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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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OpenMobilityData
blog.transitscreen.com/weve-launched-openmobilitydata

OpenMobilityData

OpenMobilityData will be the first data commons to fully integrate with transit data editors to update data automatically.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, The Tech
mobility
Development Seed Vulnerable Housing pilot
medium.com/devseed/finding-vulnerable-housing-in-street-view-images-using-ai-to-create-safer-cities-2b58b4e3b991

Development Seed Vulnerable Housing pilot

Development Seed is supporting the World Bank to identify dangerous housing in Colombia through the use of artificial intelligence.

Colombia 🇨🇴
Artificial Intelligence, Civic data, Data visualization
housing
KoBoToolbox
kobotoolbox.org

KoBoToolbox

Quality data collection for challenging settings

since 2011
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
commercial
Open Data Jena
opendata.jena.de

Open Data Jena

Auflistung aller für die jeweiligen Jahre vergebenen Vornamen. Folgende Felder sind enthalten: Spalte 1: Vorname,…

Jena, Germany
since 2017
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
Open data in NZ
web.archive.org/web/20200804145445/https://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-NZ

Open data in NZ

Open data meetup

Wellington, New Zealand
Civic data, Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others
US Census TIGER
successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/publications/saving-census-google-maps-us-census-bureaus-tiger-system-1980-2010

US Census TIGER

From Saving the Census to Google Maps: The US Census Bureau's TIGER System, 1980-2010

Suite 216 Bendheim Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 U.S.A.
since 1990
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
census
Otwarte Starachowice
otwarte.starachowice.eu

Otwarte Starachowice

Serwis internetowy Urzędu Miejskiego w Starachowicach.

Starachowice, Poland
since 2017
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
Human Rights Data Analysis Group
hrdag.org

Human Rights Data Analysis Group

The Human Rights Data Analysis Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations around the world.

San Francisco
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Data science for social good
human rights, immigration
DataWrapper
datawrapper.de

DataWrapper

Enrich your stories with charts, maps and tables.

Berlin
Media, Narrative tech, Story tech
Open Data Bonn
opendata.bonn.de

Open Data Bonn

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2015
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
Beyond Transparency: Open Data and the Future of Civic Innovation
beyondtransparency.org

Beyond Transparency: Open Data and the Future of Civic Innovation

This book is a resource for (and by) practitioners inside and outside government—from the municipal chief information officer to the community organizer to the civic-minded entrepreneur. 

San Francisco
since 2013
Books, Learn about civic tech, The People
books
Open Government Data Salzburg (Stadt)
data.stadt-salzburg.at

Open Government Data Salzburg (Stadt)

Unter dem Begriff Open Government Data OGD werden von der Verwaltung gesammelte Daten in maschinenlesbarer Form öffentlich frei zugänglich gemacht. Offene Standards bei den Schnittstellen und der Soft...

Salzburg, Austria
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
FieldPapers
fieldpapers.org

FieldPapers

Field Papers is a tool to help you create a multi-page atlas of anywhere in the world.

Russian Federation 🇷🇺
since 2012
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
Open 311
open311.org

Open 311

A collaborative model and open standard for civic issue tracking

since 2009
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Open Data New Zealand
web.archive.org/web/20200629152142/https://data.govt.nz/open-data/open-government-data-programme/open-data-nz

Open Data New Zealand

A cross-government programme to accelerate the release and reuse of open government data to maximise the value of that data.

New Zealand 🇳🇿
since 2011
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, Peer networks
Taggespiegel Bike Data Interactiv
interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/radmesser/index.html

Taggespiegel Bike Data Interactiv

Wir messen, wo Autos Radfahrer eng überholen.

Berlin
since 2018
Data visualization, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
cycling
Data Refuge
ppehlab.org

Data Refuge

The Penn Program in the Environmental Humanities (PPEH) fosters interdisciplinary environmental collaboration and scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and beyond.

since 2014
Archives, Civic data, The Tech
Gana Nariño
gana.xn--nario-rta.gov.co

Gana Nariño

Open Government initiative by the Nariño department in Colombia, combining approaches in collaborative economy and social innovation.

