data.gov.scot (Data about Scotland) CKAN API
data.gov.scot (Data about Scotland) CKAN API
Data about Scotland (data.gov.scot), which has replaced statistics.gov.scot, is Scotland's public-sector open data catalogue, with a keyless CKAN API for dataset search, metadata and row-level datastore queries.
Required Attribution:
Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the publishing organisation as the source.
Coverage
Scottish public-sector datasets by theme and organisation. The API guide says: "The API uses CKAN, an open-source data management platform used across government." Update frequency varies by dataset: Not stated.
Verdict
Keyless CKAN API on data.gov.scot. Licensed OGL-UK-3.0 for site content and most datasets: the site says "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except for graphic assets and where otherwise stated" and the licences page says "Most datasets are published under the Open Government Licence (OGL)." Check each dataset's licence. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.
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