Levelslocal
Levelslocal is an open-source, community-driven data platform designed to collect and organize information about places and governance at local levels. It emphasizes a hierarchical, administrative model that maps data to country, region, city, district, and neighborhood, providing a consistent local context for research and civic tech.
The project originated in 2019 from a collaboration of urbanists, software developers, and open-data advocates seeking
Levelslocal's data model uses nodes tied to level indicators and relationships (contains, bordered by, part of).
Governance relies on a distributed network of volunteers and local ambassadors. Submissions pass through peer review
Applications include municipal open-data portals, academic research, and civic-tech projects that require coherent local-context data across