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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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Tool to Reflect Overall Voter Engagement (TROVE)
civicnebraska.org/trove

Tool to Reflect Overall Voter Engagement (TROVE)

Civic Nebraska's Tool to Reflect Overall Voter Engagement represents the total number of ballots cast out of the total number of registered Nebraska voters in the general election.

Lincoln, NE
Civic maps, Voting and elections, Civic data
Engagic
engagic.org

Engagic

City council meeting scraping and agenda packet summarization, for the whole country

Civic data, Government transparency, Artificial Intelligence
LegiScan
legiscan.com

LegiScan

LegiScan is a service for tracking state and Congressional legislation in the US. Some notable features include bill tracking, searching and API access to legislative data.

Civic data APIs, Legislation trackers, Parliamentary and legislative tech
the @unitedstates project
unitedstates.github.io

the @unitedstates project

@unitedstates is a shared commons of data and tools for the United States. Made by the public, used by the public.

Washington, DC
since 2013
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Civic data
Philanthropy Data Commons (PDC)
philanthropydatacommons.org

Philanthropy Data Commons (PDC)

The Philanthropy Data Commons (PDC) is a shared sector-wide governance and technical infrastructure that fosters trust, enables new ways of managing data and information as a sector asset, creates mor...

Chicago, IL
Open philanthropy, Civic data, Tools for Funders
United Nations E-Government Knowledgebase (UN-EgovKB)
publicadministration.un.org/egovkb

United Nations E-Government Knowledgebase (UN-EgovKB)

The United Nations E-Government Knowledgebase (UN-EgovKB) is a benchmarking tool that provides a comparative assessment of the e-government development of UN Member States.

Evaluate impact, Indicators, Govtech
United Nations, comparative
Nonprofit Explorer
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits

Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Watchdogging and transparency, Civic data, Consumer watchdogging
UP42
up42.com

UP42

UP42 transforms how organizations order, access, and analyze Earth observation data.

Berlin
since 2019
Satellites, Environmental data, Civic data
commercial
New Air Quality Stats Dispel Earlier Forecasts for Congestion Pricing Pollution
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/07/new-air-quality-stats-dispel-earlier-forecasts-for-congestion-pricing-pollution

New Air Quality Stats Dispel Earlier Forecasts for Congestion Pricing Pollution

Air quality has improved or remained steady across the five boroughs since congestion pricing launched in January, according to a new batch of data released by the city Department of Health — another...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Civic data, Environmental data
air quality, mobility, congestion pricing
Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS)
wmo.int/projects/ffgs

Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS)

To address the issues associated with flash floods, especially the lack of capacity to develop effective flash flood warnings, the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) was designed and developed for int...

Washington, DC
Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Environmental data, Civic data
floods
Datasphere Governance Atlas 2025
thedatasphere.org/datasphere-publish/datasphere-governance-atlas-2025

Datasphere Governance Atlas 2025

The aim of this resource is to support the development and understanding of the data governance field by identifying and showcasing the work of actors and initiatives from around the world.

Geneva, Switzerland
since 2025
Data governance, Civic data
reports
ArcGIS Hub
esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-hub/overview

ArcGIS Hub

ArcGIS Hub is an easy-to-configure community engagement platform that organizes people, data, and tools through information-driven initiatives.

ESRI
Engagement tech, Civic data, Open data publishing platforms
commercial
Youth Data Lab (Canada)
youthdatalab.youthfulcities.com/en

Youth Data Lab (Canada)

Youth Data Lab amplifies the voices of young people through over 7000 youth survey responses, 31,000 minutes of youth interviews, and 35,000 quantitative data points covering 65 Canadian cities.

