Licensing City data

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How to buy City data

City data is available for purchase online through  City Online using a credit card or by invoice.
If you're looking for data that is not listed on our Products page, or you're interested in licensing larger or custom data sets, contact Collaboration, Analytics & Innovation by calling 3-1-1 or 403-268-2489 if calling from outside of Calgary area.
 
Following the City of Calgary’s data licensing policy, Collaboration, Analytics & Innovation provides traditional licensing services for custom data licensing agreements and on-line licensing requests for standard tabular and spatial corporate data sets. For more information visit the Frequently Asked Questions page   
 
 
 


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Data Licensed for City Projects

Consultants hired to work on City of Calgary projects require the use of City data. For this specific purpose, Vendor License Agreements are established between The City and the consulting firm.    

Consultants requiring a Vendor License Agreement must contact The City at 3-1-1 (403-268-2489) and provide the following information:
  • Name of the project
  • Name of The City of Calgary project manager and phone number
  • Status of the Master Consulting Terms and Conditions Agreement
  • Full legal name of the consulting firm
  • Name of the firm's principle with signing authority, and his/her phone number and mailing address


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The City of Calgary Data Licensing Policy

The City of Calgary policy regarding access to all Corporate data states that:
  • The City of Calgary electronic data is a Corporate asset with value and its access and use is controlled
  • The City of Calgary electronic data is always restricted by copyright protection and restrictions may be placed on its use
Data license agreements are used to exercise appropriate controls over corporate data usage. The license agreements define the terms under which a licensee can obtain access to corporate data. These licenses define the following:
  • The license product
  • Use of the license product
  • The type of license granted
  • The license fees
  • GST
  • Term of the license
  • Considerations regarding liability
  • Ownership of the data
  • Conditions of use
  • Records of use
  • Audit considerations
  • Considerations upon termination of the agreement
Intellectual Property Access & Marketing provides traditional licensing services for custom data licensing agreements and on-line clickwrap licensing requests for standard tabular and spatial corporate data sets. For more information on The City of Calgary's Data Licensing Policy, call 3-1-1 or  from outside of Calgary, dial 403-268-CITY (2489).
      
On-line clickwrap data licensing is available for many tabular and spatial data sets through  City Online.
Other data sets, and larger purchases of data may be licensed by contacting The City of Calgary. Visit the How To Buy section of this page for details.  
     

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Frequently Asked Questions

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