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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 | 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 'permits' in OpenDataPhilly search bar. | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | The Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections | |
| characteristics | Date of issue, Address, Permit type, Work description | |
| location | href="https://www.opendataphilly.org/dataset/licenses-and-inspections-building-permits" 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 |