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    The Open DaTa MOveMenT

    What Is a ChieData Ofcer?

    Practical Adviceor Your OpeData Program

    Re-DefigGovermet ithe 21st Cetury

    Our 10 FavoriteOpe Data Apps

    Fall 2013

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    COnTenTs

    Te Open Daa Moemen 4

    Wa I a Cie Daa Ocer? 6

    Pracica l Adice or Yor Open Daa Program 8

    Who Should Be on Your Open Data eam? 10

    3 Critical Areas Your Open Data Policy Should Cover 12

    6 Steps to Open Data Success 14

    3 Guidelines or Publishing Your First Open Data Sets 18

    OpEd: Open Daa I ReDening Goernmen in e 21 Cenry 21

    NYC Digial 25

    Impac: 4 Sorie o Open Daa cce 27

    A Tree-Year Problem Solved in wo Hours 28

    Set It and Forget It Saves San Francisco Staf ime 32

    King County Elections akes Open Data Mobile 36

    Hard Copy Is History: Web-Based Reports Save Paper, ime & Money 40

    Or 10 Faorie Open Daa App 44

    G Deciion Are Epenie and Dangero 46

    D Fllow Ioto,

    Wlcom to t iugul ditio o t soct qutly mgi, O Iotio. a t

    o dt d dt-di gomt momt gow, wll u ti qutly ublictio to

    cout t ucc toi, co cut olicy iu, d t my wy tt cc to

    d iotio oud ublic dt c imo ol li.

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    mow coum. W t Coum Ficil potctio Buu ld dt o bk

    cutom ic cod d t Ct o Mdic & Mdicid sic od ug cotdic t iou oitl, o dt ld to d muc-dd digitl uligt.

    W mt my o t d wokig ol wo ul o dt ogm lik t oud t

    wold. how ty uccul? W dicud t ol o t Ci Digitl O c (CDO) wit

    om City o Cicgo CDO Btt Goldti. ad, w itiwd ot ld i t ld d

    codd ti bt ctic, icludig ti o wo ould b o you o dt tm d t

    t citicl you o dt olicy ould co.

    Toug t o gomt momt i till youg, om ogitio ldy o

    d iotio igid i ti cultu. Fom Dicto o Myld sttstt ogm, Bt

    Blu, tt tt ucc mkig dciio wit dt. ad, you c look to nw Yok City

    ml. T Big al w ctly md t T Mot ecoomiclly Comtiti City

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    y d igligt my outtdig cimt.

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    ctuy d ollow ou iiig toi om ogitio tt d tim, d moy,

    d imod ti ic dliy uig o dt. ad, youll gt lit o om o ou oit

    wb d mobil tt owc dt otd o soct.

    I o you joy dig O Iotio d d it iiig. I youd lik mo iomtio

    o t ltt o dt w, you c iit u t www.oct.com.

    Bt wi d I look owd to tuig you ucc i utu ditio.

    sicly,

    Ki Mitt

    Founder & CEO o Socrata

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    he Open DaTa MOveMenT

    hE OPEN DAAMOvEMEN

    LeveLInG The pLaYInG FIeLD FOr COnsUMers

    by Ki Mitt

    CEO o Socrata

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    to obuct.

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    to t iomtio ty d to mk

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    t Dtmt o Tottio

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    gomt i mjo ly i t

    ogoig o dt momt.

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    big t t t locl ll.

    Lt y, o itc, Yl td

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    to dlo t Locl Icto vlu-

    ety scictio (LIves), o

    dt tdd tt llow muiciliti

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    d muc-dd digitl uligt.

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    WhaT Is a ChIeF DaTa haT Is a ChIeF DaTa OFFICer?

