The Check List for an Awesome Open Crime Data Feed
Unfortunately, we’ve run into a few issues with the recently unveiled open crime data feed in Durham, NC . Because of this, we’ve created a checklist to help agencies create an awesome open crime data feed. Differences in data Most Popular datasets in Durham There are major differences between what Durham has chosen to display on its vendor’s site and what is displayed on the open data portal . We are not sure the reasoning behind delegating the money, resources, and time to create separate feeds or why the city chooses to give preferential access to information to a vendor rather than the public. Especially when it's the most popular data set on the open data portal. 1. Different feeds - If you compare the spreadsheet the vendor gets and the open data portal the public is required to use, you’ll see that the spreadsheet looks like a clear layman's form of the information while the public data set looks incredibly technical. 2. Different locations - The vendor ...