Toronto
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, Policy
youth
BIMI
bimi.budgit.org

BIMI

Chat with Nigeria's Fiscal and Public Finance Data Platform with Intelligence

Nigeria 🇳🇬
since 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Generative AI
Diários do Clima
diariosdoclima.org.br

Diários do Clima

O Diários do Clima filtra informações dos diários oficiais municipais para você encontrar o que precisa mais fácil e rapidamente

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Environmental data, Civic data, Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
Climate action, TICTeC 25
TeseoETL
abrimos.info/teseoetl_en.html

TeseoETL

Large-scale Data Analysis

Puebla, MX
Civic data, Open government data, Govtech
Noondawind
manoom.in/strong

Noondawind

Allows indigenous communities to track public meetings and their agendas. "A dynamic, integrated, networked cyberinfrastructure platform to generate community impact by connecting diverse end-users wi...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic data, Public meetings
local
Visualizando ataques contra jornalistas no Brasil
voltdata.info/visualizando-ataques-contra-jornalistas-no-brasil

Visualizando ataques contra jornalistas no Brasil

Ao longo do ano, nada menos que 580 casos de ataques contra a imprensa foram registrados no monitoramento realizado pela RSF.

São Paulo
since 2021
Data visualization, Civic data, Journalism
Datashades.Info
datashades.info

Datashades.Info

Datashades.info is a comprehensive search hub and discovery tool for the global CKAN community, designed to enhance the accessibility and usability of open data.

Australia 🇦🇺
Civic data, Open data publishing platforms, Open civic data
CKAN
gvSIG Desktop
gvsig.com/en/products/gvsig-desktop

gvSIG Desktop

A powerful, user-friendly, interoperable GIS used by thousands of users worldwide.

Valencia (Spain)
since 2009
Mapping, Mapping tools, Civic data
Global Youth Participation Index
gypi.epd.eu

Global Youth Participation Index

The GYPI is the first global tool that tracks and compares youth political participation in over 130 countries, measuring indicators like electoral inclusion, civic engagement, youth representation in...

Brussels
since 2025
Evaluate impact, Indicators, Citizen Engagement
youth
congressMCP
congressmcp.lawgiver.ai

congressMCP

An MCP server allowing AI agents and MCP clients to interface with the Congress.gov API

Austin, TX
since 2025
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI
BKK Follow Up
bkkfollowup.wevis.info

BKK Follow Up

A 12-year retrospective of problems that have bothered Bangkok residents | สำรวจปัญหากวนใจชาว กทม.

Bangkok, Thailand
Budget explorers, Data visualization, Specific digital participation instances
city
Big Tech M&A Database
somo.nl/big-tech-mergers-acquisitions

Big Tech M&A Database

The Big Tech tracker for mergers and acquisitions provides an overview of companies that have been acquired by Big Tech (2019-2025). Search for a merger!

Amsterdam
since 2025
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Decentralization, Civic data
Planning and housing data in England
planning.data.gov.uk

Planning and housing data in England

Official government portal for open planning and housing data

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Civic data, Open government data, Urban planning
housing
Coefficient
coefficient.ai

Coefficient

Coefficient is a data consultancy offering end-to-end services in data science, engineering, infrastructure, machine learning implementation and other AI-related services, as well as bespoke training...

London
Govtech vendors, Build something, Civic data
US funding freeze global survey
humanitarianaction.info/document/us-funding-freeze-global-survey#page-title

US funding freeze global survey

OCHA carried out two global survey to assess the consequences of the US funding freeze on humanitarian action globally. The first round, in February, looked at the impact of the suspension orders and...

since 2025
Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Needs assessment, Dashboards
United Nations, Project 2025
Data Governance Wegweiser
data-governance-wegweiser.super.site

Data Governance Wegweiser

Du willst wissen, wie du Daten sinnvoll und rechtssicher in deinem Vorhaben einsetzen kannst?

Humboldt-Institut Berlin, Invalidenstraße, Berlin, Germany
since 2025
Civic data, Data governance
guides
政治獻金數位化 (g0v Campaign Finance)
campaign-finance.g0v.ctiml.tw

政治獻金數位化 (g0v Campaign Finance)

Crowdsourced project to digitize campaign finance records and detect corruption

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Crowdsourcing, Civic data, Watchdogging and transparency
g0v
Humanitarian Action
humanitarianaction.info

Humanitarian Action

Humanitarian Action provides a comprehensive overview of the humanitarian landscape by providing both an annual snapshot complemented by analysis, and live data on on humanitarian crises and response.