    What Is aChIef Data OffICer?

    soct ok wit om City o Cicgo Ci Dt Oc

    d Ci Iotio Oc Btt Goldti bout t ol o t

    Ci Dt Oc. nw to t wold o gomt, ti cuti

    ot ld Myo rm emul mk Cicgo ldig digitl

    city wit t lgt, mot olic ciic ckig commuity i

    t wold. T ollowig i ct om ou itiw wit

    M. Goldti i ly 2013.

    y e role o a Cie Daa Ocer

    nd wy now?

    t t dcd, w t

    o tcology cg, t it mot

    ic. I t ly dy, you d IT

    d you co ol o CIO. You

    w t olutio to tig

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    cu cyb-cuity bcm citicl

    t ti, to t bui, to

    miittio. But, wt you

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    tom. Ou ltioi wit

    t cgd i ity o wy.

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    dicuio.

    , t dc i big dt. W

    ow w goig to mo om

    to ctul iigt tt c com

    om lg dt. But, i lll, w

    ti id o tcy toug

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    t t ublic old. Bck w

    kill o dt citit, you gttig

    t wt you lly d . ad,

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    oblm o mci lig, dt

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    in e ciy, a well a yor role in e

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    I wt to cllg ol, I wt to

    bitom wit tm, d I wt to

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    CIO d gomt ld, I do my

    bt to b i clo cotct wit my

    . I wt to ol oblm.

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    litig, udtdig, d-cofictig,

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    my ogitio dlo olutio tt

    ti olutio tt com bot

    om dducti d iducti tikig

    bcu my o t cllg w tody c b uctio o limitd ilo

    om t t.

    Wa e prole o a re Cie

    Daa Ocer in erm o qaliie

    and qalicaion? And wa adice

    wold yo gie people wo apire o i

    in eir career?

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    dt. You ct go out d tlk bout

    dt, imlmt olici ytm o

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    tcology ocud d it t td out

    wit m jut dig tck o book.

    pol d to it tim i lig

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    qui tcity. It qui om

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    b motitd to ollow toug

    y t i ot ot wt b

    commuity, o you idt,

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    alo udtd tt you dot

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    tim to udtd oc, o

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    ould t ubi to tik

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    good oug. Ou tdd

    ould b t m tdd w

    i silico vlly. Tt ould b

    motitio bcu wt ig

    w t ou commuiti

    idt d doig tig i

    tt wy?

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    wd i d. now t oibiliti

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    could wit t mci dbility

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    i migul, ot wy, you d

    omo to ld tt wy. I tik

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    ldi mo by mkig it ky

    ic o t dmiittio.

    Wa are e diference beween e

    role o Cie Daa Ocer and Cie

    Innoaion or Inormaion Ocer?

    I t Ci Iotio Oc

    t o wo om mt,

    tomti id. Ty bl to

    b, ottilly, cg gt. rtik

    oc; big om id to

    imo ytm.

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    tt titl wll, i bout IT o. IT o,

    o ml, i Cicgo i mi

    udtkig d it dily cllg.

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    ytig om mil to erp. T erp

    lo i mi ytm.

    a w -citctig DoIT

    (Cicgo Dtmt o Iotio

    d Tcology) i Cicgo, w

    ullig i lytic t IT ogitio

    d u o dt ould ot b t.

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    I tik t it t, i you gi it t

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    oug. Ou tdd ould b t

    m tdd w i t silico v

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    how do you coo t t dtt to ubli?

    Wo t ky ly tt d to b o you

    tm? W collctd widom om o dt

    ld oud t wold d ditilld it ito

    t ollowig ow-to guid o ttig d

    mitiig you o dt ogm.

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    Who Should Be on Your Open DataPractical Advice for Your Open Data Program

    Who Should Be on Your oPen

    data team?

    2. InTernaL IT anD DaTa TeaMs

    Chie Inormation/Technology/

    Data Ofcers, IT Leaders, Developers,

    Webmasters

    Whats n t the: Ti gou

    will b citd by t ootuity to

    imo cici d modi

    iomtio-ig ituctu. Ti

    will l tm tmli ti ydy

    wok. It lo llow tm to oduc

    tgibl ult i t om o

    d itcti iulitio tt l

    imo li bot t ti woklc di t gt commuity.

    The e: Ti t o you tm

    oid t tcicl kow-ow

    dd to ct you dt ubliig

    l. T ci iomtio oc

    log wit ot IT ld ould tk

    cg o lctig d imlmtig

    t o dt tcology ltom.

