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Open Data Day
Stay tuned for 2026 Open Data events!
What is Open Data Day?
Open Data is data collected, generated, and maintained by our government that is made freely available to the public in an easy to access, usable format. Open Data Day is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business, and civil society. Learn how we use public data and how you can utilize our open data tools and resources for your own projects!
December 9th, 2025 Schedule
Start Time | Title | Description | Presenters |
| 9:00am | Welcome! | Overview of the event and the importance of Open Data Day. | Process and Service Improvement |
| 9:15am | Accessing the Archives | An overview of the Records Management Division’s publicly accessible archival resources. We’ll explore how researchers may consult data sets available on the Records Management webpage to inform their own projects. Resources include finding aids, digital collections, and our online public access catalog. | Records Management |
| 9:30am | Citizen Services Dashboard | An interactive walkthrough of our new Citizen Services Dashboard where citizens can learn more about our Help Desk. This will cover the 311 Call Center's averages, busiest times for calls, open versus closed request, a map of completed garbage-related requests, and more! | Process and Service Improvement |
| 9:45am | What Jurisdiction am I in? | We’ll look at three new tools for determining what jurisdiction you are in and who to contact for service requests. | GIS |
| 10:00am | Charleston Fire Department: 2024 annual Report | The annual report gives the public a general idea of what the Charleston Fire Department (CFD) accomplished in 2024 including maps of where incidents occur, how many incidents CFD responded to, and other services the CFD provides such as Inspections, Fire Investigations, and Community Risk Reduction. | Charleston Fire Department |
| 10:15am | BREAK | ||
| 10:30am | Huger @ King St Flood Sensor | A new roadway flood sensor at the Huger St & King St intersection detects roadway flooding in real time. There is a public facing dashboard with the ability to sign up for text alerts. Historical data from the sensor will be available on the Open Data site. We’ll look at how the sensor works and some of the data collected so far. | GIS |
| 10:45am | Trash & Garbage Tonnages | An overview of our citywide tonnages and improvements towards tracking which will be implemented next year. | Public Works |
| 11:00am | MobileTrac - Phone app for recreation | Recreation is launching a mobile app to make it easier for users to access our services from their smartphones. Through the app, users can sign up for activities and programs, manage memberships, rent facilities, and more--all from the convenience of their mobile devices. | Recreation |
| 11:15am | Vested Development Data | Charleston's approved residential developments and their buildout status is now available on our Open Data site. This is critical data for regional planning. We'll explore how we produce the dataset and update it monthly. | GIS |
Questions?
Contact: Process & Service Improvement - Data Strategist, Madeline King, at kingm@charleston-sc.gov