Articles filed under Tools & Training

Why reinvent the wheel? We have some frequent questions that were asked through our Reedit forum administered a few years […]

Improving data literacy and access “The new open data products bring value to the Public Service and residents alike, enabling […]

A beginner’s guide to common and not-so-common open data file formats!

Google Drive’s suite of free document editing tools provide a means for educators and students to work more seamlessly together, with one lacking area: data access. That’s why we partnered with a local developer to create the the CKAN Google Sheets add-on. 

We’re excited to present our first community story by Sharla Gelfand, which looks at how to start working with open data in R.

We sat down with open data team manager Ryan Garnett to ask him a few questions about what traits make a good data scientist, what his favourite resources are, and words of wisdom for newbies.

Do you geo? Interested in location data and location intelligence? The City of Toronto’s Open Data team partnered with BergWerkGIS to update the QGIS CKAN Browser plugin, allowing GIS users to access open data directly within QGIS, the leading open source desktop GIS.

Data is everywhere, and is a critical component in every faction of work. Understanding data is essential for evidence based decision making. Within most organizations Excel is King, the application that is used to collect, share, manipulate, analyze, and communicate information from data.

The Open Data team has developed a list of six criteria to assess how close to ready a dataset is for automation and optimization. We are working with data stewards across the City to ensure that our data provides value.

Creating the perfect dataset isn’t an exact science, but there are steps you can take to ensure that your dataset is optimized for your users. This is a beginner’s guide to cleaning your data in a spreadsheet program.

Open data has taken significant strides forward thanks to the efforts of City staff and agencies. Now, we want to […]

Our debut community showcase tells the story of a project that is regarded as a pioneer in Toronto’s Civic Tech space, and a powerful example of how Open Data empowers citizens to participate in government decision-making; Budgetpedia.