    T ld, wll ot i you

    IT dtmt, my lo l lly t

    uot o bui u d ogm

    ld to dli ti iomtio d

    ic toug t o dt otl.

    Ty will lo b ky ly i cig

    out to t it dlo commuity

    o iut.

    3. COMMUnICaTIOns anD

    InFOrMaTIOn OFFICers

    Public Inormation Ofcers,

    Communication and Marketing

    Managers, Public Aairs

    Whats n t the:

    Commuictio tm will b

    tuitic bout t ootuity to

    uot d t gcy miio

    wit y-to-u iomtio, d to u

    ti kill to l omot commuity

    ggmt.

    The e: Ti i t bc o you

    tm tt will l you ct cl,

    coci, d tgtd mg o

    t my dit gou wo c

    l wit (d bt om) o

    dt ogm. Ti ky ol iclud

    ldig tl commuictio, ctig

    t cotct, d uotig

    commuity glim. L mo

    bout ow ti tm c l ggt commuity.

    4. ManaGeMenT anD TeaM

    LeaDers

    Department Heads, Agency-Level

    Program Managers, City and

    County Clerks

    Whats n t the: Ti gou will

    b bl to bt dictly w o

    dt t llow ti tm to do ti

    wok mo citly. W ublid

    ctily, i t om o itcti

    ct o iulitio, tm ld d

    dtmt d will b bl to

    mo clly t cti o ti

    tm d oit to dt-di ult.

    The e: Ti gou oid

    cc oit o c tm t you

    ogitio. By ggig tm,

    you will b bl to mo ctily

    boot c tm bility to dli

    dt d iomtio tt uot

    ogm, you miio, d imo

    ogitiol cicy.

    Ti gou my b t mllt

    bgiig o you iititi, o

    ilot. But you iititi go

    dig t mout o iut

    dtmt d d ctig

    to lit to ll ll o you og

    will bcom icigly imot

    L mo bout ow d w

    imott to gg y d

    5. DeveLOpers In The

    COMMUnITY

    Open Data/App Developers, Opand Open Government Advoca

    Proessionals

    Whats n t the: publi

    gi dlo d doct

    commuity t ouc ty

    do ti ow cti wok. T

    tk t dt you oid to c

    tt imo li o ti comm

    The e: Fom oidig

    bout wt dt you ould u

    to tkig tt dt d ctig

    idly lictio, ti gou

    ilubl t to you o

    ogm. Ty oid bod

    ti d oiol

    tt you ogitio lo,

    ow lg, couldt oid. To

    gt ti gou obod, w

    ou til tig you c do

    dt, coct wit ciic dlo

    ogitio, ot ckto

    b umbl. rd mo bout t

    til o dlo gl

    A o dt ojct i lg

    d citig udtkig. O

    t c tuly cg t ltioi

    tw you gcy d t ublic. It

    lo imo t cicy o youtl otio. But to do it wll, it

    til to gt tm wit t igt

    ll to u ucc, om ttgic

    ig to commuity outc, ot to

    tio tcicl ti.

    you gcy i jut gttig ttd,

    mll d tuitic tm my b

    you d to luc uccul

    ot. Wit t igt mi, ti gou

    lo oid t gy, ldi,

    d ttgic lig to gt you

    ti ogitio obod o

    goig ot towd dt ig d

    cy.

    tig ti tm i ot lwy y.

    t o t oc will likly qui you

    ll you ogm to t tkold

    o my ot ully udtd t lu

    o dt yt.

    tutly, t my cl d

    ct bt o c o t o dt

    koldo you tm. T tm

    ildig i you ootuity to

    c d ii tm to tik bout

    bt d t my citig

    y o dt c imo you

    gcy wok. T tim you d

    wiig tm o will y o itl,

    c tkold c t ii

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    dow t od.

    W uttig togt you o dt

    tm, k t ollowig gou i

    mid d wt i it o tm to

    u t kill d iut you d

    t t tbl.

