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1 | City/Jurisdiction | "Data" | "Public Data/Information" | "Open Data" | Restirctiveness on non quantitative data | Supporting text re: restrictiveness | |
2 | Washington, D.C. | “Data” means statistical, or factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that are regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a District agency, and controlled by such agency in structured formats, including statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system data. | n/a | n/a | Inclusive | "qualitative" | |
3 | Portland, OR | n/a | Enter into agreements with our regional partners to publish and maintain public datasets that are open and freely available while respecting privacy and security concerns as identified by the City Attorney. | n/a | n/a | ||
4 | Memphis, TN | The EO refers to specific kinds of information including "commonly used city forms and documents" "important city information" certain employee data "notification of all contracts executed by the Mayor and a list of all city contractors and all city properties sold or purchased. In addition the following data is defined as available upon request: total bonded debt pension fund and the city charter. | n/a | n/a | Inclusive | "documents" "important city information" | |
5 | San Francisco, CA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
6 | Texas | "High-value data set" means information that can be used to increase state agency accountability and responsiveness, improve public knowledge of the agency and its operations, further the core mission of the agency, create economic opportunity, or respond to need and demand as identified through public consultation. The term does not include information that is confidential or protected from disclosure under state or federal law." | n/a | n/a | Inclusive | "information that can be used to...improve public knowledge of the agency and its operation..." | |
7 | Cook County, IL | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
8 | Lexington-Fayette County, KY | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
9 | Raleigh, NC | n/a | "Public Data" | n/a | n/a | ||
10 | New York City, NY | "Data means final versions of statistical or factual information (1) in alphanumeric form reflected in a list table graph chart or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (2) regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an agency that records a measurement transaction or determination related to the mission of an agency. Such term shall not include information provided to an agency by other governmental entities nor shall it include image files such as designs drawings maps photos or scanned copies of original documents provided that it shall include statistical or factual information about such image files and shall include geographic information system data. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit an agency from voluntarily disclosing information not otherwise defined as "data" in this subdivision nor shall it be deemed to prohibit an agency from making such voluntarily disclosed information accessible through the single web portal established pursuant to section 23-502." | "Public data set" means a comprehensive collection of interrelated data that is available for inspection by the public in accordance with any provision of law and is maintained on a computer system by or on behalf of an agency. Such term shall not include:*(1) any portion of such data set to which an agency may deny access pursuant to the public officers law or any other provision of a federal or state law rule or regulation or local law; (2) any data set that contains a significant amount of data to which an agency may deny access pursuant to the public officers law or any other provision of a federal or state law rule or regulation or local law and where removing such data would impose undue financial or administrative burden; (3) data that reflects the internal deliberative process of an agency or agencies including but not limited to negotiating positions future procurements or pending or reasonably anticipated legal or administrative proceedings. | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" | |
11 | Providence, RI | "Public information hearings and votes accessible." | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
12 | Philadelphia, PA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
13 | Madison, WI | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information: 1. In alphanumeric form reflected in a list table graph chart or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and 2. Regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an agency that records a measurement transaction or determination related to the mission of an agency. Such term shall not include information provided to an agency by other governmental entities nor shall it include image files such as designs drawings maps photos or scanned copies of original documents. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to prohibit an agency from voluntarily disclosing information not otherwise defined as "data" in this subdivision. | Public data set means a comprehensive collection of interrelated data that is available for inspection by the public in accordance with any provision of the Wisconsin Public Records Laws and the Madison Public Records Ordinance and is maintained on a computer system by or on behalf of an agency." Then procedes to include a host of exemptions including proprietary materials data that would "impose undue financial or administrative burden" to strip of confidential material for release and data "stored on an agency-owned personal computing device. | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (copy of NYC Local Law 11) | |
14 | Illinois | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information: (a) in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other non-narrative form that can be digitall transmitted or processed; and (b) regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an agecny that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the mission of an agency. (goes on to describe what is not data in detail, too) | "Public data" means all data that is collected by any unit of State or local governmnt in pursuance of that entity's official responsibilities which is otherwise subject to the Freedom of Information Act, and is not prohibited from disclosure pursuant to any other contravening legal instrument, including, but not limited to, a supserseding provision of federal or State law or an injunction from a court of competent jurisdiction." | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variant on NYC Local Law 11) | |
