Outcomes of food safety inspections of restaurants and other similar providers of food to the public. This dataset helps protect public health by informing consumers about possible food safety concerns. (More info)
Question | Answer | Comment |
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Openly licensed | No | The license for this dataset is unspecified - No license stated in terms of service of the PG county website either for the open data portal. |
Available in bulk | Yes | |
Up-to-date | Yes | Updated Daily as stated on Socrata page |
Available free online | Yes | |
Available free of charge | Yes | |
In an open format | CSV, JSON, RDF, TSV, XML | Formats available from Socrata |
findable | 4 | |
findable_steps | Googled PG Open Data and followed links to Socrata linking to inspections | |
Collected by government | Yes | |
usability | 2 | The data is not clean and ready to ingest without cleaning for consistent formats. Category field is inconsistently applied for same entity ID. Owner field has variations of Uppercase representation and lowercase. |
collector_name | Prince George’s County Health Department and OIT DataWarehouse | The Prince George's Open Data Socrata portal Food Inspection page stated the Prince George's County |
characteristics | Date, Address, Establishment name, Outcome (pass/fail, letter grade, score, etc.), Violations found (for places with violations) | Food From Approved Source Food Protected from Contamination Ill Workers Restricted Proper Hand Washing Cooling Time and Temperature Cold Holding Temperature Hot Holding Temperature Cooking Time and Temperature Reheating Time and Temperature Hot and Cold Running Water Provided Proper Sewage Disposal No Bare Hand Contact Adequate Hand Washing Facilities Rodent and Insects Food Contact Surfaces and Equipment |
location | https://data.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Health/Food-Insp - Socrata Food Inspection , https://data.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Health/Food-Insp - Socrata Food Inspection Data View |