records fro...

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮
since 2013
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient
seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/data

Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient

Solutions Through rigorous research and strategic partnerships, the Institute empowers media makers, studios, and industry leaders

Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Socrata data formats for Budget, Expenditures, and Service Connect
open-data-standards.github.io/data-schemas

Socrata data formats for Budget, Expenditures, and Service Connect

This repository is designed to be a public, forkable, pull-requestable repository for standardized data schemas for use in Socrata’s open government applications as well as your own.

Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Chicago Cityscape
chicagocityscape.com

Chicago Cityscape

Chicago Cityscape shows where development is happening by combining data from dozens of sources.

since 2014
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Federal Spending Transparency
fedspendingtransparency.github.io

Federal Spending Transparency

The Federal Spending Transparency GitHub page is a space for stakeholders inside and outside government to stay informed on Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) Implementatio...

since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Open Cities Lab
opencitieslab.org

Open Cities Lab

Open Cities Lab is a non-profit open and non-partisan organisation that combines the use of action research, co-design, data science, and technology with civic engagement, to enable the development of...

153a Helen Joseph Road, Congela, Durban, South Africa
since 2015
Civic data, Data science for social good, Learn about civic tech
Access to Information Community of Practice
Grantnav
grantnav.threesixtygiving.org

Grantnav

Search, explore and download UK grant data from funders publishing open data to the 360Giving Standard.

360Giving, York Way, London, UK
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Nonprofit tech
Humanitarian Exchange Language
hxlstandard.org

Humanitarian Exchange Language

HXL is a different kind of data standard, designed to improve information sharing during a humanitarian crisis without adding extra reporting burdens.

Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, Netherlands
since 2016
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Spotcrime Open Crime Data Standard (SOCS)
blog.spotcrime.com/2014/03/the-spotcrime-open-crime-data-standard.html

Spotcrime Open Crime Data Standard (SOCS)

A blog about crime in the US.

since 2007
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Carl Malamud Launches Free Online Access to SEC EDGAR Records
web.archive.org/web/20121116003640/http://techpresident.com/news/22740/timeline-update-january-17-1994-carl-malamud-launches-free-online-access-sec-edgar

Carl Malamud Launches Free Online Access to SEC EDGAR Records

Until this day, the only way to access the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) database of filings from public corporations and financial ent...

Washington, DC
since 1994
Civic data, Predecessors & Pioneers, The Tech
Data Zetu Intiaitive
irex.org/project/data-zetu-amplifying-tanzanians-voices-through-information

Data Zetu Intiaitive

Data Zetu (“Our Data” in Swahili) aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives.

Tanzania, United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) 🇹🇿
Adjacent Fields, Artistic interventions, Specific campaigns
Displacement Alert Project Map
web.archive.org/web/20220412013226/http://map.dapmapnyc.org/app

Displacement Alert Project Map

The Displacement Alert Map is a rich resource of more than a decade of key data on residential displacement in New York City.

50 Broad St, New York, NY 10004
since 2016
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
housing
Global Disinformation Index
disinformationindex.org

Global Disinformation Index

We have designed a neutral, independent and transparent index to assess news websites on their risk of carrying disinformation.

since 2018
Fight disinformation, Learn about civic tech, Media
Missing Numbers
missingnumbers.org

Missing Numbers

a blog on the data the government should collect, but doesn't

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2019
Civic data, Learn about civic tech, News and blogs
Opendatasoft
opendatasoft.com

Opendatasoft

Publish, Manage, Combine, Analyze, Visualize, and Share your data. In one place.

Paris
since 2011
Building in the private sector, Bureaucracy tech, Civic and social impact companies
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