Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Open Data Portal Services
Description
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) offers Maryland’s Open Data Portal, a self-service platform for hosting and distributing thousands of spatial and non-spatial datasets that can be searched and explored. The Portal meets the Maryland’s Open Data Act statutory requirements making data easy to find, access and use. The Portal offers built-in tools for visualizations of the data as tables, graphs, dashboards, and maps, as well as integration with other business intelligence and analytics platforms.
Features and Benefits
- Easily meet Maryland Open Data Act statutory requirements for data sharing
- Search and filter a centralized repository of thousands of geospatial and non-geospatial datasets from State of Maryland government agencies
- Create and save custom visualizations of the data as tables, graphs, dashboards, and maps
- Integrate data feeds with other business intelligence and analytics platforms
- Embed visualizations into webpages
- Gain access to additional datasets from local partners
- Download full or filtered data into multiple formats
- Access built-in API’s for developers to quickly bring state data resources into their web and desktop applications
Department Owner
Geospatial Services
Service Owner
John B Churchill
john.churchill@maryland.gov
410-697-9422
Support Contact
DoIT Service Desk
service.desk@maryland.gov
410-697-9700
Status
Currently offered
| Enterprise Agencies |
Yes |
| Standalone (Non-Enterprise) Agencies |
Yes |
| Counties |
No |
| Local Municipalities |
No |
| Public |
No |
Notes:
N/A
Before service can be provisioned, the customer must meet the following requirements:
| DoIT Provided Services |
For registered accounts, Single Sign-On (SSO) for maryland.gov customers |
| Technical |
N/A |
| Non-Technical |
Customers must complete and submit an account request form |
Notes:
N/A
This section outlines the area of responsibility between the provider (DoIT) and the customer.
| In Scope |
- Account creation
- Enable sign-on through Connect Maryland Secure Portal (Maryland.gov users only)
- Dataset creation
- Usage statistics report provided two (2) times a year
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| Out of Scope |
- Front end development or configuration
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| Customer Responsibilities |
- Data preparation and maintenance
- Provide three (3) customer contacts to be used as contacts for this service.
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| Category |
Enterprise Customer |
Standalone (Non-Enterprise) Customer |
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| Availability |
99.9% Uptime |
99.9% Uptime |
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| Capacity |
Platform limited to 500 datasets, 20 million API calls, and up to 2 TB in bandwidth |
Platform limited to 500 datasets, 20 million API calls, and up to 2 TB in bandwidth |
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| Support Hours |
8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday |
8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday |
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| Maintenance Schedules |
- 8PM to 9PM on the third Saturday of January, February, April, May, July, August, October, and November
- 8PM - 12AM on the third Saturday of March, June, September and December
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- 8PM to 9PM on the third Saturday of January, February, April, May, July, August, October, and November
- 8PM - 12AM on the third Saturday of March, June, September and December
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| Upgrades and Refreshes |
Quarterly |
Quarterly |
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