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Barcelona claims city data is “more accessible than ever”
The tool from the Municipal Data Office seeks to democratise access to and the usage of statistical data relating to the city from multiple perspectives.
Barcelona has unveiled a data portal offering members of the public access to all city data in a “simple, intuitive and agile way”.
Two years in the making, the new tool from the Municipal Data Office seeks to democratise access to as well as usage of statistical information relating to the city, which was previously fragmented on different websites.
Current situation of the city
In addition to data held and managed by the city council, it details the history, recent evolution and current situation of the city, and is available in Catalan, Spanish, and English.
The site includes data, documents, surveys, maps and other content enabling users to analyse the situation and evolution of Barcelona from multiple perspectives: demographic, economic, social, cultural or political. Barcelona Data also adds values to the publication of new data that are updated frequently: minutes, hours or days, depending on each case, the Municipal Data Office reports.
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The tool was developed by the Municipal Institute of Information Technology in collaboration with the company, Bestiaro, which won the public tendering process. In the two years taken, the project used agile methodology, not commonly used in the public sector, allowing for checks and the introduction of changes during the process.
The Barcelona Data website includes and adds the following municipal spaces for the dissemination of data, active over the last two decades: the website of the Department of Statistics and Data Dissemination, the website Barcelona Economy and the Open Data service.
The site includes data, documents, surveys, maps and other content enabling users to analyse the situation and evolution of Barcelona from multiple perspectives
It also connects with other municipal services, such as the Register of Surveys and Opinion Studies, and the document repository BCNROC. The goal is to increase the volume of visits these municipal websites currently receive.
Barcelona Data was developed with open-source software, making it easy to reproduce for other public or private institutions. It also makes the most of the capabilities of the municipal big data repository (CityOS) and its analytical capacity.
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