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Business listings provide a directory of all licensed businesses in the municipal area, including key information such as name, address, contact information, and business type. This dataset can be a useful tool for tracking city economic activity and holding businesses accountable for good corporate citizenship. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | Data is updated each month, and is up to date. |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV, JSON, RDF, TSV, XLS, XML | RSS, API, and Odata also available |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Begininng at the city of Las Vegas homepage https://opendata.lasvegasnevada.gov/, click on the 'raw data' located at the top left tile, then type business in the search bar. Business licenses should appear in the results. Click on the dataset for inforamtion then click on view data to view the dataset. | |
| licence_url | https://opendata.lasvegasnevada.gov/dataset/Open-Data-P | See Section 3 Web Portal for public domain |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | Data is easily exported in a structured format that is easy to use. In addition, data can be filtered, sorted, and visualized easily within the platform. |
| collector_name | City of Las Vegas | |
| characteristics | Business name, Business address, Contact information, Business type | Mail street can be used as contact information. License Type can be used to describe business type. |
| location | - Business Licenses |