Civic data, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
United Nations
TheyWorkForYou Votes
votes.theyworkforyou.com

TheyWorkForYou Votes

Votes in the UK’s Parliaments determine the laws that we all live by, and we want the information about who voted for what to be as accurate, easy to use and easy to understand as possible.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Participatory democracy, Government transparency
Open Data Editor (ODE)
okfn.org/en/projects/open-data-editor

Open Data Editor (ODE)

Find errors in your datasets quickly, and learn useful data skills on the go

General purpose open source tools, Civic data, Data integration
Lex-graph
github.com/i-dot-ai/lex-graph

Lex-graph

Building a knowledge graph of UK legislation

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Civic data, Network visualizations
Verkehrszeichen in OpenStreetMap
osm-verkehrswende.org/traffic-signs

Verkehrszeichen in OpenStreetMap

Verkehrszeichen sind wertvolle Daten in OpenStreetMap.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2025
Mapping, Mapping tools, Civic data
OpenStreetMap, streetscape, Prototype Fund
dataprotection.ie

Data Protection Commission of Ireland

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the national independent authority responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals in the EU to have their personal data protected.

Ireland (Éire) 🇮🇪
Govtech, Civic data, Digital security and privacy
Citizens Data Agency
citizensdataagency.co.uk

Citizens Data Agency

We are a fictional service provider proposing five speculative data support services.

The University of Edinburgh
Artistic interventions, Civic data, Digital security and privacy
The Life and Times of Citibike #32606
bsky.app/profile/agordon.me/post/3lkqsdctfys2k

The Life and Times of Citibike #32606

806 days, 8,624 trips, 7,060 miles. Thank you for your service.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Data visualization, Civic data, Mapping
cycling
Miami Affordability Project (MAP)
map.idsc.miami.edu

Miami Affordability Project (MAP)

The Miami Affordability Project (MAP) is an interactive online map providing data on the distribution of affordable housing, housing needs, demographic profiles, and environmental resiliency in greate...

Miami, FL
since 2020
Civic maps, Civic data
Sustainable cities and communities, housing, city
openinframap.org/#2/26/12

Open Infrastructure Map

Open Infrastructure Map is an open-source map of the world's infrastructure using data from OpenStreetMap.

Civic maps, Civic data
Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org

Good Jobs First

Good Jobs First is a national policy resource center that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development.

Washington, DC
since 1998
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Amazon Tracker
goodjobsfirst.org/amazon-tracker

Amazon Tracker

Discover How Much the Public is Subsidizing One of the Largest Retailers

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Amazon
Violation Tracker Global
violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org

Violation Tracker Global

Violation Tracker Global is the first wide-ranging database on corporate misconduct around the world.

Washington, DC
since 2025
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Subsidy Tracker
subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org

Subsidy Tracker

Discover Where Corporations are Getting Taxpayer Assistance Across the United States

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Violation Tracker UK
violationtrackeruk.goodjobsfirst.org

Violation Tracker UK

A Tool for Researching Corporate Regulatory Infringements in the United Kingdom

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387825000045?via%3Dihub&utm_source=Burnes+Center+List&utm_campaign=8431a0ebb1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8331c04252-44815c7f8e-683651584

The uneven reach of the state: A novel approach to mapping local state presence

A machine learning model trains on geo-located survey data to predict state presence.

Norway (Norge, Noreg) 🇳🇴
since 2025
Peer-reviewed research, Govtech, Artificial Intelligence
surveillance
Register of Charities
register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/about-the-register-of-charities

Register of Charities

Find information about registered charities in England and Wales

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Nonprofit tech, Civic data, Open civic data
OONI Explorer
explorer.ooni.org

OONI Explorer

OONI Explorer is an open data resource on internet censorship around the world.

since 2012
Civic data, Open internet, Circumvention tech
The Impact Map
theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map

The Impact Map

The Impact Map provides timely data—as it becomes available—on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect. This tool is currently in beta and will continue evolving, so you may...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Civic maps, Civic data, Supporting public sector from outside government
Project 2025
The Impact Project
theimpactproject.org

The Impact Project

The Impact Project provides objective, transparent, and open-source data to help explain how federal policies, funding, and workforce changes affect our communities.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Supporting public sector from outside government, Celebrating public service and public servants, Civic data
ARX Data Anonymization Tool
arx.deidentifier.org

ARX Data Anonymization Tool

ARX is a comprehensive open source software for anonymizing sensitive personal data.

Digital security and privacy, Civic data, General purpose open source tools
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