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New to Cambridge's open data portal? Looking to deepen your data analysis skills? Here are step-by-step instructions for using our data portal, tips for finding relevant datasets, and guidance on interpreting and analyzing municipal data.
As our data offerings grow and evolve, we continuously develop new educational materials to support our community of users. We welcome feedback on these resources and suggestions for additional topics that would be helpful for Cambridge's data community.
Archived Video from our most recent Open Data Workshop for the public (December 2025)
This video provides a comprehensive introduction to Cambridge's open data portal, including how to search, filter, download, and work with datasets. It also covers basic visualization and AI analysis tools. Slides and additional course materials.
Additional archived training videos will be added regularly to support ongoing learning and skill development.
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