Open Data

The County on Brant is committed to maintaining transparency with the public, so you can stay informed and involved with your community.

Open Data is digital data that can be freely used, reused, and redistributed by anyone, anytime and anywhere at no cost. The County of Brant provides free access to many of its data sets through a dedicated Open Data Portal.

Open Data Portal

Public Access Data

You can access a variety if County Open Datasets including information related to a number of themes:

Boundaries
Culture & Society
Planning & Development
Environment
Finance & County Government
Community Protection
Infrastructure
Parks & Recreation

Frequently Asked Questions

Open data is machine readable data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone.

Datasets are collections of related sets of information showing relationships between categories and variables. For instance, one of the most popular datasets on the Open Data portal is a table of zoning (see: Zoning).

The type of geographic data available in Open Maps is often referred to as "Geospatial data". It is data that can be linked to a location on a map, such as a street address, town, province or any other geographic feature like a coastline, mountain, or river. Data linked to location are increasingly important for planning, investment, and management activities. Geospatial data are also playing a growing role in driving productivity and innovation.

ArcGIS Open Data supports a wide range of data formats for sharing and visualizing geographic information. Key vector formats include Shapefiles, GeoJSON, KML/KMZ, and CSV, which are ideal for mapping points, lines, and polygons. Raster formats like GeoTIFF and JPEG2000 handle high-resolution imagery and elevation data. Database formats, such as File Geodatabases and Enterprise Geodatabases, manage complex spatial datasets. Web service formats, including Feature Services and Tile Services, enable dynamic access to live geographic data. Other supported formats include CAD files, GPS Exchange Format (GPX), and geospatial PDFs. These formats ensure data is accessible, interoperable, and ready for analysis in the ArcGIS ecosystem, facilitating robust data management, visualization, and collaboration across different platforms.

A GIS is a Geographic Information System. It includes software, applications, and methodologies used to store, manage, analyze, and disseminate geospatial data.