Open Data Buffalo

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Screenshot of Open Data Buffalo portal.

Type of site

| Open Data Portal
Owner|  United StatesCity of Buffalo
Created by| Open Data Buffalo Program
Website| data.buffalony.gov
Commercial| No
Launched| February 22, 2018

Content license

| Public Domain

Open Data Buffalo is the open data program developed under the administration of Mayor Byron W. Brown in Buffalo, New York. The initiative is a commitment to proactively release high-quality, updated "publishable City data" through a centralized portal in machine-readable formats, fully accessible and freely available in the public domain.[1] Open Data Buffalo is an official City program designed to foster transparency, innovation, accountability, and efficiency.[2]

## History

In May 2013, Buffalo earned a grant through IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge to bring a team of senior IBM executives to the city to offer advice on improving municipal policy with data-driven insights.[3] One of their primary recommendations was for Buffalo to build capacity in "data-sharing and governance."[4] Three years later, Buffalo joined the national network of Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities to expand their use of data.[5] With the support of What Works Cities, Buffalo partnered with The Sunlight Foundation to craft an Open Data Policy with input from the public using the Madison tool, an open source platform provided by OpenGov Foundation.[6]

In September 2017, the City of Buffalo selected Socrata as the provider for the municipality's open data platform.[7] The city launched the Open Data Buffalo portal on February 22, 2018 [8] and kicked off the launch with the open of Mayor Byron W. Brown's Civic Innovation Challenge Powered By AT&T, a tech competition designed to promote local engagement with the portal.[9] The competition's challenge statement asks innovators to use City data to create solutions to address social and civic issues impacting Buffalo residents.[10]

## Datasets

As of October 2019, the Open Data Buffalo data catalog is federated with the New York State portal and includes over 654 data sets and 222 geospatial assets, over 60 of which are City publications.[11] Buffalo's datasets and geospatial assets include:

Asset | Type

|

Combined Sewer Overflows | Geospatial
Rental Registry | Dataset
True Tax 2018-19 | Dataset
Rental Registry | Dataset
City Website Analytics | Dataset
Recyclable Materials | Dataset
In Rem 52 Final Auction Results (10/15/18 - 10/17/18) | Dataset
Housing Court Cases | Dataset
Current In Rem List (2019) | Dataset
2019-2020 Assessment Roll | Dataset
Licensed Contractors | Dataset
Business Licenses | Dataset
Code Violations | Dataset
Neighborhood Metrics | Dataset
City of Buffalo Public Art Inventory | Dataset
City of Buffalo 2017 Recycling Report | External File
Neighborhoods | Geospatial
Local Historic Districts | Geospatial
Zip Codes | Geospatial
Assessment Residential Neighborhoods | Geospatial
Permits | Dataset
Crime Incidents | Dataset
311 Service Requests | Dataset
Parking Summonses | Dataset
Tows | Dataset
2017-2018 Assessment Roll | Dataset
Neighborhood Curbside Recycling Rates | Dataset
Tree Inventory | Dataset
Monthly Recycling and Waste Collection Statistics | Dataset
Monthly Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program Statistics | Dataset
Annual Average Daily Traffic Volume Counts | Dataset
2018 - 2019 Assessment Roll | Dataset
Buffalo Public Schools | Dataset
Zoning Map | Geospatial
Streets | Geospatial
Buffalo Police Department Camera Locations | Geospatial
Parking Meters | Geospatial
2015-2016 City of Buffalo Clean Sweep Locations | Geospatial
U.S. Census Block Groups in Buffalo | Geospatial
BPD Districts | Geospatial
Fire Hydrants | Geospatial
U.S. Census Blocks in Buffalo | Geospatial
Buffalo Police Department Stations | Geospatial
U.S. Census Tracts in Buffalo | Geospatial
BPD Calls to 311 (1/1/17 – Present) | Geospatial
2016 City of Buffalo Clean Sweep Locations | Geospatial
Assessment Commercial Valuation Districts | Geospatial
Railroads | Geospatial
Parks | Geospatial
Municipal Boundary | Geospatial
Council Districts | Geospatial
Police Districts | Geospatial
2015 City of Buffalo Clean Sweep Locations | Geospatial

## References

1. ↑ "City of Buffalo Open Data Policy". https://data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/City-of-Buffalo-Open-Data-Policy/xhgt-q9im/.
2. ↑ "Mayor's Welcome". https://data.buffalony.gov/stories/s/Mayor-s-Welcome/tzaz-tut3/.
3. ↑ ﻿IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge Buffalo Report﻿ (Report). IBM. 2013. http://prd-ibm-smarter-cities-challenge.s3.amazonaws.com/applications/buffalo-united-states-full-report-2013.pdf#page=17.
4. ↑ ﻿IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge Buffalo Report﻿ (Report). IBM. 2013. http://prd-ibm-smarter-cities-challenge.s3.amazonaws.com/applications/buffalo-united-states-full-report-2013.pdf#page=27-29.
5. ↑ "The What Works Cities". https://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org/cities//.
6. ↑ Isama, Noel (23 March 2017). "How opening data and policy to the public online can make both better". Sunlight Foundation. https://sunlightfoundation.com/2017/03/23/how-opening-data-and-policy-to-the-public-online-can-make-both-better/.
7. ↑ "City of Buffalo, NY Partners With Socrata on New Open Data Portal to Increase Transparency and Access to Data". Market Wired. 25 September 2017. http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/city-buffalo-ny-partners-with-socrata-on-new-open-data-portal-increase-transparency-2234830.htm.
8. ↑ Quaintance, Zack (1 March 2018). "What's New in Civic Tech: New York City Prepares an Open Data Week". Government Technology. http://www.govtech.com/civic/Whats-New-in-Civic-Tech-New-York-City-Prepares-for-Open-Data-Week.html.
9. ↑ "Buffalo: Byron Brown launches Civic Innovation Challenge". Niagara Frontier Publications. 2 March 2018. https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2018/03/02/131741/buffalo-byron-brown-launches-civic-innovation-challenge.
10. ↑ "Mayor's Message". http://buffaloinnovates.com/.
11. ↑ "Open Data Buffalo Catalog". https://data.buffalony.gov/browse?.

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