Birmingham Open Data Policy

Birmingham, Alabama Mayor William A. Bell signed an executive order to improve the way citizens interact with their government. The new law allowed the creation of this online open data portal to increase transparency and accountability in Birmingham by making key information easily accessible and usable to both city officials and citizens. Click here to view the Birmingham Open Data Policy.

How to Search and Download Data

You may use the search bar at the top of the page to find data. Once you find a dataset you would like to download, select the data and view the available download options. Datasets can also be filtered to display only the features of the dataset that you are interested in for download. Data is offered for download in several formats. Spatial and tabular data formats (CSV, KML, shapefile, and JSON) are available for use in GIS and other applications. Mobile users may require additional software to view downloaded data. To edit a shapefile on an iOS device, users will need to unzip the file with an app such as iZip and then open the file in a viewer/editor such as iGIS.

Term of Use

By using data made available through this site, the user agrees to all the conditions stated in the following paragraphs as well as the terms and conditions described under the City of Birmingham homepage. The data made available has been modified for use from its original source, which is the City of Birmingham. The City of Birmingham makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy, timeliness, or content of any data contained in this application; makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use; nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein. The data is subject to change as modifications and updates are complete. It is understood that the information contained in the site is being used at one's own risk.

Right to Discontinue Feeds

The City of Birmingham reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the data feeds at any time and to require the termination of any and all displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the data for any reason including, without limitation, your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use.

Feedback

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