15 | Montgomery County, MD | Data means the final version of digital information:(a) (1) in structured statistical or alphanumeric form (i.e. list table graph chart or other non-narrative form) that can be digitally transmitted or processed; or (2) in an unstructured factual or content form (i.e. fact sheet memorandum press release compliance guidance manual or other narrative form) that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (b) regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an agency that records file measurement transaction or [[determination]] final decision related to the mission of an agency. Data does not include any information provided to an agency by another government entity; or any image file such as design drawing map photo or scanned copy of an original document. | Public data set means a comprehensive collection of interrelated data that is available for inspection by the public under any provision of law and is maintained on a computer system by or on behalf of an agency. Public data set does not include any portion of a data set that is not subject to disclosure under any Federal or State law including the Maryland Public Information Act. | n/a | Inclusive | "non-narrative" (variant on NYC local law 11), but goes on to include data in a narrative form that can be structured (improving on NYC local law 11 in an important way!) "(2) in an unstructured factual or content form (i.e. fact sheet memorandum press release compiance guidance manual or other narrative form" | |
16 | Chicago, IL | “Data” means final versions of statistical or factual information that (i) are in alphanumeric form reflected in a list table graph chart or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (ii) are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a city agency and are controlled by such city agency; and (iii) record a measurement transaction or determination related to the mission of an agency. The term “data” shall not include information provided to an agency by other governmental entities or image files such as designs drawings photos or scanned copies of original documents; provided however that the term “data” shall include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system (GIS) data. | “Public data” means any datum or data or data set published on the City of Chicago data portal. | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variant on NYC Local Law 11 definition) | |
17 | Hawaii | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information: (1) In alphanumeric form reflected in a list table graph chart or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (2) Regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an executive branch department that records a measurement transaction or determination related to the mission of that executive branch department. "Data set" means a named collection of related records on an electronic storage device with the collection containing individual data units organized or formatted in a specific and prescribed way often in tabular form and accessed by a specific access method that is based on the data set organization; provided that a data set shall not include any data that is protected from disclosure under applicable federal or state law or contract or data that is proprietary. | n/a | "Open data is not data that is governed by privacy, security, confidentiality or any protection of the law." | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variant on NYC Local Law 11) | |
18 | Rhode Island | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
19 | San Mateo County, CA | n/a | n/a | "Open Data is a method by which data is made open and freely available to everyone to be republished or used as they wish." | n/a | ||
20 | Utah | n/a | Public information means records of state or local government that are classified as public under Title 63G Chapter 2 Government Records Access and Management Act. | n/a | n/a | ||
21 | New York | “Data” shall mean final versions of statistical or factual information that (i) are in alphanumeric form reflected in a list table graph chart or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; (ii) are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a covered State entity and are controlled by such entity; and (iii) record a measurement transaction or determination related to the mission of the covered State entity. The term “data” shall not include image files such as designs drawings photos or scanned copies of original documents; provided however that the term “data” shall include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system data. “Data set” means a named collection of related records maintained on a storage device with the collection containing data organized or formatted in a specific or prescribed way often in tabular form. “Data set” means a named collection of related records maintained on a storage device with the collection containing data organized or formatted in a specific or prescribed way often in tabular form. | “Publishable State data” shall mean data that is collected by a covered State entity where the entity is permitted required or able to make the data available to the public consistent with any and all applicable laws rules regulations ordinances resolutions policies or other restrictions requirements or rights associated with the State data including but not limited to contractual or other legal orders restrictions or requirements. Data shall not be Publishable State data if making such data available on the Open Data Website would violate statute or regulation (e.g. disclosure that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy) endanger the public health safety or welfare hinder the operation of government including criminal and civil investigations or impose an undue financial operational or administrative burden on the covered State entity or State; | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" | |
22 | Tulsa, OK | “Data” means and is limited to final versions of statistical or factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that: (1) is in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other non-narrative form, that can be digitally trnsmitted or processed; and (2) is regularly received, created or maintained by or for a City department, office, administrative unity, commission, board, advisory committee or other subdivision of City government within the official jurisdiction of the Executive Branch; (3) records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the business of the City and mission of such City subdivsion; and (4) is inclusive of software source code developed or maintained by or on behalf of the City of Tulsa. The term "data" shall not include information provided by other governmental entities or image files, such as designs, drawings, photos, or scanned copies of original documents; provided however, that the term "data" does include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information systems (GIS) data. | n/a | (D) “Open Data” means any Data, which does not conatin protected information or sensitive information and which is made available online in Open Format, with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse. This definition is inclusive of any software source code made available online (“open source software”). However, Open Data is not information that is treated exempt under the Open Records Act or other Oklahoma law. | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variant on NYC local law 11) | |
