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Introduction to CivicData.com
Seth Axthelm
Mark Headd
Developer Evangelist
Accela, Inc.
Developer Evangelist
Accela, Inc.
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Agenda
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What is Open Data?
CivicData.com Walkthrough
Uploading data to CivicData.com
Publishing Accela Automation data to CivicData.com
My data is published, now what?
Q&A
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Definitions
• Open Data
• Data form governments made available for external
use in machine readable formats.
• csv, json, xml, etc…
• CivicData.com
• Open source open data portal powered by Accela and
CKAN (best of breed open source open data platform
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CivicData.com
• Shared / collaborative open data platform
• Built on best-of-breed, open source CKAN
platform (powers OpenColorado & Data.gov)
• Launched in October 2013
• Free for both Accela and non-Accela customers
• Releasing new features every 6-8 weeks
• Real-time open datasets from Accela Automation
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CivicData.com
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Uploading Data
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Publishing Data from AA
• We publish data from Accela Automation to CivicData.com
using the Data Loader
• Uses SQL to select the data to publish
• Which data fields/columns?
• Based on what filters?
• First time a dataset loads, loads all the data as far back as
designated
• Once all data has loaded the data loader runs on a
scheduled interval to keep the data current
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Steps to Publish Data from AA
• Pre-requisites
• Accela Gateway configured
• Agency has been granted a login to the Admin Portal
• https://admin.accela.com
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Steps to Publish Data from AA
• Define a Template
• A template is like a report with some parameters
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Steps to Publish Data from AA
• Define a dataset
• Pick a template, set the parameters and publish!
• One template can be used for multiple datasets
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Steps to Publish Data from AA
• Data begins publishing
• Data loads 500 records at a time until current
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Publishing Guide Available
• https://accelaeng.atlassian.net/wiki/display/PPD/Publishing+a
+Dataset+to+CivicData.com
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Building on Open Data
• Open data can be the foundation for new apps &
services.
• Entrepreneurs are increasingly looking at open data for
opportunities.
• New apps & ideas can help governments.
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Data Visualizations
• CivicData.com API Powerfully Simple
• http://axtheset.github.io/bocc-civicdata/
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LIVES – Enriching Restaurant Data
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Transparency with House Facts
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Custom Front-End
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Question & Answer Session
Seth Axthelm
Mark Headd
Developer Evangelist
Accela, Inc.
Developer Evangelist
Accela, Inc.
Accela Developer Links
Developer Portal: https://developer.accela.com
Developer Blog: http://devblog.accela.com
Developer Twitter: https://twitter.com/acceladev
GitHub: https://github.com/Accela-Inc
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