Open Data Companion (ODC)

Get access to thousands of open data from open data portals around the world

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Open Data Companion (ODC) is a great productivity tool on Android which provides a unified access point to over 100 open data portals and thousands of datasets from around the world; right from your mobile device. Crafted with mobile-optimised features and design, this is an easy and convenient way to find, access and share open data. Open Data Companion provides a framework for all Private Sector, State, Regional, National and Worldwide CKAN open data portals to deliver open data to all mobile users. FEATURES * Browse datasets from over 100 data portals around the world by categories * Receive push notifications when new datasets are available from your selected data portals * Download and view data records (resources) on your mobile device * Preview dataset records and create data visualisations in app before download (as supported by the portal) * Bookmark/save datasets for later viewing * “Favourite” your data portals for future easy access * Share links to datasets on social media, email, sms etc. right from the app * In-app tutorial videos designed to help you quickly get productive with the app. Tutorial videos are available offline once downloaded