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Locations of issued construction permits. This dataset can be a useful tool for tracking city real estate development trends, including neighborhoods most at risk of gentrification or disinvestment, as well as for tracking specific development projects and holding developers and city planners accountable. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | No | |
| Available in bulk | No | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | HTML | |
| findable | 2 | |
| findable_steps | I knew to google "Kiva permitting system" | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | |
| collector_name | City of Kansas City, MO - Various Departments | |
| characteristics | Date of issue, Expiration date, Address, Permit type, Work description | |
| location | href="https://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permit/index.cfm" https://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permit/index.cfm">rel="nofollow">https://kivaweb.kcmo.org/kivanet/2/permit/index.cfm - An older system containing permit information for Kansas City, MO. System is searchable, but not downloadable in bulk. |