Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
package text

Unique, normalized, name of dataset. To view the dataset page in the Open Data Portal go to: https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/<package>/

accessibility int4

Score for the degree to which data is easy to access, from 1 (high) to 0 (low). A score of 0.5 means the data can be accessed directly via API because it is in the datastore after being loaded from a file, whereas 1 means it is accessible via API and loaded to the datastore directly from the source system.

completeness float8

Score for how much of the data is missing, ranging from 1 (high) to 0 (low). Higher scores mean fewer missing values.

freshness float8

Score for how up to date the data is, ranging from 1 (high) to 0 (low). The smaller the duration gaps between collection and publication, and between stated refresh rate and time last refresh, the higher the score.

metadata float8

Score for how complete optional metadata fields are (Collection Method, Limitations, Topics, Contact Email) are, ranging from 1 (high) to 0 (low). Higher scores mean more optional metadata fields filled.

usability float8

Score for how easy it is to work with the data, ranging from 1 (high) to 0 (low). Determined by portion of meaningful column names and, for geospatial data only, portion of valid geometries.

score float8

Summary of accessibility, completeness, freshness, metadata, and usability scores into a single score. Weights determined via rank weighting.

score_norm float8

Score scaled from 0 to 1.

grade text

Bronze, Silver, Gold badge using the score column.

grade_norm text

Bronze, Silver, Gold badge using the score_norm column. This is the actual value displayed on the dataset page for data quality score.

recorded_at timestamp

Date and time the dataset was scored.

version text

Version of the algorithm used to calculate the score.

Additional Information

Field Value
Data last updated December 17, 2019
Metadata last updated May 3, 2023
Created December 17, 2019
Format CSV
License License not specified
Datastore activeTrue
Datastore cache{'CSV': '513eb9a4-45d1-491c-ba9d-e8a35d69c922', 'XML': '5ce21a2d-c8e5-4dd8-9ba1-5982112e0963', 'JSON': 'aa97fb54-936c-4b71-83cc-f379a4834df0'}
Datastore cache last update2 years ago
Has viewsTrue
Id22f223e7-73f7-4842-935c-80a0ba5c3e5b
Is datastore cache fileFalse
Is previewTrue
Package id473def30-1c87-45f1-95c4-06b9bf693fec
Position5
Revision id47774ccb-29ad-4e50-a65d-35c561e152c8
Stateactive
Url typedatastore
Extract Job
Is Datastore Cache File? False
Datastore Cache
  1. CSV
  2. XML
  3. JSON
Datastore Cache Last Updated
Datastore resource's ID