But this is not the first time I've seen data from the US which feels so well organized. Is the secret sauce the data/providers, or is the creator of this site just very good at organizing a big mess?
“On May 9, 2013, President Obama signed an executive order that made open and machine-readable data the new default for government information. Making information about government operations more readily available and useful is also core to the promise of a more efficient and transparent government.”
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/open
I know about this because the Australian government then followed and worked on doing the same.
Data.gov became a central place to access and even request that departments open specific data sets and in more formats.
The annual GovHack hackathon was supported by many agencies, leading to a strong prize pool and people from various agencies on hand looking for teams who over the weekend had done cool things with their data (specially if it was public interest). Some projects were further funded coming out of the hackathons.
Year on year ongoing commitment to open data in government got us to here.
It was a great long term initiative furthering values of cizitzen engagement, open data and open government.
Privatised electricity companies often seek to maintain a veneer of social good. Opening data for which you plan to not make open tools yourself can be a good way to have tools built that you don’t pay for that make you look good.
Seems like a data issue where the municipality was double-counted and one in Quebec for some reason.