According to the OpenDataFrance Territorial Open Data Observatory, in October 2019, 460 local governments published open data, an increase of 34% in one year for all local governments (including 54% for EPCIs).
The opening up of the market concerns, first and foremost, metropolises and large cities and 12 of the 13 regions of metropolitan France. To date, 50% of the departments have taken steps to open up the market.
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97 communities (71%) publish data on a dedicated portal, 31 (22.6%) on the Geoportal and 9 (6.6%) on the community's website. This last option is quite valid as long as the data are properly documented (metadata) and easy to find.
The Territorial Open Data Observatory provides detailed information on the governance of the 171 territorial platforms (shared or dedicated), on the frequency of updating of published data sets, on delays in updating data, on the licenses used
(43% of the communities have opted for the open license).
