The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) just released a public survey in order to learn more about what Philadelphia residents find useful and valuable about the City’s open data sets.

The City hosts 250 datasets on OpenDataPhilly.org, a portal developed by geospacial software company Azavea. Now, OIT wants to know: What’s successful, difficult or lacking when it comes to data sharing in Philly?

“We have always recognized the importance of geographic information systems (GIS) and data sharing — both are necessary for informing key decisions,” CIO Mark Wheeler said in a statement. “As we continue to grow our open data practices, we want to consider the needs of our users.”

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