Open Data Map vs Plata

The Open Data Map is a location-based open data store that makes it easy for organizations, councils and you to share and explore location-based open data. Features Share locations, paths and polygons with custom fields, styles, categories and features and earn points to move to the top of your city’s leaderboard Share datasets with versatile customization options (currently only available for councils and organizations) Explore locations and datasets posted in different cities and countries Request new datasets from councils Visualize datasets on the map via the app or the public API Subscribe to your favourite datasets and receive updates when they are updated

Plata displays Place Data for anywhere in the United States. From population statistics to local sports teams, Plata provides you with a plethora of information about all sorts of places. Based on either your current location (or a location that you search for), Plata determines the latitude and longitude then uses those coordinates and location information to query a variety of government APIs and other sources of interesting data. Everything you see in Plata is available elsewhere, but Plata combines everything in clean view. Ideas for using Plata: - Did you hear a city or place in the news? - Are you thinking of traveling or moving? - Did someone mention their home town? - Are you on a road trip and wondering, "What would it be like to live here?" - Are you curious about how a place voted in recent elections?