Long Beach Advances Its Open Data Strategy with Expanded Opendatasoft Partnership

The City of Long Beach, California, recognized nationally for its digital leadership, is advancing its commitment to open data and civic transparency by broadening its collaboration with Opendatasoft, a global provider of data experience platforms. The expanded agreement reinforces the city’s long-term strategy of making public information more accessible, understandable, and actionable for residents, businesses, and stakeholders.

For over a decade, Long Beach has been consistently ranked among the top digital cities in the United States by the Center for Digital Government. After initially launching its open data portal on Opendatasoft’s technology in 2020, the city is now entering a new phase focused on enriching user engagement, strengthening data storytelling capabilities, and integrating additional information sources into its platform.

Currently, the Long Beach open data portal hosts 20 distinct datasets comprising more than 930,000 individual records. The scope of information reflects the city’s operational diversity and public service responsibilities. Available datasets include updates on 311 service requests, detailed statistics from the municipal animal shelter, workforce demographic information related to employee diversity, and a comprehensive inventory of urban trees planted throughout the community. By covering service delivery, environmental management, and organizational transparency, the portal provides residents with meaningful insight into how their city functions.

A defining feature of Long Beach’s approach is its emphasis on usability. Rather than simply publishing raw data, the city has developed dashboards and interactive visualizations for most datasets. These tools translate complex information into accessible formats, enabling users to explore trends, track performance, and better understand municipal initiatives. The objective is not only transparency but also clarity—ensuring that open data becomes a practical civic resource rather than a technical archive.

City officials describe the partnership with Opendatasoft as instrumental in building trust through data. Over the past three years, collaboration between the Digital Services Bureau and the platform provider has enabled the creation of engaging data experiences designed to foster public confidence and informed participation. The newly signed agreement will extend these capabilities, supporting the development of additional visualizations and analytical interfaces that help communicate the city’s performance and priorities.

Long Beach, home to approximately 470,000 residents along the California coastline, combines the infrastructure and services of a major metropolitan area with the distinct character of interconnected neighborhoods. Its sustained investment in digital governance reflects a broader ambition: leveraging technology and data not only to improve internal operations but also to strengthen relationships with the community it serves.

From Opendatasoft’s perspective, Long Beach represents a model of how municipalities can strategically apply open data to transform public administration. The company emphasizes that when data is made accessible and intelligible, it enhances both operational efficiency and civic engagement. By expanding its portal and embracing data-driven storytelling, Long Beach demonstrates how structured information can reshape communication between city government and citizens.

Opendatasoft operates globally as a leader in data democratization, offering a comprehensive SaaS platform that enables organizations to design, publish, and distribute interactive data experiences across internal teams and external audiences. The platform supports digital transformation initiatives by helping institutions streamline workflows, modernize information sharing, and reinforce transparency.

More than 350 organizations worldwide rely on Opendatasoft’s technology. Its client base spans multinational enterprises such as Schneider Electric, UK Power Networks, SFR, Bloomberg Associates, Veolia, and Saint-Gobain, as well as public authorities and municipalities including Paris, Vancouver, Bristol, Namur, Eindhoven, and Long Beach. Through these partnerships, the company continues to promote open data ecosystems that empower stakeholders and elevate digital governance standards.