Data sources for your (graduation) research
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You are going to do research for a paper or graduation assignment and you need data for this. Where do you start? In this article you will find an overview of the various sources that may be relevant to your research. Whether you are researching ecopassages in the city, traffic information systems, neighborhood facilities or the climate resilience of neighbourhoods, the municipality of Amsterdam has collected this data and made it available. In the form of maps, datasets or dashboards.
Maps.amsterdam.nl
Data.amsterdam.nl
Onderzoek.amsterdam.nl
The department (OIS) collects a lot of statistical information about Amsterdam and also carries out (assignment) research. Different data sources are combined here: from register data to survey data to qualitative conversations. This produces different research results; from student forecasts, to dashboards about tourism or about living and quality of life in Amsterdam.
Open.amsterdam
As of May 2022, the Public Government Act (Wet Openbare Overheid (Woo)) came into effect. This law regulates the right to information about everything the government does. It is the successor to the Government Information (Public Access) Act (Wob). Here you can search for documents that the municipality of Amsterdam has made public. These documents relate to the ideas, plans, rules and agreements of Amsterdam.
Data.overheid.nl
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Icon image: Roadmap