Narino, Colombia
Civic data, The Tech, Open data publishing portals
DevSeed Data Team Peru
web.archive.org/web/20181128204149/https://developmentseed.org/blog/2017/12/19/devseed-data

DevSeed Data Team Peru

Building mission critical maps in the open

Ayacucho, Peru
since 2017
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
The ODI's private data for cities collection
docs.google.com/document/d/1kKo7wdpqAuIUw-HHntf1Z8rBBe2V0VrseO2qoiColmE/edit

The ODI's private data for cities collection

Crowdsourced examples of private sector data for public good

London
since 2019
Civic data, Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech
private data public good
Beeck Center
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu

Beeck Center

The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation was founded in 2014 to provide training and experiential opportunities for students, faculty, and global leaders to enact solution-based social change...

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
since 2019
Civic data, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research
The Durban EDGE
edge.durban

The Durban EDGE

The Durban EDGE is eThekwini Municipality’s platform to provide cutting-edge economic intelligence and insight to economic decision makers

153a Helen Joseph Road, Congela, Durban, South Africa
since 2011
Economic development, Civic data
TNCS Today San Francisco
tncstoday.sfcta.org

TNCS Today San Francisco

Data map of Uber and Lyft in San Francisco

San Francisco
since 2018
Adjacent Fields, Specific campaigns, Civic data
mobility
Fundacja Moje Państwo
mojepanstwo.pl

Fundacja Moje Państwo

ePaństwo Foundation's aim is to develop democracy, open and transparent authorities and civic engagement.

Fundacja ePaństwo, Warsaw, Poland
since 2010
Civic data, Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others
Aspen Institute Nonprofit Data Project
aspeninstitute.org/programs/program-on-philanthropy-and-social-innovation-psi/nonprofit-data-project

Aspen Institute Nonprofit Data Project

As government, civic and business leaders address a wide range of serious challenges; many will reach out to nonprofit groups for help only to find themselves hampered by a lack of up-to-date informat...

since 2008
Civic data, Roundtables
Powered by Data
poweredbydata.org

Powered by Data

Our mission is to maximize the availability and impact of data for public good.

1124 Marie-Anne St E, Montreal, QC H2J 2B7, Canada
Civic data, Data science for social good, The Tech
Data for Justice Project
data.aclum.org

Data for Justice Project

We hope the project will arm activists, advocates, journalists, policy makers, and elected officials with relevant, timely information about how government functions—so we can fix it when it doesn’t.

Massachusetts
Civic data, Govtech, Open justice
OpenTreeMap
opentreemap.org

OpenTreeMap

Create greener communities and explore our urban forests, together.

990 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
since 2011
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
Life on land
Thüringer Landesprogramm Offene Geodaten
geoportal-th.de:443/de-de/Downloadbereiche/Download-Offene-Geodaten-Th%c3%bcringen

Thüringer Landesprogramm Offene Geodaten

Thuringia, Germany
since 2016
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
Code for Australia School Finder
codeforaustralia.org/project/school-finder

Code for Australia School Finder

School Finder is an online tool for parents or guardians to find the right school for their kids.

New South Wales, Australia
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Govtech
Quality education
NYC School of Data
schoolofdata.nyc

NYC School of Data

NYC’s best public interest tech + open data event of the year — NYC School of Data!

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2016
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
Open Mobility Foundation
openmobilityfoundation.org

Open Mobility Foundation

Municipalities across the country have joined together to create a new global non-profit organization called the Open Mobility Foundation to support the development of open-sourced software that provi...

Los Angeles, CA
Civic data, The Tech, Partner networks and coalitions
city, mobility, Sustainable cities and communities
Munsoft Spatial and Revenue Management
munsoft.co.za/#home-section-solutions

Munsoft Spatial and Revenue Management

The sustainable foundation for the modern Smart City: Munsoft Spatial ensures that our municipalities have an up-to-date list of all properties keeping the Property Register, Deeds Database, Valuation...

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
since 2001
Civic data
Caselaw Access Project
case.law

Caselaw Access Project

free public access portal to more than 6.4 million state and federal court decisions encompassing 360 years of American case law

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2013
Civic data, The Tech, Legal tech
Google Crisis Map
google.org/crisismap/weather_and_events

Google Crisis Map

A collection of national and regional-scale layers related to weather, hazards, and emergency preparedness and response, mostly for the US.

Mountain View, CA
since 2017
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
crisis, Google, humanitarian
Google Earth
google.com/earth

Google Earth

Explore the far reaches of the world, right in your browser.

since 2001
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
Google
Organisational Digital Maturity Assessment Criteria
tools.ncvo.org.uk/digitalmaturitymatrix

Organisational Digital Maturity Assessment Criteria

The Voluntary Sector Digital Maturity Matrix was a free tool provided by NCVO to assess the current maturity of a voluntary sector organisation's digital capability, compared with its desired target s...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Maps for Change
github.com/Maps-for-Change

Maps for Change

Embeddable map of parallel events and buses going to the People's Climate March in Washington, DC.

San Francisco
since 2019
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, Civic data
HVA IN DE STAD
hvaindestad.nl/kaart#

HVA IN DE STAD

Deze tool brengt alle onderwijs- en onderzoeksprojecten van de HvA in kaart en is een startpunt voor onderlinge samenwerking. Kijk, ontdek, deel en doe mee met HvA in de Stad!

Amsterdam
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
Oyez
oyez.org

Oyez

It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.

565 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60661
Adjacent Fields, Archives, Civic data
Data 4 Change
web.archive.org/web/20190811112317/http://www.data4chan.ge/nairobi-19

Data 4 Change

The event is a 5-day design sprint where multidisciplinary teams consisting of the best local, regional and international talent in data, design, journalism and technology are teamed up with NGOs that...

Nairobi
Civic data, Conferences, Data science for social good
Berliner Gehwegbreiten
gehwege.citylab-berlin.org/info

Berliner Gehwegbreiten

A map showing the width of sidewalks across Berlin using #OpenData

CityLAB Berlin
Civic data, Civic maps, COVID
Amazon Public Dataset team
registry.opendata.aws

Amazon Public Dataset team

This registry exists to help people discover and share datasets that are available via AWS resources.

Amazon, 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA
since 2008
Build something, Civic data, Open data publishing platforms
Amazon
Election data gathering parties
candidates.democracyclub.org.uk

Election data gathering parties

Help build the free database of UK election candidates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Engagement tech
Mobile Justice
aclusocal.org/en/mobilejustice

Mobile Justice

Watchdogging apps for voter suppression, police brutality, and bullying

Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY
since 2012
Civic data, Communicating with the government, Crowdsourcing
apps, police violence, youth
PFIF missing persons
zesty.ca/pfif

PFIF missing persons

PFIF is a data model and an XML-based exchange format for sharing data about people who are missing or displaced by natural or human-made disasters.

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2005
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Open Data.ch
opendata.ch

Open Data.ch

Daten öffentlich, frei verfügbar und nutzbar zu machen für mehr Transparenz, Innovation und Effizienz — das ist Open Data.

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
Civic data, Open data publishing platforms, The Tech
End of Term Web Archive
eotarchive.org

End of Term Web Archive

The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative that collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations

San Francisco
since 2008
Archives, Civic data, The Tech
OffeneRegister.de
offeneregister.de

OffeneRegister.de

Light into the darkness of the corporate network

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Civic data, The Tech, Open data publishing portals
Trimble
trimble.com/localgovernment

Trimble

With Trimble at your side, you can harness geospatial data collection and measurement technologies, field inspection and asset management tools, as well as analysis systems to engage with citizens, co...

Civic data, Dashboards, Data visualization
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