openAFRICA
- Logo
openAFRICA is an independent source for open data on the African continent
- URL
- http://africaopendata.org/
- Keywords
- database, Africa, open data, repository
- Project Current Phase
- Beta version
- Project Start Date
- 2012
- Launch Date
- 2014
- Most Recent Update
- 2015
- Update Frequency
- yes
- Thematic Focus
- Data
- Issue addressed
- Data accessibility
- Geographic Focus
- African continent
Experience
How does a user interact with and navigate the project?
- Narrative
- Query
- yes
- Geographic Map
- Timelines
- Lists
- yes
- Network Visualisation
- Other Visualisation
- Raw Data
- yes
Description
Summary of the project and its approach
openAFRICA aims to be largest independent repository of open data on the African continent. openAFRICA is not a government portal. It is instead a grassroots initiative, maintained by Code for Africa as a public service. The platform is therefore available as a free resource for ordinary citizens, civil society organisations, civic activists, the media, and government agencies.
- Approach (How?)
- openAfrica acts as a central repository for datasets liberated from elsewhere
- Language
- English
- Commissioner
- Google, Code for Africa, ICFJ, Open Knowledge, World Bank Group
- Publisher
- Code for Africa (Kenya)
- Partners
Impact
Indicators of reach and impact of the project
- Target Audience
- Online Audience Reached
- International
- no ( followers)
- Publisher's Twitter Followers
- 1587
- Online Rank
- Google: 4 Alexa: 2,069,965 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 28/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 63/100 ()
- Online Rank (Publisher)
- Google: 4 Alexa: 1,860,201
- News Source
- Some
- Offline Audience Reached
- International
- Outcome
- N/A
- Last updated
- 22/10/2015
- Attempts against the project
- N/A /
Technology
What tools and code were used to create the project?
- Tech Best Practices:
- Code Repository
- https://github.com/CodeForAfrica/ckanext-openafrica
- Tool
- Database
- Frontend
- Backend
- Data Format
- Data Standard
- Technical Documentation URL
- Technical Architecture Documentation
- Schema Documentation
- Design Documentation
- API Documentation
Data Sources
- Data Sources
Team
Team size and expertise
- Team Size
- Team Experience
- Research
- Dedicated
- Data Science
- None
- Engineering
- Dedicated
- Design
- Dedicated
Project Methodology
What strategies were in place for managing the project?
- Project Methodology
- Agile
- Open Source
- Yes
- Open Data
- Yes
- Budget
- N/A
- Contracting
- N/A
- Risk Planning
- Minimal
- Sustainability Planning
- N/A
Documented Practices
Documentation about project practices
: http://africaopendata.org/about
- Organise / Get Started
- http://africaopendata.org/about
- Publish / Facilitate Data Reuse
- http://africaopendata.org/about/faq
Practices
How projects handle different aspects of data management
- Data Modeling
- Documents
- Ethical Collection
- Guidelines
- Ethical Storage
- N/A
- Data Collection
- External Sources
- Data Collection
- Data Verification
- N/A
- Data Cleaning
- N/A
- Data Analysis
- Classification / Tagging / Categories / Linking
- Data Description
- N/A
- Data Licensing
- Open
- Ethical Publishing
- Anonymization of datasets
- Ethical Publishing
- Data Publishing Mode
- API