    1. ChIeF exeCUTIves

    City or County Managers, Chie

    Operating Ofcers, Heads o Planning

    Whats n t the: Lucig

    o dt ogm i ootuity o

    you ogitio cuti to mk

    big dic i imoig tcy,

    citi ic, d oll omc

    i you ogitio.

    The e: T cuti imy ol

    i t iititi i to cu udig o

    t ogm d mk u it dli

    o it gol. Oc ty obod,

    ty c lo oid t ogitiol

    ldi d imtu o you ti

    gcy to gt iold. rd mo

    dic bout ow to gt you ci

    cuti uot.

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    PolicY Should cover

    tt, t oibl gol d bt

    my. Ty c g om btt

    cicy i dlig ublic iomtio

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    it cto i dloig tool ociti.

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    d o wit tom. so,

    ti o dt ogm oidd t

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    o to ic bu idi o luc

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    tm clly i you olicy will l you

    dmott t ucc o t ogm

    lt o.

    2. DaTa seTs: WhaT are We

    (anD WhaT arenT We) GOInG

    TO pUBLIsh?

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    t tt could b lubl i icludd i

    you o dt ogm. Wt ould

    you l to ubli? e i you

    ttig mll wit ilot ogm,

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    t co youd lik to com

    tully. Bcu tcy i ky

    comot o t mo towd o

    dt, w commd ubliig

    muc oibl.

    a ml, nw Yok City olicy

    i to ubli ll city dt tt dot

    iclud ol iomtio. Tt

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    ti dt otl. a o by dult

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    ilbl.

    3. DesIGnaTeD rOLes: WhO

    anD WhaT Is neeDeD TO MaKe

    ThIs prOGraM a sUCCess?

    You d tm o ol to mk

    ti ojct uccul. Fo ml,

    youll d you ci cuti to

    cu udig o ti wok, you

    commuictio oc to commuict

    itlly d wit t ublic, d IT

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    cotibutio ti ogm will d

    to uccd. ad t b cl i

    ti ctio o you olicy bout t

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    tkold. You my lo u ti t

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    dicu ti og.

    exaMpLes OF Open DaTa

    pOLICIes

    O dt olici c look y

    dit, ddig o t ogitio

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    d it lul to look t om o t

    olici o ioig citi lik nw

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    o dt olici to ic

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    ut ll you tkold o bod?

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    tt good dt olici co t

    citicl : 1) t ogitiol gol

    tt ti ogm o to ci, 2)

    t dt t you will ubli, d 3) t

    digtd ol o c tm wo will

    l to comlt t wok.

    1. GOaLs: WhY are We TaKInGOn an Open DaTa InITIaTIve?

    Wt do you ogitio o to

    ci wit o dt ogm?

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    dli o t omi o tcy

    by oidig dt tt ow ow

    ty doll big t. Byod

    tcy, ut gol, d

    coomic ootuiti o citi

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    do it ldy.

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    i ogitiol uot d

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    titi. It mk u yo i

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    tk ld

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    ky comot o

    t mo towd

    o dt.

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    6 StePS to oPen data SucceSS

    o to mo comlictd t lik tic

    dt, uc cmig dotio d

    lobbyit li.

    It tmtig to oid ubliig cti

    dt t bcu you tt ty

    ot comi o wll ogid

    oug. how, bd uo wt

    w i t o dt ld o ,

    you gt oit om you citi o

    big otigt. Tcy my b

    cy to om, but it wot it wigt

    i citi tut tt com ult.

    T: Tik bout buildig lul

    iulitio d bowig lt

    to l ol itct wit d

    udtd t dt wit littl ot.

    Fo ml, i it i budgt dt, i

    ct o budgt by dtmt migt

    b lul. You c t mbd t

    ct o you wbit w ty c

    b utomticlly udtd. s mo ti

    o ciig tcy.

    sTep 3: LIsTen TO DeveLOpers

    In YOUr COMMUnITY

    Dlo i you commuity

    til o ti ctiity d ot

    dbck. By tlkig to tm, you gt

    btt o wt ot o dt t

    migt b uul o . O wy to

    do ti i to ot mt-u gou d

    jut lit. how i ti cc to t

    dt? a t y ot ouc tt

    would mk ctio i

    o tm?

