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| name = Opendatasoft |
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| founded = 2011 |
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| hq_location = Boston, MA and Paris, France |
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| key_people = Jean-Marc Lazard, Franck Carassus, David Thoumas |
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| industry = [[Big Data]] |
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| num_employees = 50 |
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| website = https://www.opendatasoft.com |
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'''Opendatasoft''' is a French company that offers [[data sharing]] software. Based in [[Paris]], it also has a subsidiary in [[Boston]] (United States) and an office in [[Nantes]] (France). |
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'''OpenDataSoft''' is a private software company specialized in transforming structured data into [[API]] and visualizations. Founded in 2011, OpenDataSoft targets non-technical users who wish to share and visualize data related to various topics (government data, economy, health, education, culture, transport, energy and environment). |
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Opendatasoft has developed a tool for sharing and reusing the [[data]] of companies and public administrations. Its software lets you organize, share, and visualize any type of data. The software can be used by both private companies and public entities. |
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OpenDataSoft allows restricted and open sharing ecosystems like [[open data]] portals. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Opendatasoft was founded in 2011 by Jean-Marc Lazard (CEO), Franck Carassus (CEO North America), and David Thoumas (CTO). |
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OpenDataSoft is headquartered in [[Boston]], Massachusetts and [[Paris]], France, with offices also in [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]] (North Carolina) and [[San Francisco]] (California). |
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In 2014, the company |
In 2014, the company was integrated into the incubation program of the Open Data Institute<ref>{{cite web|title=Open Data Institute|url=https://theodi.org/start-ups/opendatasoft|website=}}</ref> to promote the sharing of public data. That same year, Opendatasoft was ranked by the Electronic Business Group<ref>{{cite news|date=19 November 2014|title=L'EBG dévoile son top 10 des start-up innovantes|language=French|publisher=Journal du Net|url=http://www.journaldunet.com/web-tech/start-up/ebg-top-10-start-up-1114.shtml}}</ref> as one of the ten most innovative startups in France. |
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In November 2014, the Electronic Business Group nominated OpenDataSoft in its top-ten most innovative French startups.<ref>{{cite news|title = L'EBG dévoile son top 10 des start-up innovantes|url = http://www.journaldunet.com/web-tech/start-up/ebg-top-10-start-up-1114.shtml|publisher = Journal du Net|date = 19 November 2014|language = French}}</ref> In May 2016, the company was named an IDC Innovator in the IDC Innovators: Smart City Open Data Platforms, 2016 report.<ref>{{cite web| title = Innovators for the 2016 Smart City Open Data Platforms Market | url = http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US41154416 |website = www.idc.com |date = 17 May 2016}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In June 2015, Opendatasoft was awarded €1.5 million in seed funding from the venture capital fund Aurinvest.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 July 2015|title=Opendatasoft raises €1.5 Million from Aurinvest to enable smart cities around the world|publisher=Rude Baguette|url=http://www.rudebaguette.com/2015/07/02/opendatasoft-raises-e1-5-million-aurinvest-enable-smart-cities-around-world/}}</ref> |
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In February 2015, the company signed its first contract in the United States of America<ref>{{cite news|title = OpenDataSoft, réseau social de la donnée|url = http://www.leparisien.fr/startup/opendatasoft-reseau-social-de-la-donnee-09-03-2015-4588351.php|publisher = Le Parisien|date = 9 March 2015|language = French}}</ref> with the city and the [[county of Durham]], North Carolina, USA.<ref>{{cite news|title=City of Durham and Durham County Governments (N.C.) Choose Paris-Based OpenDataSoft to Power Emerging Open Data Initiative|url=http://gisuser.com/2015/02/city-of-durham-and-durham-county-governments-n-c-choose-paris-based-opendatasoft-to-power-emerging-open-data-initiative/|publisher=GI User|date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The City of Durham and Durham County Governments (N.C.) Choose Paris-Based OpenDataSoft to Power Emerging Open Data Initiative|url=http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20150220005471/en/#.VcvCgxPtmkp|publisher=Business Wire|date=20 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Opendatasoft was included in the "IDC Innovators: Smart City Open Data Platforms"report.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innovators for the 2016 Smart City Open Data Platforms Market|url=http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US41154416|date=17 May 2016|website=www.idc.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920190616/http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US41154416|archive-date=20 September 2016|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref> In the same year, the company opened its North American headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-25 |title=Opendatasoft, un champion français de la donnée |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2016/10/opendatasoft-un-champion-francais-de-la-donnee-222244 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Les Echos |language=fr}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In October 2016, Opendatasoft was granted €5 million in Series A funding from Aster Capital, [[Salesforce Ventures]], Aurinvest.,<ref>{{cite news|date=24 October 2016|title=Opendatasoft raises $5.4M to turn data into APIs|publisher=Tech Crunch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/opendatasoft-raises-54-million-to-turn-data-into-apis/}}</ref> and [[Caisse des dépôts et consignations|Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations]], who were joined two years later by UL Ventures. |
