Lennox and Addington County has launched a new open data portal where members of the public can view government-maintained GIS (Geographic Information System) data with no restrictions on use, distribution, or modification.
Select county data is now publicly available at no cost to citizens, businesses, organizations and visitors. According to the county, this data does not compromise any type of secure information.
Staff’s report noted that the overall objective of this initiative is to enhance stakeholder access and engagement, while also recognizing the importance of open data in the GIS field. Open data takes into account the existing work being done across the county, and will help evaluate specific needs. By making data openly accessible, stakeholders, researchers, developers, and policymakers will now able to easily analyze more useful data for relevant projects. The portal features interactive maps and categories of data ready for consumption by common software applications and development languages.
