What is the Finland Local Open Data Census?

The Finland Local Open Data Census is an ongoing, crowdsourced measure of the current state of access to a selected group of datasets in Finnish municipalities. Community members contribute assessments of datasets for the participating municipalities.

How can the results of the Finland Local Open Data Census be used?

The census is a limited benchmarking tool, enabling a comparison of open data and its progress in different municipalities. The list of datasets is not complete or completely accurate. Anyone can suggest new additions to the list. The census can also be used to promote open data to new municipalities. It provides direct examples on how other cities have opened their data.

Who’s running this?

Finland Local Open Data Census is run by the six biggest municipalities in Finland (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku and Oulu). Anyone can participate by proposing new revisions for the reviewers. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, send a message to hri@hel.fi. We are open to feedback and welcome all suggestions on improving the census.

What's the Finland Local Open Data Census data collection and review process?

It works like this:

1. Contributors (anyone) can submit information about the availability (or not) of key datasets in their city (for example Real-Time Transit in Tampere).

2. For edits to submissions, contributors may Propose Revisions.

3. Reviewers (a group of city experts) either approve (with or without amendments) or reject the Proposed Revisions.

4. If approved, these Submissions become an official entry in the Census and are displayed on the website.

Where can I discuss or get help with the Finland Local Open Data Census?

You can get help by emailing hri@hel.fi. You can also discuss on the Finnish Open Data Ecosystem Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fi.okfn/