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Berlin(DE) City Open Data.

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About City, Berlin

Daten Berlin is the open data portal for the city of Berlin, providing datasets, applications, and articles related to public administration. Datasets cover categories such as public administration and budget, geography and urban planning, elections, and public safety, available in formats including CSV, XML, JSON, PDF, GEOJSON, WFS, and WMS, each published under a specified license.

The portal also lists third-party applications built on its data, such as tools for exporting 2D/3D map plans from geodata and an app providing information about street trees. It publishes articles covering open data events and initiatives, including an annual Open Data Day and training courses aimed at public administration employees working in data management, IT, legal/privacy, and digitalization roles.

The site is intended for developers, researchers, public administration staff, and members of the public seeking access to Berlin's government datasets and related civic technology projects.

Key features

  • Open data catalog of Berlin government datasets
  • Datasets available in formats like CSV, XML, JSON, PDF, XLSX, HTML, WFS, WMS, and GeoJSON
  • Machine-readable and human-readable open data
  • Showcases third-party applications built on the portal's geodata
  • Geographic data services including WFS/WMS map layers
  • Open data since 2011 with community events like Berlin-Open-Data-Day

Frequently asked questions

What kind of data does this portal provide?

It provides open datasets from Berlin's public administration covering topics like elections, public administration/budget, geography/urban planning, and public safety.

What formats are the datasets available in?

Datasets are offered in formats such as CSV, XML, JSON, XLSX, HTML, PDF, ZIP, GEOJSON, WFS, and WMS.

Is there a fee to access the data?

The page does not mention any fees; datasets are published under open licenses like cc-by and cc-by-de/3.0.

Who is this portal for?

It's aimed at developers and citizens using Berlin's open data, as well as public administration staff, as shown by training courses like 'Crashkurs Open Data' for civil servants working on data management and digitalization.

Are there example applications built with this data?

Yes, the portal highlights apps like TopoExport for creating 2D/3D maps, Hallo Baum for exploring street trees, and Kiezcolors for visualizing land use around a chosen point in Berlin.

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