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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 | No | We will check whether our license meets the open definition, so will put 'no' for now. |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV, GeoJSON, JSON, SHP | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | I searched 'business' in OpenDataPhilly search bar. | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | The Philadelphia Department of License and Inspections | |
| characteristics | Business name, Business address, Business type | |
| location | href="https://www.opendataphilly.org/dataset/licenses-and-inspections-business-licenses" https://www.opendataphilly.org/dataset/licenses-and-ins">rel="nofollow">https://www.opendataphilly.org/dataset/licenses-and-ins - The data is available on Philadelphia's community portal: OpenDataPhilly.org |