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 ed.Kelly@dir.texas.gov

512-463-1811 – office512-415-7043 – mobile

Texas Association of Government Information Technology Managers (TAGITM) April 20, 2017

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