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    iititi will b ll t btt o

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    you dt to wok d imoi

    citi qulity o li.

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    a Cllg ggd

    dlo i commuity to b

    my uccul o citi

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    lik it i w you li. s mo

    o wokig wit dlo. Y

    lo ou guid, how to ru

    hckto.

    you d bout t ucc

    o dt ogm i

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    t citi, i tm o lowd cim

    cil tcy. You dbout t icd cicy d

    ommuity ggmt o dt

    ogm c big. But, do gttig

    ttd oud owlmig?

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    t o dt ld. Fom ou

    tim wit tm, w com u wit

    i ky t to build o dt

    ogm. W o tt uig tm

    mwok o you iititi l mk

    t oc mgbl, d it l

    u ll you b cod.

    sTep 1: sTarT sMaLL

    Tottio dt. Ficil cod.

    Cim dt. T lot o lc to

    tt. But dot gt boggd dow t t

    bgiig wit t umb o dt t

    you could ubli. Lot o iititi w

    ow look to ml o tcy

    ttd mll. I ct, my bg wit

    jut o dt t. K City, Mo.,

    t stt o Mioui, d t Uitd

    ntio Dlomt pogmm ll

    ttd by ocuig o o ig-lu

    dt t tt ty wtd to mk

    ilbl toug multil itc, lik

    apI, iulitio, d mbd.

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    qutity t t bgiig. Wit jut o

    w d uul ouc ilbl, you

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    towd tcy d iomtio

    ty c u.

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    tt ldy ilbl i dt

    o pDF i t ublic domi. T,

    d ti u to multil itc,

    uc itcti iulitio o

    m. s mo ti o ttig mll.

    sTep 2: FOCUs On

    TransparenCY

    K you y o ciig

    tcy, til gol o

    mot gomt o dt iititi.

    stt wit t y dt t. T

    uully cil d ol dt,

    bcu ty tyiclly tddid

    i omt, wll-ogid, d ilbl

    i multil dtmt ldy. Oc

    you to ublid, you c mo

    t tt

    gitud d ltitud

    omtio c b

    y to d d lod

    o you o dt

    tl. ad, soct

    tom oud

    t m om

    t mot commo

    ulitio tt

    ct.

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    cy to om, but

    it wot it wigt

    i citi tut ttcom ult.

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    Tep 4: InCrease InTernaL

    arTICIpaTIOn

    ttig ll o you co-wok obod

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    lucig o dt ogm.

    yo i td o tim d ot

    oibl o multil job dcitio,

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    citd bout lg w iititi.

    tl, it i til to wi tm

    , bcu o dt ogm

    oui wit bod uot.

    ky mg i tt, i t d,

    dt ogm mk yo

    b i. a you bgi ti wok,

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    out ddig tm ly o wit

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    to i collbotio wit btt cc

    to dt.

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    oc. s mo ti o icig

    itl uot.

    sTep 5: OpTIMIze FOr

    eFFICIenCIes anD COsT

    savInGs

    how muc would it you

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    to l-ic cl? I dditio to

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    tim t ctig it ouc dcot ocitd wit ubliig d

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    ojct.

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    d gy to d o ojct tt

    qui mo idiidul ic.

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    t my b y cdidt o dt

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    o iomtio to l-ic cl

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    d ic bot itl d tl

    uot o you o dt iititi.

    rd mo cicy ti.

    sTep 6: pOOL DaTa WITh

    neIGhBOrInG CITIes, COUnTIes,anD sTaTes

    Oc you dt i ublid, it o

    wol w oibiliti o wokig wit

    uoudig citi, couti, d tt.

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    o dt iititi.

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    d comio o citi bo

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    BOGGeD DOWn BY The

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    wit btt

    cc to dt.