23 | South Bend, IN | n/a | Public Data or Information means any data or information generated or received by the City of South Bend (the City) as defined by the Indiana Access to Public Records Act (APRA) at Ind. Code 5-14-3-2(n) which is fully disclosable under APRA or which the City has no discretion to refrain from disclosing under APRA at Ind. Code 5-14-3-4(b). | Open Data or Information means public data or information made readily available online utilizing best practice structures and formats when possible. | Inclusive | Open Data or Information means public data _or information_ made readily available online utilizing best practice structures and formats when possible. | |
24 | Austin, TX | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
25 | Louisville, KY | n/a | Close fit. In the introductory language cites information controlled by the Public Records Act. "WHEREAS, in commitment to the spirit of Open Government, Louisville Metro Government will consider public information to be open by default and will proactively publish data and data containing information, consistent with the Kentucky Open Meetings and Open Records Act; and" | "'Open Data' means any public record as defined by the Kentucky Open Records Act, which could be made available online using Open Format data, as well as best practice Open Data structures and formats when possible. Open Data is not information that is treated exempt under KRS 61.878 by Metro Government." | Inclusive | ||
26 | Oakland, CA | Close fit: "City Data" is referred to throughout the policy without formally being defined. | n/a | Close fit: "Open Data" is referred to throughout the policy without formally being defined. "RESOLVED, that the City of Oakland hereby establishes an Open Data Policy that the City shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that City Data is published in machine readable formats using prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats of media for the purpose of making City Data available to the greatest number of users and for the greatest number of applications in a manner that is open and accessible to the public to be maintained in a catalog on a single City website ('Open Data'); and be it " | n/a | ||
27 | West Sacramento, CA | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information that (i) are in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (ii) are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a city agency and are controlled by such city agency; and (iii) record a measurement, transaction or determination related to the mission of an agency. The term "data" shall not include information provided to an agency by other governmental entities or image files, such as designs, drawings, photos or scanned copies of original documents; provided, however, that the term "data" shall include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system (GIS) data. | Close fit: Data sets requested via public records = a criteria for consideration. The relevant language: "For purposes of identifying data sets for inclusion on the City of West Sacramento's data portal, The open data advisory group will consider the following: Whether the information embodied in the data set is reliable and accurate and is frequently the subject of a written request for public records and is of the type that is required to make available for inspection or copying;" | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
28 | Honolulu, HI | "'Data' means final versions of statistical or factual information that is: (1) In alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other non-narrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (2) Regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by an agency that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the mission of that agency. 'Data set' means a named collection of related records on an electronic storage device, with the collection containing individual data units organized or formatted in a specific and prescribed way, often in tabular form, and accessed by a specific access method that is based on the data set organization; provided that a data set shall not include any data that are protected from disclosure under applicable federal or state law, or contract, or data that are proprietary or privileged." | "Information held by the City and County of Honolulu that has been deemed public information by the State Office of Information Practices should be made available in open, standards-based machine-readable formats." | "Open data is not data that is governed by privacy, security, confidentiality or any protection of the law." | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
29 | Los Angeles, CA | n/a | n/a | "Open Data is raw data generated or collected by government agencies made freely available for use by the public, subject only to valid privacy, confidentiality, security, and other legal restrictions." | Somewhat restrictive | "raw data" | |
30 | Sacramento, CA | "Data means final versions of statistical or facutal information that: is in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non- narrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and is regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of the City and is controlled by the City; and records a measurement, transaction or determination related to the mission of the City. The term “data” shall not include image files, such as designs, drawings, photos or scanned copies of original documents; provided, however, that the term “data” shall include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system (GIS) data." | "Public data is any data, or data set published via the Open Data Portal" | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
31 | Las Vegas | "Data refers to all structured information, unless otherwise noted." | n/a | "For the purposes of this policy, the term "open data" refers to publicly available data structured in a way that enables the data to be fully discoverable and usable by end users." | Somewhat restrictive | "structured information" | |