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In September 2016, the company opened a North American headquarter in Boston, USA. |
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In November 2018, Opendatasoft launched "Data on Board," an annual summit for enthusiasts of data and data sharing. In 2018, 250 people attended the event. During the second edition, held at Campus [[Station F]] in Paris, 500 participants and 20 French and international speakers met to discuss the challenges surrounding the use and sharing of data.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
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| ⚫ | In October 2016, |
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== The Opendatasoft solution == |
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In October 2017, According to the reports, OpenDataSoft would be launching Open Data America, to release data portals for more than 500 cities across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.govtech.com/data/OpenDataSoft-Targets-Mid-Sized-Cities-with-500-New-City-Portals.html|title=OpenDataSoft Targets Mid-Sized Cities with 500 New City Portals|website=www.govtech.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref> |
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Opendatasoft is a [[SaaS]] ([[software as a service]]) solution that allows companies, local authorities, and public administrations to organize, share, and visualize any type of data (as tables and graphs), as well as make data available via APIs. |
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== Data management and data sharing == |
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The company's founding principles are based on the sharing of public data as open data: historically, its customers include entities of the French government and local French communities. In recent years, Opendatasoft has broadened the scope of its activities and now works with all types of companies, both public and private, in France and around the world. Users of the software can share their data publicly as open data to create services for citizens, users of public transportation, companies, and associations. The data can also be published in a limited way within an organization or a group of organizations for use by partners or employees. |
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OpenDataSoft provides a cloud-based software for cities, public organizations and companies to host and share their [[data]]. Data type includes temporal data, cartographic data (tiles, shapes, clustering), graphs and real-time data (M2M logs). |
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Opendatasoft's customers come from a variety of sectors: energy & utilities, local communities, transportation & mobility, government, banking & insurance, luxury goods, [[Internet of things|IoT]], etc. |
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These data can be made [[Open data|publicly available]] to citizens, commuters, associations and businesses in order to generate public-interest services. They can also be shared privately within an organization and then be used by employees or business partners. |
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To date, Opendatasoft has earned the trust of more than 280 customers worldwide: in Europe (France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal), North America (United States, Canada), Mexico, Australia, and the Middle East. |
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The company currently provides data portals for Paris, Brussels, Durham County and City,<ref>{{cite news|title=Durham launches new ‘open data’ portal|url=http://www.heraldsun.com/news/showcase/x399473171/Durham-launches-new-open-data-portal|publisher=The Herald Sun|date=22 June 2015}}</ref> Cary<ref>{{cite web| title = More Than Ones and Zeros, Cary’s Open Data Portal Gives Purpose to Common Datasets |url = https://www.townofcary.org/Departments/townmanagersoffice/pio/News_Releases/2016newsreleases/nr_opendata.htm?PageMode=Print|website = www.townofcary.org|date = 7 March 2016}}</ref> and Chapel Hill.<ref>{{cite web|title = Chapel Hill hopes portal is key to more knowledge, understanding |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/chapel-hill-news/article87795422.html | website = The News&Observer | date = 5 July 2016}}</ref> |
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In particular, the company has developed the open data portals of the City of Paris ([https://opendata.paris.fr/pages/home/ Paris Data]), the SNCF Group,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=L'open data à la SNCF, cela rime avec quoi ?|url=https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/l-open-data-a-la-sncf-cela-rime-avec-quoi.N281551|website=usine-digitale.fr|date=2 September 2014 |access-date=2020-05-20 |last1=Digitale |first1=Usine }}</ref> the GRDF Group, Kering, EDF, the [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]] Region, Mexico City, Newark, Vancouver, and more. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 8 September 2023
| Industry | Big Data |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA and Paris, France |
Key people | Jean-Marc Lazard, Franck Carassus, David Thoumas |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | https://www.opendatasoft.com |
Opendatasoft is a French company that offers data sharing software. Based in Paris, it also has a subsidiary in Boston (United States) and an office in Nantes (France).
