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The following is a short '''history of Open Data in Philadelphia''':
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A short '''history of Open Data in Philadelphia'''<Br>
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::By Robert Cheetham
 
* 1998: U-Penn Releases Neighborhood Information System (NIS). The Cartographic Modeling Lab, a research lab at the University of Pennsylvania, releases parcel level data to the public via the Neighborhood Information System (NIS).  The U-Penn team negotiated data sharing agreements with each agency that maintained data related to real estate property - Board of Revision of Taxes, Water, Licenses and Inspections, Postal Service, Philadelphia Gas Works, Fire Department and others - and assembled the various data sets into a single, searchable web database.
 
* 1998: U-Penn Releases Neighborhood Information System (NIS). The Cartographic Modeling Lab, a research lab at the University of Pennsylvania, releases parcel level data to the public via the Neighborhood Information System (NIS).  The U-Penn team negotiated data sharing agreements with each agency that maintained data related to real estate property - Board of Revision of Taxes, Water, Licenses and Inspections, Postal Service, Philadelphia Gas Works, Fire Department and others - and assembled the various data sets into a single, searchable web database.
 
* 9/19/2003: Philadelphia Signs Open Data MOU to Release Data to the Public. The City of Philadelphia signs a memorandum of understanding with Penn State University to release its GIS data sets through the Pennsylvania state data clearinghouse.  Approximately 20 data sets are released and updated annually thereafter.
 
* 9/19/2003: Philadelphia Signs Open Data MOU to Release Data to the Public. The City of Philadelphia signs a memorandum of understanding with Penn State University to release its GIS data sets through the Pennsylvania state data clearinghouse.  Approximately 20 data sets are released and updated annually thereafter.
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* 1/23/2013: City Budget Data Released by Philadelphia candidate for City Controller. ''News article:''&nbsp;[http://technical.ly/philly/2013/01/23/city-of-philadelphia-budget-visualizatio/ Use the coolest, most comprehensive City of Philadelphia budget visualization you’ve ever seen].
 
* 1/23/2013: City Budget Data Released by Philadelphia candidate for City Controller. ''News article:''&nbsp;[http://technical.ly/philly/2013/01/23/city-of-philadelphia-budget-visualizatio/ Use the coolest, most comprehensive City of Philadelphia budget visualization you’ve ever seen].
 
* 10/30/2014: [http://cityofphiladelphia.github.io/slash-data/phl_opendata_plan.pdf Open Data Strategic Plan] (PDF) released by the City. ''News article:''&nbsp;[http://technical.ly/philly/2014/10/30/open-data-strategic-plan-tim-wisniewski/ Here’s Chief Data Officer Tim Wisniewski’s plan to make open data stick].
 
* 10/30/2014: [http://cityofphiladelphia.github.io/slash-data/phl_opendata_plan.pdf Open Data Strategic Plan] (PDF) released by the City. ''News article:''&nbsp;[http://technical.ly/philly/2014/10/30/open-data-strategic-plan-tim-wisniewski/ Here’s Chief Data Officer Tim Wisniewski’s plan to make open data stick].
 
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Azavea]]
 
* [[Azavea]]
 
* [[Open Data Philly]]
 
* [[Open Data Philly]]
* Executive Order:&nbsp;[http://www.phila.gov/data/executive-order/ Open Data and Government Transparency]
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 17 March 2020

A short history of Open Data in Philadelphia

By Robert Cheetham

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