(PDF) How to develop collaborative data projects – for citizens, urban innovators, researchers and policy makers

• The Tech
• Civic data
• The People

Demographic Data and Policy Research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

• Asian and Pacific Islander

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Este observatorio de compras públicas en Salud recopila datos sobre los precios que pagan diferentes organismos estatales por medicamentos para permitir su análisis y transparentar la información gubernamental.

• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

Practical information and inspirational ideas to help social impact organizations use data science to solve the world's biggest problems.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data science for social good

The only comprehensive data set of voting equipment down to the precinct level of the United States, going back to 2006.

• Civic data
• Voting and elections

Compare and visualize voting count data across many levels of US elections

• Civic data
• Voting and elections

MPR can be used to find out what you can expect when your doctor prescribes you something; find out if there are cheaper generics that you can use instead; and make sure that you aren't being overcharged.

• health
• Responsible consumption and production
• Good health and well-being

• Civic data

Gazettes are a critical record of South African history. They should be easy to find and use, and freely available to everyone. With nearly 40, 000 gazettes from between 1958 and 2020 available, Open Gazettes is the largest freely online collection of gazettes in South Africa.

• Civic data
• Archives
• Open data publishing portals

A volunteer-led, public, historical analysis of Canadian federal government contract spending at a whole-of-government level, based on scraping work to unify data from numerous departmental websites.

• Civic data
• Procurement
• Open government data

Best ways to communicate your data.

• guides

• Civic data
• Data visualization

Connecting people and data to improve lives

• Civic data
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

WhoWasInCommand is our free to use, public database of military, police and other security and defense force units.

• peace
• Peace, justice, and strong institutions
• human rights

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Archives

We collect and join datasets together to create a data-driven view of New York City government.

• Civic data

Muniphase research project exploring urban expansion and boundaries.

• city
• United Nations
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Civic maps
• Urban planning

X-Road, the data exchange layer for information systems, is a technological and organizational environment enabling a secure Internet-based data exchange between information systems.

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Predecessors

Community Initiatives is a dedicated fiscal sponsor whose sole purpose is to provide best-in-class infrastructure for nonprofit leaders.

• Civic data
• Build something
• Nonprofit tech

We are a non-profit research group that analyzes thousands of public records to create a simple searchable database of the commanders and the command structures, locations, and areas of operations of security force units and investigate their potential connections to alleged human rights violations.

• Peace, justice, and strong institutions
• peace
• human rights

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency

With data infrastructure purpose-built to deliver audience-based insights, narrative and network analysis, and empirical validation of cultural strategy and content, we help strategists and creative practitioners identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues.

• Civic data
• Media
• Advocacy tech

OpenRefine (previously Google Refine) is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data.

• Civic data

The Privacy Principles for Mobility Data are a set of values and priorities intended to guide the mobility ecosystem in the responsible use of data and the protection of individual privacy.

• mobility

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

ODI & ARUP report and call to action

• Climate action
• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Urban planning
• Reports

The ODI's white paper on ethical data policies

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

mySidewalk gives you the tools and insights you need to build a better world.

• local

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Data visualization

Platformable supports the development of open ecosystems

• Civic data
• Civic and social impact companies
• Open knowledge

a newsletter about how local governments use data and technology to shape our communities

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Newsletters

DATA Uruguay is a civil society organization founded in April 2012 that works on open government, open data, access to public information and participation through the use of civic technology. It is a horizontal organization based on consensus and the vast majority of the projects are co-created with expert partners on the subject (Government, Academia, Media, other Civil Society organizations) or with the community.

• Civic data
• Civic apps outfits

Open Ownership (OO) believes that information on the true owners of companies is an essential part of a well-functioning economy and society.

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Consumer watchdogging

Trusted by campaigns of every size, NGP VAN's award-winning websites and industry-leading organizing, fundraising, compliance, and digital tools have elected thousands of Democrats to local, state, and federal office. Nearly every Democrat running for office is powered by NGP VAN. 

• partisan

• Civic data
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign tools

Crash Data Explorer is an open source analysis and engagement tool for urban pedestrian and bike safety.

• cycling
• mobility

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Mapping tools

International open government data specifications.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Data Governance is an important component of enabling our mission because we believe that while the world needs better quality and more granular data to achieve its development goals, people’s rights must also be protected zealously. In partnership with Amnesty International, the Open Institute aims to bring together expertise in data for human rights and data for development towards strengthening data governance in Kenya and Africa as a whole

• Civic data
• Data governance

The conference will connect leaders and practitioners to explore how non-profits are adapting and excelling in an increasingly data-driven world.

• Civic data
• The People
• Meet the others

Founded in 2008, the Sentinel Project is a Canadian non-profit organization that assists communities threatened by mass atrocities worldwide through direct cooperation with the people in harm’s way and the innovative use of technology.

• human rights
• humanitarian

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Fight disinformation

Through this programme, Fellows design and deliver targeted projects that contribute to the Centre's overall goal of increasing the use and impact of data in the humanitarian sector.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• The People

A dockless bike and scooter pilot in Washington DC that provides ridership information and more data to help plan a more integrated transportation system.

• city
• mobility
• Sustainable cities and communities

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Regulation

Portal de datos abiertos sobre problemáticas urbanas

• city
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Tableau can help anyone see and understand their data. Connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

City's open data portal

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• The People

Take data from anywhere and turn it into anything - Namara's marketplace is one of the world's largest data repositories. Banks, government, and tech leaders rely on Namara to access and refine their data. Start getting more out of data; join Namara today.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing platforms

Monitoreo ciudadano de datos sobre ciclismo urbano en Cochabamba

• cycling
• mobility

• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing
• Communicating with the government

Watchdogging Czech Republic

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

Digital Attack Map visualizes the most powerful DDoS attacks happening in the world right now

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

The interactive map of over-indebtedness in the Czech Republic based on real data from Central register of enforcement proceedings (financial executions)

• debt

• Civic data
• Data visualization
• Mapping

The Land Access Neighborhood Development (LAND) mapping tool visualizes the distribution of local institutional and government-owned vacant, as well as underused properties.

• housing
• public space
• land

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

WindyGrid is a computer application, designed for City personnel, that makes Chicago’s big data easily and strategically accessible in one place.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Data reporting standards for audited government financial statements

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data schemas and standards

Browse and download over 1,600 New York State data resources on topics ranging from farmers’ markets to solar photovoltaic projects to MTA turnstile usage.

• state

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

Bonayo is free user-supported software that helps San Francisco citizens see every 311 call in the City.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Govtech

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals