Open Data Policy

Performance & Analytics Department

Today, Our Data Is...

• Closed
• Misunderstood
• Hard to find
• Unknown
• Scattered.

Open Data is...

• Accessible
• Described
• Reusable
• Timely
• Complete

As a City Employee,

Open Data Lets Me...

• Increase operational efficiency.
• Make it easier to access information from other departments.
• Be transparent about what my department is doing.
• Stimulate economic activity and innovation.
• Improve decision making and accountability.
• Engage in a community of other municipalities.

As a San Diegan,

Open Data Lets Me...

• Engage with my government.
• Find the information I need.
• Learn where I can open my business.
• Avoid construction in my commute.
• Find things going on this week.
• Learn about where I live.
• Build applications to help my neighbors.
• Find support services when I'm in need.

An Example

Let's Visualize Budget Data

As an interactive chart

Today...

• Download PDF
• Download Tabula
• Download Java
• Extract Page #5
• Run Tabula
• Select and Extract Table Data
• Import into Excel
• Fix headers
• Paste into viz tool
• Visualize

Total Time: 1 Hour

Tomorrow

• Copy
• Paste

Total Time: 2 Minutes

The Goal

• Automatic

Total Time: 0.003 Seconds (probably less)

Less Effort.

Same Result.

Multiplied

Open Data Policy

• Open Data Policy:

  • Draws on other existing policies.

  • Defines terms, making sure data meets "open criteria"

  • Assigns responsibilities to Chief Data Officer and to City Departments

  • Sets timeline 

  • Includes reporting requirements to Mayor and Council

Past | Present | Future

Open Data's Timeline is Open Data

This Presentation Too!

http://bit.ly/sdodpres

See it in the privacy of your office

Or send it to a friend

And We're Just Starting Out

Keep In Touch!

http://github.com/cityofsandiego

maksimp@sandiego.gov