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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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OpenCorporates
opencorporates.com

OpenCorporates

Free and Open Company Data on 135 million companies and corporations in over 125 jurisdictions, including US, UK, Switzerland, Panama...

since 2010
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Open data publishing portals
Vision Zero NYC map
coolmaps.esri.com/Dashboards/VisionZero

Vision Zero NYC map

A map visualizing traffic in the city with incidents

New York City Department of Transportation, Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY
since 2014
Civic data, Civic maps, Data visualization
mobility
Open Data Swiss Handbook
handbook.opendata.swiss/en/pages/index

Open Data Swiss Handbook

handbook.opendata.swiss provides support for individuals and organizations wishing to publish open government data.

Switzerland (Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera) 🇨🇭
since 2014
Civic data, The Tech
guides
OpenElections
openelections.net

OpenElections

The goal of OpenElections is to create the first free, comprehensive, standardized, linked set of election data for the United States, including federal, statewide and state legislative offices.

since 2012
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
GOT Data
got-data.org

GOT Data

GOT Data is an annual international conference, formerly known as ODPA (Opening Data in Public Administration), which gathers public officials and other International open data and transparency stakeh...

Prishtina, Kosovo
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
Government Digital Standards
platformland.github.io/government-service-standards

Government Digital Standards

A list of digital standards used by governments around the world

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Ping if you Care
web.archive.org/web/20200116070525/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/fietsen-leuker

Ping if you Care

The City of Amsterdam equipped 700 cyclists with a device that allowed them to ping when encountering a complicated, clumsy or unsafe traffic situation. 31,000 events were registered, which will infor...

Amsterdam
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
cycling, mobility
Seattle Boundaries
web.archive.org/web/20210128052833/https://boundaries.seattle.io

Seattle Boundaries

Seattle has a lot of boundaries: city council districts, school districts, police beats, & a lot more. This tool makes it easy to know which boundaries you’re in so you can better understand how city...

Seattle, WA
since 2016
Civic data, Data visualization, Mapping
Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018
congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4887

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for informatio...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Civic tech legislation and policy, Data schemas and standards
United States (federal government)
Joined Up Data Standards
devinit.org/post/projects/joined-data-standards

Joined Up Data Standards

We aim to improve how standard-setting bodies, data producers and data users collaborate to join-up their data to make it interoperable and comparable.

since 2015
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
GOV.UK Performance Dashboards
gov.uk/performance/services

GOV.UK Performance Dashboards

If you’re a government service manager, you can see how your service is doing by using a Performance Dashboard. A dashboard lets you quickly spot problems with your service so you can take action to i...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2012
Civic data, Dashboards, Open data publishing portals
United Kingdom (government)
Source Africa
sourceafrica.net

Source Africa

It is Africa’s premier repository for documents that the public need to help make more informed decisions, or that help civic watchdogs such as the media or social justice NGOs substantiate their repo...

Africa
since 2015
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Media
free speech
US Elections Project Early Vote Statistics
electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html

US Elections Project Early Vote Statistics

State by state tracking of mail ballots requests and returned

Civic data, Election observation, Engagement tech
US Election 2020
Popit
sinarproject.org/open-government/open-data/popit/popit

Popit

Popit database and API service that helps you make and maintain information about politicians, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their memberships in organizations and generates Popolo standard c...

Malaysia 🇲🇾
since 2015
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, The Tech
DKAN
getdkan.org

DKAN

DKAN comes out-of-the-box with comprehensive public-facing engagement and administrative site management tools.

since 2012
Civic data, Open data publishing platforms, The Tech
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