Welcome to the Seattle Open Data Portal! This website provides access to data and information from a variety of city departments, including transportation, planning, economic development, and more. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to login and explore the data available on the Seattle Open Data Portal.
How to login to the Seattle Open Data Portal
If you're looking for information on the Seattle Open Data Portal, you've come to the right place. Here we'll show you how to login and explore the site.:
To login to the Seattle Open Data Portal, click the login link in the top left corner of the home page. You'll be asked to enter your username and password. Once you have logged in, you will be able to explore the site by clicking on links in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Enjoy!
How to find and use Open Data on the Seattle Open Data Portal
If you're new to the Seattle Open Data Portal, or just want to get up and running quickly, this guide will show you how to login, find your data, and start making your own dashboards.
To sign in, click on the user icon in the top right corner of the homepage (see image below). This will take you to a page where you can enter your email address and password. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. Once you've logged in, the home screen will look something like this:
The first thing to do is browse through the categories on the left-hand side of the screen. The Seattle Open Data Portal has a lot of data! You can search for specific data sets or topics using the filters at the top of the page. For example, if you're looking for traffic data from Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), you could type "traffic" into the filter box and then click on "Filter Results."
The next step is to find the data that you want to use. The Seattle Open Data Portal has lots of interactive visualizations that make it easy to see how different pieces of data relate to each other
How to submit data to the Seattle Open Data Portal
If you want to submit data to the Seattle Open Data Portal, there are a few things you need to do first.
First, you'll need to create an account on the portal. Once you've created an account, log in and click on "My Data" from the main menu.
Next, find the dataset you want to submit and click on "Submit Data."
You'll then be asked to provide some basic information about your dataset. This includes the title, description, date of publication, and contact information.
After you've filled out this information, click on "Submit."
Now that your data has been submitted, it will be available for other users to download and use.