Open Government Data Benchmark Study
The state of Open Data from three perspectives:
The Public, Government and Developers

The complete study findings are freely accessible on our public datasite, where you will find interactive datasets and summary charts from all three surveys.
You can also download the Open Government Data Benchmark Study report, featuring Socrata’s analysis of the findings.
Citizen Survey Results
The focus of this survey is to gauge the public’s attitudes towards, and expectations of their government in its effort to become more open.
Featured Findings
Government Survey Results
This survey focuses on benchmarking the current state of Open Data initiatives in federal, state and local governments including implementation progress, general attitudes, motivators and obstacles.
Featured Findings
Developer Survey Results
This survey benchmarks the state of Open Data from the perspective of civic application developers. Major topics include the availability of government data and its accessibility.
Featured Findings