U.S. City Open Data Census
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Locations of all buildings and land owned by the local government. This information is useful for several reasons. It provides basic information to residents and taxpayers about where government functions and services are located and what land and buildings are owned by the city. It also helps keep local government accountable as a responsible manager and steward of its real estate portfolio. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | CSV, DBF, HTML, SHP | |
| findable | 1 | |
| findable_steps | Knew where these were, but finding which properties are city- or city agency- owned is still difficult. One would need to ferret out all the various owning agencies and then, at best, filter out the Parcels from that data set. | |
| licence_url | public website. Data governed by Missouri sunshine laws | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | |
| collector_name | City of St. Louis (various) | |
| characteristics | Address, Department or agency, Name, type, or description | |
| location | https://dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov/citydata - City of St. Louis' GeoSTL, https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/property.cfm - City of St. Louis Assessor's Property Search |
