Minimum Permit Type Coverage for BLDS Data

[mheadd]

Should compliance require inclusion of all permit types? Or, if only a subset of permit types are available, should this be noted in the Dataset Information File (or in some other location)?

[bettin]

Obviously I'd like to see all permit types included, but wouldn't want to prevent someone from publishing what was available. I don't see any issue in allowing the data to be broken into different sets (new construction, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc.), but it is very important to have a way of identifying the included and excluded types.

On a related note, is there any confusion about the name "BLDS" meaning building permits instead of just all permits?

[mheadd]

@bettin - a good question. It does feel a little confusing sometimes differentiating between 'building permits' used generically and permits for constructing a building. Perhaps we can offset this some other way - an FAQ somewhere perhaps?