State of Texas Open Data Portal
Ed Kelly, DIR, Statewide Data Coordinator
Texas Association of Government Information Technology Managers (TAGITM)
April 20, 2017
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Open Data Portal - Background
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•Conception• Business Executive Leadership Council (BELC)
•Launched in July 2014• Immediate impact• Reduced Public Info. Requests (DIR, TPWD, CPA)
•Application development• CPA – Web App, Texas Ahead• Cap Metro – Mobile App for Bus Routes
•GIS capability• Built in auto mapping function
Open Data Portal - Current
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•Re -Launched in May 2016• Better organization, upgraded visuals• Two-click data access•Meta-data tagging = better categorization• Data story showcases
•Federated search capability• City of Austin and State of Texas• Planned other cities – Open Data Ecosystem
•Public Reports category• Separate from open data • PDF’s of key State of Texas reports
• 234 Datasets, 87,000 Visits
Open Data Portal Usage – as of 4/12
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Agency TotalDatasetsSumofVisits
SumofDownloads
CapitalMetro 12 8,255 63,580,044DentonCountyTransportationAuthority 1 3 0TexasComptrollerofPublicAccounts 33 25,447 7,351TexasDepartmentofAgriculture 3 382 143
TexasDepartmentofFamilyandProtectiveSvs. 158 14,772 4,209TexasDepartmentofInformationResources 17 18,168 4,035TexasDepartmentofLicensingandRegulation 4 10,664 27,639TexasFacilitiesCommission 2 9 14TexasParksandWildlifeDepartment 2 4,647 1,080TexasRacingCommission 2 4,516 187
GrandTotal 234 86,863 63,624,702
Questions
Thank you!Ed Kelly [email protected]
512-463-1811 – office512-415-7043 – mobile
Texas Association of Government Information Technology Managers (TAGITM) April 20, 2017
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