32 | Connecticut | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information that: 1. is reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; 2. is regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a state agency; and 3. Records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the mission of the agency or is provided to the agency by third parties pursuant to the law. "Data set" means a named collection of related records on a storage device, with the collection containing data organized or formatted in a specific or prescribed way, often in tabular form, and accessed by a specific method that is based on the data set organization;" | "Publishable data" means data that is collected by a state agency where the agency is permitted to make the data avialable to the public, consistent with any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, policies or other restrictions, requirements or rights associated with the state data, including but not limited to contractual or other legal orders, restrictions or requirements; | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
33 | Pittsburgh, PA | n/a | n/a | "“Open Data” means any “public record” as defined by the RTKL which could be made available online using Open Format data, as well as best practice Open Data structures and formats when possible. Open Data also may include exempt records which can be disclosed to the public pursuant to the Mayor’s discretion as set forth in Section 506(c) of the RTKL. See 65 P.S. §67.506(c)." | Inclusive | "“Open Data” means any “public record” as defined by the RTKL which could be made available online using Open Format data, as well as best practice Open Data structures and formats when possible. Open Data also may include exempt records which can be disclosed to the public pursuant to the Mayor’s discretion as set forth in Section 506(c) of the RTKL. See 65 P.S. §67.506(c)." | |
34 | Williamsville, NY | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
35 | Hartford, CT | ""Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information that are in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative form; are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a city department and are controlled by such city department that can be digitally transmitted; records a measurement, transaction or determination related to the mission of an agency and is collected by a city agency where the agency is permitted to make the data available to the public. The term "data" shall not include information subject to privacy laws, or to copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret protection, or to confidentiality agreement, or that are otherwise protected by law, contract, ordinances, policies or other restrictions and requirements." | n/a | n/a | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
36 | Boston, MA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
37 | Maryland | "Data" means final versions of statistical or facutal information that (1) are in alphanumeric or geospatial form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, map, or other nonnarrative format that can be digitall transmitted or processed; (2) are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a governmental entity and (3) record a measurement, transaction or determination or provide information on government services, initiative, and resources related to the mission of the covered government entity." | ""Open data" means data that, consistent with any applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinance, resolutions, policies, or other restrictions including requirements or rights associated with the data, a state entity: (1) has collected and (2) is permitted, required or able to make available to the public. "Open data" includes contractual or other legal orders, restrictions, or requirements." | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | ||
38 | Nashville and Davidson County, TN | "“Data” or “Structured Data” means final versions of statistical or factual information that (i) have a high degree of standardized organization, such as information found in a tabular format, which allows for ready use by import into non-originating systems for purposes of searching, reporting or manipulation; and (ii) are regularly created or maintained in digital format by or on behalf of a Department and are controlled by such Department; and (iii) record a measurement, transaction or determination related to the mission of such Department. The terms “Data” and “Structured Data” shall not include information in a narrative form, information provided to a Department by other governmental entities; nor image files, such as designs, drawings, photos or scanned copies of original documents; provided, however, that the term “Data” shall include statistical or factual information about image files and geographic information system (GIS) data. The terms “Data” and “Structured Data” shall not include any records included in the definition of Protected Information, below." | n/a | "“Open Data” means Structured Data that is collected by a Department covered by this Executive Order where the Department is permitted, required or able to make the Data available to the public, consistent with any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, policies or other restrictions, requirements or rights associated with the Data, including but not limited to contractual or other legal orders, restrictions or requirements. Data shall not be Open Data if it meets the definition of Protected Information." | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (variation on NYC local law 11) | |
39 | Kansas City, MO | "Data means statistical, factual, quantitataive, or qualitative information that is regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a city agency." | "Public Data" or "Information" means any data or informaiton generated or recieved by the eCity of Kansas City that can be made public to the extent such action is lawful and prudent. | "Open data" or "Information" means public data or information made readily available online, utilizing best practice structures and formats when possible. | Inclusive | Data: "qualitative" Open Data: "public data or information made readily available online, utilizing best practice structures and formats when possible" | |
