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Whether you're a data enthusiast, researcher, or developer, our goal is to provide you with comprehensive data in a consistent, predictable format.</p><p>If you are a developer, check out our <a href="/docs/getting-started">API Documentation</a> to get started.</p><br><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="why">Why?<a href="#why" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Why?" title="Direct link to Why?"></a></h2><p>The inspiration for this project comes from the challenges I’ve faced when working with government data in Jersey. The existing APIs often lack uniformity, offer little to no documentation, and aren’t very developer-friendly. I’ve also been motivated by platforms like <a href="https://data.gg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">data.gg</a>, which showed me the potential of making data more accessible and useful.</p><p>We provide data in JSON format, with plans to support XML in the future. The data we offer comes from various sources:</p><table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Government APIs</strong></td><td>Live data directly remapped from Government API endpoints</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Government Websites</strong></td><td>Live data that is scraped from Government websites when an API is not available</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Static Data</strong></td><td>Manually collected, sometimes through FOI (Freedom of Information) requests.</td></tr></tbody></table><br><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="im-not-a-developer">I'm not a developer!<a href="#im-not-a-developer" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to I'm not a developer!" title="Direct link to I'm not a developer!"></a></h2><p>That's okay, we are building out our features for non-developers. See <a href="/charts">Charts</a> and the <a href="/map">Map</a>.</p><br><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="get-involved">Get Involved<a href="#get-involved" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Get Involved" title="Direct link to Get Involved"></a></h2><p>If you'd like to contribute to the codebase, please see the following GitHub repos:</p><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/glitchjsy/data-api" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Data API</a> - Public API to access open data</li><li><a href="https://github.com/glitchjsy/data-frontend" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Data Frontend</a> - A docusaurus site that hosts API documentation for the Data API</li><li><a href="https://github.com/glitchjsy/data-fetcher" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Data Fetcher</a> - A program to periodically fetch data such as available carpark spaces</li></ul><p>If you'd like to get in touch about anything else (questions, suggestions, etc), email <a href="mailto:luke@glitch.je?subject=Glitch.je%20Open%20Data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">luke@glitch.je</a>. </p><br><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="sponsors--donations">Sponsors & Donations<a href="#sponsors--donations" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Sponsors & Donations" title="Direct link to Sponsors & Donations"></a></h2><p>If you'd like to donate to sponsor the project to help cover hosting costs and my development time, you can do so with the following links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/sponsors/lukeeey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Sponsors (monthly)</a></li><li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/lukeeey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buy Me a Coffee (one-time)</a></li></ul></article></div><div class="col col--2"><div class="tableOfContents_bqdL thin-scrollbar"><ul class="table-of-contents table-of-contents__left-border"><li><a href="#why" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Why?</a></li><li><a href="#im-not-a-developer" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">I'm not a developer!</a></li><li><a href="#get-involved" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Get Involved</a></li><li><a href="#sponsors--donations" class="table-of-contents__link toc-highlight">Sponsors & Donations</a></li></ul></div></div></div></main></div><div class="footer_xBL4"><div class="author_B30m" data-theme="light"><p>Made by <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/lukejwyatt" data-theme="light">Luke</a> • Source code available <a href="https://github.com/glitchjsy/data-frontend" data-theme="light">on GitHub</a>.</p></div><div class="footerInner_znUb"><div class="title_NItk"><a class="glitch_ELMN" href="https://glitch.je">.</a></div><div class="links_t79R"><a href="/legal/privacy">Privacy Policy</a><a href="/legal/terms">Terms of Use</a></div></div></div></div>
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