California

Defining Data

Open Data is defined as, "raw data generated or collected by government agencies made freely available for use by the public..." Read more

How does the data policy define Data? Openness? Public? Protected? (Quote definitions if appropriate)

California Open Data Act

I am adding this legislation to contribute to the research of open data in California.

This legislation was added by Assemblymember Ting in 2015. Read more

Standards

The data in the Open Data Portal must:

Be able to be found by "commonly used Internet search applications"
Machine readable and "platform independent"
Free to the

Describe any technical standards with which agencies must comply.

The policy explicitly states that the information provided is only for information purposes and the City does not guarantee that is complete, accurate, or fit for any particular purpose. It also...Read more

Does the policy include language to protect itself from liabilities? Describe this language.

Oakland Open Data Policy

Profiling an Open Data Policy

Oakland and Code for America launch RecordTrac

https://civsourceonline.com/2013/10/02/oakland-and-code-for-america-launch-recor…

Oakland City Council Passes Open Data Policy

http://techpresident.com/news/24441/oakland-city-council-passes-open-data-policy

AB-1215 California Open Data Standard.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160A…

California Open Data Policies

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Defining Data

How does the data policy define Data? Openness? Public? Protected? (Quote definitions if appropriate)

Los Angeles Executive Directive

San Francisco’s First Chief Data Officer, Joy Bonaguro, Departs

California Controller Unveils First Open Data Portal

Inaugural Chief Data Officer Appointed in California

A 311 Call Line Could Ease 911 Burden But City Might Not Implement It