40 | Jackson, MI | n/a | n/a | "Open Data. The word “Open Data” shall refer to structured data (i.e. tabular or relational, such as spreadsheets and databases, and as opposed to solely textual documents) that is collected, created, or stored by the City that is a matter of public record or otherwise accessible by a FOIA request. This ordinance does not require or restrict posting public records outside of the open data portal. Open data shall include but not be limited to: 1) Spatial (GIS) 2) Tabular (.csv or spreadsheets) 3) Live web feeds (RSS, XML) 4) Budget, financial, and performance data 5) Data and figures contained in published documents such as finished reports, grant applications, etc." | Restrictive | "as opposed to soley textual documents" | |
41 | Cincinnati, OH | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
42 | Chattanooga, TN | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
43 | Salt Lake City, UT | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
44 | Howard County, MD | "Data means the final version of information that is created or maintained for or by a unit, but may also include documents provided to a unit as determined by the governmental Transparency and Accessible Data Guidance Document. Data includes, but is not limited to, documents, records, digital data, lists, tables, spreadsheets, graphs, charts, memoranda, minutes, manuals, and orders. Data includes key relevant statistical or factual information about an image file or geographic information system data that would aid in a search." | n/a | n/a | Inclusive | "Documents" | |
45 | Minneapolis, MN | "Data Set means statistical or factual information (1) contained in structured data sets; and (2) regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by a department which supports or contributes to the delivery of its services, programs, and functions. Such term shall not include image files or other non-structured data sets. Nothing in this policy shall be deemed to prohibit a department from voluntarily sharing information not otherwise covered under this policy." | n/a | "Open Data means public information that should be freely available for use and re-use that does not need to be kept private due to federal law, state statute, city ordinance, or other policy." | Somewhat restrictive | "non-structured" is in the definition of "Data Set", but the "Open Data" definition is more inclusive: "public information that should be freely available for use and re-use..." | |
46 | Bloomington, IL | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
47 | Houston, TX | "Data or Data Sets - Records or information that is collected in an alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, or chart form that can be digitally transmitted or processed and is machine readable; or regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by the City that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the business of the City. Data or Data Sets shall not include information provided to the City by other governmental entities, nor shall it include image files, such as designs, drawings, maps, photos, or scanned copies of original documents." | n/a | "Open Data - Open data is data or data sets (as defined above) that can be freely used, shared and built-on by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose." | Somewhat restrictive | ||
48 | Amherst, NY | Open Government Plan will outline "Steps the Town will take to enhance and expand cooperation among its departments and agencies, other governmental agencies, private and nonprofit entities, and the public, to fulfill Town goals and obligations; including proposals to use technology platforms and links to appropriate websites to improve, and inform the public about, existing collaboration efforts, and use of innovative methods to obtain ideas from and to increase collaboration with those in the private sector, nonprofit and academic communities." | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
49 | Suffolk County, NY | "Resolved, that, for the purposes of this resolution, the term “data” shall be defined as final versions of statistical or factual information in alphanumeric form which can be digitally transmitted and processed and is regularly created or maintained by a County agency or department and shall not include images or information protected by intellectual property laws;" | n/a | n/a | Somewhat restrictive | "Statistical or factual information in alphanumeric form..." | |
50 | San Diego, CA | Data or Data Set means statistical or factual information in digital form which: (a) is reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, map, or database that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (b) is regularly created or maintained and controlled by the City and is a “record” as defined in San Diego Municipal Code section 22.2602. This Policy does not prohibit the City from voluntarily disclosing information not otherwise defined as “Data Set” or “Data” in this subdivision, nor does it prohibit the City from making voluntarily disclosed information accessible through the single Web Portal described in Section 2 of this Policy. | Public Data Set means, except as otherwise provided herein, a Data Set that is available for inspection by the public in accordance with any provision of law and is maintained on a computer system by, or on behalf of, a City Department. Public Data Set does not include: (lists exemptions) | n/a | Somewhat restrictive | "list, table, graph, chart, map, or database" | |
51 | Charlotte, NC | a value or set of values that represents a specific concept or concepts. Data becomes information when analyzed and possibly combined with other data in order to extract meaning and provide context. | data made public and provided in a convenient, modifiable form such that there are no unnecessary technological obstacles to the use of the data. For purposes of this policy, open data is machine readable, available in bulk, and provided in an open format such as a .CSV file. Charlotte’s open data is generated and maintained by the City, openly shared, and available to the public in accordance with public records laws. | Unclear | |||
