Costa Rica / 2013 35% open

Partially available

Data is available and downloadable in excel spreadsheet to manipulate.

This is the map available by the National Register System. However, there is a different dataset from the National University, available in open source in the link: http://www.mapoteca.geo.una.ac.cr/index.php/home.html

Not all information is available Not all information available is in a readable format (there are a lot of PDF documents)

There is partial information, hard to find but available. Major pollutants can be found by categories (air, water, solids, etc.). All the information is PDF, not available in spreadsheets.

Unsure if the Zip Code / database is fully developed to match the last Census (2011) Unsure if there is a database to correspond with longitude and latitude

There is data available but not in digital form. If a citizen wants the information, he/she must go physically to the Registro National to get it. There is a new format to register new companies, (www.crearempresa.go.cr) but the information available is only for companies that registered using it. If a company was registered before using the traditional format, it will not be available in the digital platform.

Partially available, not in detailed month to month or widely across government entities. Data is processed in graphs so there is no possibility to cross-reference with other variables. Open spending is one of the Country Commitments in Action Plan at OGP. There are multiple platforms of database related to budgets at local level, such as: https://www.hacienda.go.cr/msib21/espanol/Miscelaneos/Indices/ge_informacionespecializada.htm?vnode=16 http://datosabiertos.gob.go.cr/

There is scattered information about transportation and timetables. There is no national timetables managed by the government, but by each company that have a licensed route. There is information for the train in the Gran Area Metropolitanea (Great Metropolitan Area), but it might not represent the reality. To access this information go to www.incofer.go.cr It may not be up to date. Each company may have online information about their service. In many cases, information available might not be accurate to the reality. not available in one single URL