FAQs
Open data refers to data that are published with the aim of making them available to everyone. They are to be limitless, free and reusable to enable the market to fully leverage their potential. Learn more about open data on What is Riyadh Open Data / What is the Open Data Concept? on this website
Open Data has the potential to be an accelerator to your everyday life decisions. Whether you are looking to buy a house or rent an apartment, starting a business, struggling to park your car or searching for an event to attend with your family during weekends, the Riyadh Open Data will help you organize better and more efficiently.
The Riyadh Open data will support you across all the steps from data search to making decisions.
Check out our guide on the use of the Riyadh Open Data in the How to use section.
The full Catalog of datasets can be accessed from many places, including the Explore by / Go straight to the full Catalog / How to use sections
You may also explore the Catalog by criteria in the Explore By section:
- By geographical breakdown (intra-Riyadh, Governate, Kingdom, etc.)
- By data provider (GASTAT, GACA, Ministry of Health, etc.)
- By profile (citizen, investor, urbanist, etc.) [Coming ater]
You may also access the datasets by theme from the Homepage / Our Themes section.
Open data belong to all citizens. As such, and according to international standards, there are no restrictions on use (see What is Riyadh Open data / The four main principles of the open data as defined by international standards).
Do not hesitate to refer to the terms of use for more information on legal restrictions regarding the use of the datasets and information on this website in due diligence.
We welcome all comments about this site and the datasets. We are always keen on getting suggestions, new ideas, information about data, etc. Send us your feedback through the Contact us section. You can also directly require/propose datasets on the Looking for a dataset? tab.
You can be informed of our latest datasets and stay up-to-date on the Riyadh Open Data services by subscribing to the Riyadh Open Data newsletter. You can also visit the Riyadh Data News / Latest datasets published on the Riyadh Open Data Platform.
Data quality is of utmost importance to the RCRC. If you find an error, please Contact us.
