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.
Great. But my company already pays taxes. How does this help me?
- Integrate into your systems
- Deliver better services to your clients
- Get more accurate information
- Stop paying for data from 3rd party vendors
- Find new and innovative ideas
- Optimize location placement
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
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Proposed Open Data Policy:
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Draws on other existing policies.
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Defines terms, making sure data meets "open criteria"
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Assigns responsibilities to Chief Data Officer and to City Departments
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Sets timeline
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Includes reporting requirements to Mayor and Council
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Past | Present | Future
Open Data's Timeline is Open Data
Ok. You sold me.
Now what?
- Let's work together to build an innovation community
- Think about how government data can integrate into your products and systems
- Encourage your developers to participate
- Stay tuned!
This Presentation Too!
http://bit.ly/sdodcto
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
