Building code inspection data surfacing reports on particular properties from code enforcement officials. This dataset can be useful for tracking neighborhood blight and identifying problem landlords. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | Click through terms of service and data lcense |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Keyword search on WPRDC using term "Code Violation" | |
| licence_url | https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-pli-violation | CC0 |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | Data could benefit from a data dictionary |
| collector_name | City of Pittsburgh | |
| characteristics | Date received, Location, Type or description, Status (open, closed, etc.) | |
| location | href="https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-pli-violations-report" https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-pli-violation">rel="nofollow">https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pittsburgh-pli-violation - WPRDC |