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    3 guidelineS for PuBliShing Your

    firSt oPen data SetS

    You my lo wt to k you co-

    wok wt dt will l tm to do

    ti job btt o mo ily.

    a ml, t Ogo Mi

    Bod ud o dt to l ci

    ti ttgic gol to duct citi

    bout botig ty, ductio, d

    cc. Ty ud ti o dt

    ltom to ct itcti m

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    tim, mtil cot, d lbo cot

    ll wil uig dt to ci

    miio-bd gol. rd mo bout

    t Ogo Mi Bod o dt

    ic.

    2. pUBLIsh DaTa ThaT

    Is aLreaDY (Or easILY)

    avaILaBLe anD OrGanIzeD

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    dt oli i ot. It mo t

    likly you gcy ldy om

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    to tt wit dt tt i ily md

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    tcy d ol dt bout

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    citi itct wit d udtd t

    dt wit littl ot.

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    3. pUBLIsh The InFOrMa

    CITIzens anD DeveLOper

    asKInG FOr

    Ti i o o t bt lc to

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    act qut

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    t t ublic d mot uu

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    you gcy to gt ttd wit

    o dt ogm. But ow do you

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    good lc to tt.

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    OP-ED: OPEN DAAIS RE-DEFININGGOvERNMEN INhE 21st CENuRY

    by Ki Mitt

    CEO o Socrata

    P it t cotid cl lity, uctutd by tt o gomt

    ut-dow. O myb it t idologicl w i Wigto, lyig out

    mot ctly i t bttl o icy d cuity kd by ltio bout

    t prIsM uillc ogm. Wt t o, t ublic cto i t

    21t ctuy gt bd . a Tim Orilly, t oud o Orilly Mdi,

    id, gomt i by lgio o citi om cot to cot blotd

    d icit aTM tt tk i t d dli mdioc ic i tu.

    e mucul libl lik pul Kugm o T nw Yok Tim cll t dl

    buuccy iuc comy wit my.

    But w momt, ud by digitl d ocil ctiim, i tkig oot to

    ot d d t ublic cto.

    Ti momt i bd o dmoctiig t t tu to o dt tt

    gomt ccumultd o t y, ttly lig it o citi

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    tkig dt tt i ittig i t ult o t gomt, tt t t y ldy id o, d jujituig it ito t ublic domi mci-dbl ul o

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    o gomt. Idd, itd o big aTM, Orilly ob, it ow

    cclto tt l ii d build w bui tt big id,

    ogm d iititi to t ublic.

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    nw Yok City, o itc,

    d ldmk o dt lgiltio

    digd to mo ublic iomtio

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    ublic. T bod cc to dt i

    ig nw Yok millio o doll.

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    o dt cuc ldy old

    comlictd d i oblm,

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    seT IT anD FOrGeT IT saves san FranCIsCO sTaFF TIMe impACT seT IT anD FOrGeT IT saves san FranCIsCO sTaFF TIMe

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    sttl d it uoudig commuiti. T

    Kig Couty elctio tm wtd to

    ot i t couty btt by imoig cc

    to otig d lctio ult iomtio.

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    KInG COUnTY eLeCTIOns TaKes Open DaTa MOBILe impACT KInG COUnTY eLeCTIOns TaKes Open DaTa MOBILe

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    rIenDLY Open DaTa

    ig soct Dtslt, soct

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    t buit it soct uotd

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    harD COpY Is hIsTOrY: WeB-BaseD repOrTs save paper, TIMe & MOneY impACT harD COpY Is hIsTOrY: WeB-BaseD repOrTs save paper, TIMe & MOneY

    hard Copy I hiory:WebBaed Repor SaePaper, ime & Money

    TaTe OF WashInGTOn

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    tim.

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    harD COpY Is hIsTOrY: WeB-BaseD repOrTs save paper, TIMe & MOneY impACT harD COpY Is hIsTOrY: WeB-BaseD repOrTs save paper, TIMe & MOneY

    a MOre aCCUraTe repOrT

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    OUr 10 FavOrITe Open DaUr 10 FavOrITe Open DaTa apps

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    GUT DeCIsIOns are expensIve anD DaUT DeCIsIOns are expensIve anD DanGerOUs

    mt bout ditcig dtmtl

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    gut.

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    by coolidtig it o d ttc ft, d ducig dulictio i

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