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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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Custodianship in the Urban Commons

BARI has worked closely with the Mayor’s Office of New urban Mechanics and the 311 system examine how Bostonians contribute to the maintenance of the public spaces and infrastructure of neighborhoods—that is, custodianship in the urban commons.

“Seeing” Neighborhoods through “Big” Data

Modern administrative data—from 311 and 911 calls to building permit applications to Tweets—offer a detailed view of events and conditions across the city.

DCinbox

DCinbox

Hoboken

Official e-newsletters from every member of Congress. In one place. In real time.

Data Commons

Data Commons aggregates data from a wide range of sources into a unified database to make it more accessible and useful. More

Iffy Index of Unreliable Sources

Iffy Index of Unreliable Sources

United States of America (the)

The goal is to give researchers a more complete, current, and accurate dataset of sites that spread mis/disinformation, which will lead to more accurate disinformation research.

GovInfo

GovInfo

Capitol Hill

GovInfo is free U.S. Government information for all. GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.

Equitech Scholars

An 8-week program for current undergraduates to learn how to use data science and AI for social impact

Beirut Urban Observatory

Beirut Urban Observatory

Raymond Ghosn Building, American University of Beirut, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PO Box. 11-0236 Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut Lebanon

The Beirut Urban Observatory is a platform of geolocalized urban data informing ongoing post-blast recovery efforts.

Beirut Built Environment Database

Beirut Built Environment Database

Raymond Ghosn Building, American University of Beirut, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PO Box. 11-0236 Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut Lebanon

The Beirut Built Environment Database is a platform gathering geolocalised social, environmental, and economic information on building activity in the Greater Beirut Area.

Big Local News

Big Local News

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Empowering journalists with data, tools and collaborations

Data Activism program for Cambridge Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program

six-week Data Activism curriculum to equip students with critical-thinking skills so they feel prepared to utilize data science to challenge social injustice and empower their community

Data of New York

Data of New York

New York, NY

@nycdatabot is a Twitter bot that lets you explore the city of New York through data.

Spatial Collective

We support communities and organizations in adopting available technologies to collect data that is important to them

Kenya Digital Public Works

"DPW set out to answer a question: Can the youth use affordable and widely available technologies to gather the information necessary to support informal settlement upgrading?"

OpenSidewalks

OpenSidewalks

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Openly mapping for the pedestrian experience.

Using Local Data to Address Structural Racism | Putting Local Data to Work

In its latest program to support local efforts to leverage data in community change, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute (Urban) awarded a total of $1.5 million to 38 organizations across the US and its territories through the Using Local Data to Address Structural Racism grant program.

Composite 2020 UK Index of Multiple Deprivation

This is a dataset that uses multiple metrics of deprivation to rank all small neighbourhood sized chunks of the UK from most to least deprived.

Data Foundation

Data Foundation

Washington, DC

Improving government, business, and society through open data and evidence-informed public policy

The Opportunity Project for Cities

The Opportunity Project for Cities puts open data to work. We bring together governments, community leaders, and tech volunteers to address local challenges through the power of open data and community engagement.

Datum Awards

Nominees are individuals who are champions for the use of data in evidence-based decision-making, transparency, and accountability.

Open Data Is Here. But What Data Do Governments Publish?

Government Technology used the Socrata Open Data API to look at about 55,000 data assets published by 336 U.S. state and local governments — an average of 163 assets per publisher

data.govt.nz

data.govt.nz

Government Information Services, The Department of Internal Affairs, Level 1, 109 Featherston Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Discover and use data

date.gov.md

date.gov.md

Casa Guvernului, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale 1, Chisinau MD-2033, Republica Moldova

Căutare în date publice Informația devine mai importantă dacă este împărtășită și mult mai puțin valoroasă dacă este tezaurizată.

data.gov.be Belgium

data.gov.be Belgium

Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien)

Data, tools and resources. More than 10,000 datasets.

Data.gov

Data.gov

United States of America (the)

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data

Geodata.gov.gr

Ανοικτά δεδομένα, προσβάσιμα σε όλους!

Community Lattice

Community Lattice is a social enterprise that helps communities understand and optimize land revitalization programs, like EPA Brownfields, as a pathway to environmental and climate justice.

Data.overheid.nl

Data.overheid.nl

Empire Office Park Beatrix, Wilhelmina of Pruisenweg 52, Building D, room 2018, 2595 AN The Hague

Dataregister van de Nederlandse Overheid. Runs on CKAN

Information Culture

Information Culture

Russia, 101000, Myasnitskaya Str., 24/7, bld. 1, entrance 10, office #103

Open data outfit

datos.gob.es

Iniciativa de datos abiertos del Gobierno de España

The IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab

The IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab brings together students, educators, activists, and artists to develop a critical and creative approach to data conception, production, and circulation. Our aim is to rethink and retool data for justice.

Data.norge.no

Alt du trenger for å oppdage, vurdere og ta i bruk data

Beirut Urban Lab

Beirut Urban Lab

Raymond Ghosn Building, American University of Beirut, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PO Box. 11-0236 Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut Lebanon

Refugees as City-Makers

Open Data Albania

Open Data Albania

Kryqezimi i Rruges se Durresit, Kompleksi "Karl Topia", Tirane, Albania

Qëllimi i këtij projekti është të mbledhim dhe të ruajmë të dhëna mbi indikatorët ekonomiko-shoqëror në Shqipëri.

Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

A report on 'data for good' efforts by Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University

The Markup's ISP investigation data

Open data from an investigation of disparate outcomes in internet deals across 38 major cities in the United States.

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