Abu Dhabi Open Data Platform presented on a desktop display with a violet dataset-search experience

Abu Dhabi Open Data Platform

A modern, bilingual public data platform that brings datasets, government publishers, domains, geospatial resources, community use cases, and statistics into one clear discovery experience.

Data Catalog

3,701 Datasets

Downloads

1.15M

Views

6.13M

Experience

Bilingual Web

Live Abu Dhabi Open Data Platform homepage with dataset, download, and view metrics above the catalog search

From Distributed Sources to Discoverable Public Data

The platform turns data published across government entities into a consistent public journey. Structured metadata, domain taxonomy, search and filtering, publisher profiles, geospatial layers, statistics, and developer access work together so residents, researchers, businesses, and public-sector teams can move from a question to a usable resource with less friction.

Live platform screens for the open data homepage, dataset catalog, and government publisher directory

Public data becomes difficult to use when datasets are spread across departmental pages, spreadsheets, reports, map files, and inconsistent catalog structures.

The experience needed to support many publishing entities and data domains while giving different audiences a straightforward way to search, filter, understand metadata, and identify the right resource.

Fragmented spreadsheets, reports, databases, and map files before consolidation into an open data platform
Live dataset, publisher, geospatial data, and statistics screens from the Abu Dhabi Open Data Platform

Open Data Platform Scope

The product scope connects catalog governance with a clear public experience for finding, understanding, and reusing data across Abu Dhabi government publishers.

Data Experience Strategy

Organized the product around the primary journeys of search, exploration, evaluation, download, reuse, and return visits across different audience needs.

Catalog Search and Filtering

Created a focused discovery flow with keyword search and structured filters for publishers, domains, tags, and file formats.

Dataset and Metadata Presentation

Designed dataset pages to make descriptions, ownership, categories, update context, formats, and next actions easier to scan and understand.

Publishers, Domains and Community

Connected publisher directories, subject domains, and community use cases so people can explore data through multiple meaningful entry points.

Geospatial and Statistical Exploration

Integrated map-led data discovery and statistical views alongside the main catalog to support location-aware and analytical use cases.

Responsive Bilingual Interface

Delivered a design system that remains clear across desktop, tablet, and mobile while supporting English and Arabic navigation patterns.

Abu Dhabi Open Data Platform presented across desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile screens

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