Topic taxonomy

The source catalog becomes a reviewer-ready portal structure.

This view groups the current San Jose CKAN package and ArcGIS layer pull into launch topics, then keeps each topic tied to owner coverage, readiness state, evidence counts, source examples, and public source URLs.

Launch topics

319

Source rows grouped

Owner-ready sources

Refresh candidates mapped

Taxonomy export

The generated CSV turns the source registry into a launch IA handoff: topic, source counts, owner coverage, categories, resource counts, field rows, readiness counts, source examples, source URLs, and next action.

Download topic taxonomy CSV

Review stance

Use real source metadata to seed the public portal structure.
Confirm topic labels with City owners before treating them as final taxonomy.
Keep launch topics connected to source URLs and prototype proof.
Separate resident navigation from backend source-system ownership.

Topic mix

Transportation and street network81 sources

Public safety and emergency response23 sources

Finance, administration, and operations47 sources

Housing and community stability4 sources

Planning, permits, and land records65 sources

Environment, utilities, and resilience51 sources

AI, data governance, and transparency27 sources

Neighborhood services and public realm20 sources

Launch readiness by topic

Signal	Sources
Ready for owner review	19
Metadata cleanup	144
Launch story sources	16
Refresh candidates	19

Topic handoff preview

The table shows all current launch topics. The CSV keeps the full source examples and source URLs for City review.

Topic	Sources	Owners	Evidence	Readiness	Example sources	Next action
Transportation and street network Enterprise GIS; Transportation; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon; esriGeometryPolyline	81 total 50 CKAN 31 ArcGIS	2 Enterprise GIS; Transportation	118 fields 6 refresh 6 briefs 6 API	6 owner-ready 28 cleanup 47 sample	Bike Racks; City Owned Traffic Signals; Pavement Projects Current; Road Closures; Street Trees; Downtown Parking Lots	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Public safety and emergency response Enterprise GIS; Public safety; Transportation; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon; esriGeometryPolyline	23 total 14 CKAN 9 ArcGIS	3 Enterprise GIS; Fire; Police	82 fields 5 refresh 5 briefs 5 API	5 owner-ready 7 cleanup 11 sample	Crash Locations Last Five Years; Vision Zero Safety Corridors; Police-Calls-for-Service-Quarterly; San Jose Fire Incidents; Police Stations; CEVP Data Summary	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Finance, administration, and operations Community services; Enterprise GIS; Finance and procurement; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon; esriGeometryPolyline	47 total 17 CKAN 30 ArcGIS	2 Enterprise GIS; Finance	45 fields 2 refresh 2 briefs 2 API	2 owner-ready 31 cleanup 14 sample	Illegal Dumping Locations; Illegal Dumping; Capital Improvement Project Polygons; City Limits; Condo Address; Demographics by Census Block	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Housing and community stability Enterprise GIS; Housing; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon	4 total 2 CKAN 2 ArcGIS	1 Enterprise GIS	57 fields 2 refresh 2 briefs 2 API	2 owner-ready 1 cleanup 1 sample	Affordable Rental Housing; Affordable Rental Housing; Mobile Homes; Mobile Home	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Planning, permits, and land records Community services; Enterprise GIS; Planning and development; esriGeometryPolygon	65 total 38 CKAN 27 ArcGIS	3 Energy; Enterprise GIS; Planning Building and Code Enforcement	17 fields 1 refresh 1 briefs 1 API	1 owner-ready 28 cleanup 35 sample	Last 60-180 days Planning Permits; Zoning Districts; Active Building Permits; Annexation Areas; Building Performance Ordinance; Building Permits Under Inspection	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Environment, utilities, and resilience Community services; Enterprise GIS; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon; esriGeometryPolyline	51 total 24 CKAN 27 ArcGIS	1 Enterprise GIS	20 fields 1 refresh 1 briefs 1 API	1 owner-ready 26 cleanup 24 sample	Heritage Trees; Abandoned Sanitary Manholes; Base Flood Elevation; Coyote Greenbelt; Flood Hazard Area; Flood Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA)	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
AI, data governance, and transparency Enterprise GIS; Gov AI Coalition ; Information Technology; Transportation; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolyline	27 total 15 CKAN 12 ArcGIS	3 Enterprise GIS; Gov AI Coalition; Information Technology	19 fields 1 refresh 1 briefs 1 API	1 owner-ready 12 cleanup 14 sample	Average Daily Traffic; Abandoned Sanitary Gravity Mains; Agencies Translation Pairs; Average Daily Traffic; Faith Based Organizations; Open Enterprise Systems List	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
Neighborhood services and public realm Community services; Enterprise GIS; esriGeometryPoint; esriGeometryPolygon	20 total 9 CKAN 11 ArcGIS	2 Enterprise GIS; Information Technology	10 fields 1 refresh 1 briefs 1 API	1 owner-ready 11 cleanup 8 sample	311 Service Request Data; Cemetery; Legacy Park Condition Assessment; Library; Neighborhood and Business Associations; Neighborhoods	Confirm topic label, featured sources, and refresh cadence with source owners.
General open data catalog Public Works	1 total 1 CKAN 0 ArcGIS	1 Public Works	0 fields 0 refresh 0 briefs 0 API	0 owner-ready 0 cleanup 1 sample	Animal Shelter Intake and Outcomes	Select additional representative sources for sampling before launch promotion.