Towards a data quality model for open data portals

Abstract

Data that can be reused and redistributed without any restriction is called Open Data. These two features make its quality can be greatly affected. To date, the most used quality criteria of Open Data are those established in the 5-Stars Model. This article aims to extend this model and corroborate the existence of specific quality criteria for Open Data and its corresponding measurement mechanisms. We propose a new Quality Model for Open Data portals which is exposed from two points of view: qualitative and quantitative. To illustrate the use of this model, we implemented a study case based on real open data about Municipality of Perez Zeledon in Costa Rica, which was evaluated with the qualitative model.