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Summary

Use state-level data on business registration, permitting and inspections to cross check against local data sets for non-permitted businesses.

Opportunities

  • Identify unlicensed or unpermitted businesses or business activity.
  • Identify business that are not in compliance with local zoning ordinances (e.g., areas that are not zoned for commercial activities).
  • Validate (or optimize) snow plowing routes, particularly during times of snow or weather related emergencies.
  • Generate macro-level indicators of business activity in a city or region.

Challenges:

  • Data is not always available in an open format (in NYS, much of it is).
  • There is often little or no direct benefit to the data publisher for using the data in this way (benefits mismatch). Possible issue for info not yet been released as open data.
  • Address data may use different formats across data sets (address components split across multiple fields).
  • Address format from state data may not match locally maintained address records.
  • Depending on system(s) in use, accessing local data may be a challenge. Local permit / license application process might be paper-based.

Business License / Permitting Requirements in Upstate NY:

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Project-data-list.md
Agency Dataset Relevant search fields
Department of Agriculture and Markets Retail Food Stores entity_name, dba_name, county, city
Department of Agriculture and Markets Farm Product Dealer Licenses Currently Issued business_name, trade_name, county, city
Department of Agriculture and Markets Certified Plant Dealers trade_name, owner_name, county, city
Department of Agriculture and Markets Nursery Growers & Greenhouses operation_name, trade_name, owner_name, county, city
Department of State Active Real Estate Salespersons and Brokers business_name, business_city, county
Department of State Active Corporations: Beginning 1800 current_entity_name, county, dos_process_city
Department of Health Active Retail Tobacco Vendors operation_name, city, state
Department of Health Food Service Establishment Inspections facility, operation_name, local_health_department, county, city
Department of Taxation and Finance Registered Tax Return Preparers and Facilitators business_name_if_listed_on_registration, city, zip
Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Licensed Facilities1 facility_name, owner_name, facility_city, facility_county
State Liquor Authority Liquor Authority Quarterly List of Active Licenses premises_name, doing_business_as_dba, county_name_licensee, city
Office of Children and Family Services Child Care Regulated Programs facility_name, county, city
State Gaming Commission Lottery retailers name, city, zip
  1. e.g., car dealers, repair shops, inspection stations, and junk & salvage yards
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mheadd commented May 25, 2016 •
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Other datasets it would be useful to get as open data

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