City of Ottawa Open Data

Access and analyze 670+ open datasets from the City of Ottawa via ArcGIS Hub. Data covers transit, environment, health, elections, infrastructure, and more.

Portal: https://open.ottawa.ca Platform: ArcGIS Hub

Quick Start

# Search for datasets
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py search "transit"

# List all datasets
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py list

# View dataset info
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py info "Ottawa Ward Boundaries"

# Fetch data
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py fetch "Ottawa Ward Boundaries" --limit 5

# Export as CSV
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py fetch "Bus Routes" --limit 100 --csv > routes.csv

# List direct download URLs
python3 scripts/ottawa_data.py downloads

Commands Reference

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | search <query> | Search datasets by keyword | | list | List all datasets | | info <name-or-id> | Show dataset metadata and data source | | fetch <name-or-id> | Fetch data (opts: --limit, --csv) | | downloads | List datasets with direct download URLs |

Data Sources

Ottawa datasets come in three types:

1. ArcGIS Feature Services — Queryable geospatial data
2. ArcGIS Map Services — Read-only map layers
3. Document Links — Direct file downloads

Data Sources

All data from open.ottawa.ca.