What data is expected?
Key national statistics such as demographic and economic indicators (GDP, unemployment, population, etc). To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:
- GDP for the whole country updated at least quarterly
- Unemployment statistics updated at least monthly
- Population updated at least once a year
What data is available
- Openly licensed? Unsure (No URL given)
- Is the data available for free? Yes
- Is the data machine readable? Yes (Formats varies from open CSV ot PDF other non-machine readable formats)
- Available in bulk? Yes
- Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
- Publicly available? Yes published by INEGI)
- Is data in digital form? Yes
- Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
- Does the data exist? Yes
Details
Data is accessible in a wide variety of formats and can be downloaded in bulk. The only information that cannot be accesed is cenus microdata, since it contains a great degree of personal data and data that can make people identifiable.
INEGI changed its internal normativity to make all information free. They only charge a cost of distributrion is incurred (eg. printing): http://sc.inegi.org.mx/repositorioNormateca/Nod_23Sep14.pdf
Right now the terms of use clearly state that the only requirement is the soruce attribution.
Fruthermore, following the change in normativity already provided, starting november 11th, INEGI will adopt the Mexican Open license that can be found at 'http://datos.gob.mx/libreusomx/'.
Contributors
Reviewers
- Enrique Zapata
Submitters
- Enrique Zapata