Opendatasoft has developed a tool for sharing and reusing the data of companies and public administrations. Its software lets you organize, share, and visualize any type of data. The software can be used by both private companies and public entities.
History
[edit]Opendatasoft was founded in 2011 by Jean-Marc Lazard (CEO), Franck Carassus (CEO North America), and David Thoumas (CTO).
In 2014, the company was integrated into the incubation program of the Open Data Institute[1] to promote the sharing of public data. That same year, Opendatasoft was ranked by the Electronic Business Group[2] as one of the ten most innovative startups in France.
In June 2015, Opendatasoft was awarded €1.5 million in seed funding from the venture capital fund Aurinvest.[3]
In 2016, Opendatasoft was included in the "IDC Innovators: Smart City Open Data Platforms"report.[4] In the same year, the company opened its North American headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
In October 2016, Opendatasoft was granted €5 million in Series A funding from Aster Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Aurinvest.,[6] and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, who were joined two years later by UL Ventures.
In November 2018, Opendatasoft launched "Data on Board," an annual summit for enthusiasts of data and data sharing. In 2018, 250 people attended the event. During the second edition, held at Campus Station F in Paris, 500 participants and 20 French and international speakers met to discuss the challenges surrounding the use and sharing of data.[citation needed]
The Opendatasoft solution
[edit]Opendatasoft is a SaaS (software as a service) solution that allows companies, local authorities, and public administrations to organize, share, and visualize any type of data (as tables and graphs), as well as make data available via APIs.
The company's founding principles are based on the sharing of public data as open data: historically, its customers include entities of the French government and local French communities. In recent years, Opendatasoft has broadened the scope of its activities and now works with all types of companies, both public and private, in France and around the world. Users of the software can share their data publicly as open data to create services for citizens, users of public transportation, companies, and associations. The data can also be published in a limited way within an organization or a group of organizations for use by partners or employees.
Opendatasoft's customers come from a variety of sectors: energy & utilities, local communities, transportation & mobility, government, banking & insurance, luxury goods, IoT, etc.
To date, Opendatasoft has earned the trust of more than 280 customers worldwide: in Europe (France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal), North America (United States, Canada), Mexico, Australia, and the Middle East.
In particular, the company has developed the open data portals of the City of Paris (Paris Data), the SNCF Group,[7] the GRDF Group, Kering, EDF, the Occitanie Region, Mexico City, Newark, Vancouver, and more.
References
[edit]- ^ "Open Data Institute".
- ^ "L'EBG dévoile son top 10 des start-up innovantes" (in French). Journal du Net. 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Opendatasoft raises €1.5 Million from Aurinvest to enable smart cities around the world". Rude Baguette. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Innovators for the 2016 Smart City Open Data Platforms Market". www.idc.com. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Opendatasoft, un champion français de la donnée". Les Echos (in French). 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
- ^ "Opendatasoft raises $5.4M to turn data into APIs". Tech Crunch. 24 October 2016.
- ^ Digitale, Usine (2 September 2014). "L'open data à la SNCF, cela rime avec quoi ?". usine-digitale.fr. Retrieved 2020-05-20.