52 | Denton, TX | "Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information (1) in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other non-narrative form, that can be digitally transmitted or processed; and (2) regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by the City that records a measurement, transaction, or activity related to the mission of the City. Such term shall not include information provided to an agency by other governmental entities, nor shall it include image files, such as designs, drawings, maps, photos, or scanned copies of original documents, provided that it shall include statistical or factual information about such image files and shall include geographic information system data. Nothing in this directive shall be deemed to prohibit an agency from voluntarily disclosing information not otherwise defined as "data" in this subdivision, nor shall it be | "Public data set" means a comprehensive collection of interrelated data that is available for inspection by the public in accordance with any provision of law and is maintained on a computer system by, or on behalf of the City. Such term shall not include: (1) any portion of such data set to which an agency may deny access pursuant to law enforcement or any other provision of a federal or state law, rule or regulation, or local law; (2) any data set that contains a significant amount of data to which an agency may deny access pursuant to law enforcement or any other provision of a federal or state law, rule, or regulation or local law and where removing such data would impose undue financial or administrative burden; (3) data that reflects the internal deliberative process of the City, including but not limited to negotiating positions, future procurements, or pending or reasonably anticipated legal or administrative proceedings; (4) data stored on an City-owned personal computing device, or data stored on a portion of a network that has been exclusively assigned to a City employee or a single City owned or controlled computing device; (5) materials subject to copyright, patent, trademark, confidentiality agreements, or trade secret protection; (6) proprietary applications, computer code, software, operating systems or similar materials; or (7) employment records, internal employee-related directories or lists, and facilities data, information technology, other data related to City administration. | Restrictive | "non-narrative" (local law 11 variant) | ||
53 | Detroit, MI | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||
54 | Cambridge, MA | “Data” or “Data Sets” shall mean a collection of final versions of relevant statistical, factual, geographical, or other information: 1. collected in an alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, or similar form that can be digitally transmitted or processed; 2. regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by the City that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the business of the City; 3. includes metadata, if available, consistent with core metadata standards at a level of granularity recommended by the Open Data Review Board (defined below) and a description of the methods used in creating the Data or Data Set, including a comprehensive list of sources; 4. maintained in a manner that is Machine Readable. Data or Data Sets shall not include Protected Data (defined below) or information provided to the City by other governmental entities. Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the City from voluntarily disclosing information not otherwise defined in this section as “Data” or “Data Sets,” including, when appropriate, narrative in machine readable text, as long it is not Protected Data. | H. “Open Data” shall mean all Data or Data Sets that the City makes accessible to the public pursuant to this Ordinance. | Somewhat restrictive | |||
55 | Jackson, MS | a. "Data" means statistical, factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that is regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a City department. | WHEREAS, in commitment to these objections, the City will consider public information to be open and will proactively publish data consistent with applicable public records law; | "Open data" means data that is available online, in an open format, with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse. | Inclusive | ||
56 | Mesa, AZ | a. “Data” means statistical, factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that is regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a City department. | close fit - “Publishable data” means data that is not protected or sensitive and that has been prepared for release on the Open Data Web Portal. | “Open data” means data that is available online, in an open format, with minimal legal encumbrances on use or reuse. | Inclusive | ||
57 | Asheville, NC | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
58 | Waco, TX | “Data” means statistical, factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that is regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a city department. | n/a | “Open data” means data that is available online, in an open format, with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse. | Inclusive | ||
59 | Tacoma, WA | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
60 | Seattle, WA | City of Seattle Data Data created, collected and/or maintained by the City of Seattle or by contractors or agencies on the City’s behalf. | n/a | Open Data Data “pushed”, or made available through channels like data.seattle.gov, to the public by the City in formats that facilitate analysis and the development of innovative technology solutions. | Unclear | ||
61 | Victorville, CA | statistical, factual, quantitative, or qualititative information that is maintained or created by or on behalf of a City Agency | Publishable Data that is available online, in an Open Format, with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse, and is available for the public to access and download in full without fees or a requirement of registration. Legal encumbrances include federal copyright protections and other, non-statutory legal limitations on how or under What conditions the Publishable Data may be used, but do not include any processes required to ensure public access to Publishable Data or to protect the central online location/website from which Publishable Date is accessed from unlawful abuse, damage or impairment. | Inclusive | |||
62 | San Jose, CA | Data: Structured information. | n/a | Open Data: Data made open and freely available to the public to be republished, manipulated, or used in any other way without restriction. | Somewhat inclusive | "Structured information" | |
63 | San Jose, CA | Data: Structured information. | N/A | Open Data: Data made open and freely available to the public to be republished, manipulated, or used in any other way without restriction. | Somewhat inclusive | "Structured information" | |
64 | Saint Paul, MN | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||
65 | Pennsylvania | n/a | n/a | “open data” (i.e. publicly available data structured in a way that enables the data to be fully available and usable by end users) | Unclear | ||
66 | Little Rock, AR | means statistical, factual, quantitative, or qualitative information that is regularly maintained or created by or on behalf of a City Department | b. "Open data" means data that is available online, in open format, with no legal encumbrances on use or reuse, and not subject to an exemption from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). | Inclusive | |||
67 | Delaware |