Data & Open Tools
Build on what we've built
Datasets, tools, and frameworks from our research and projects. Open-licensed, well-documented, and designed to be useful.
Datasets
Structured data from our research, ready for analysis.
CSV JSON API
All datasets are published under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY). You can use, share, and adapt our data for any purpose with proper attribution.
Each dataset includes a data dictionary, methodology notes, and known limitations. We version all datasets so you can track changes over time.
Tools
Open-source software we build and maintain.
Available on GitHub
All CMRU tools are open-source and hosted on GitHub. Issues, pull requests, and forks are welcome. We build in public because building in public makes things better.
Coming Soon
Open-source tool repositories are in development. Watch our GitHub for new releases.
Get notifiedFrameworks
Structured approaches to complex problems. Use them, adapt them, improve them.
Coming Soon
Frameworks for impact assessment, civic tech readiness, and ecosystem measurement are in development.
Get notifiedAPI Access
Programmatic access to our data.
$ curl https://api.cmru.com/v1/datasets
We are building a REST API for programmatic access to CMRU datasets. Free for non-commercial use, with rate limits for sustainability.
API documentation and access keys coming soon.
Contributing
These are community resources. Help us make them better.
Found an error in a dataset? Open an issue. Built something on top of our tools? Tell us about it. Have a dataset or framework that fits our mission? We accept contributions.
All contributions go through review, and all contributors are credited. We maintain contribution guidelines in each repository.
Our Principles
Open by Default
If we build it, we share it. Closed is the exception, not the rule.
Documented
Every dataset, tool, and framework comes with clear documentation.
Versioned
Track changes over time. Every update is logged and reversible.
Honest About Limitations
We document what our data cannot tell you, not just what it can.