Code The City

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Description

Code The City is an Aberdeen-based charity, founded in 2014, that uses technology and open data for civic good. It runs themed hack weekends, monthly data and coding meetups and the annual Scottish Open Data Unconference, convening volunteers, developers and community organisations. Alongside its wider civic-technology and open-data work, it runs a recurring digital-heritage strand, partnering with galleries, libraries, archives and museums including Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, the National Library of Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland to transcribe historical records and create open cultural-heritage datasets, including a citizen-history project on Aberdeen's 1914 to 1920 harbour arrival ledgers. Several of its events have been hosted by the University of Aberdeen.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2014

Contact details

The Soap Factory
111 Gallowgate
Aberdeen
AB25 1BU

Website: https://codethecity.org/

Public email: info@codethecity.org

@ctcmastodonmeuk

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Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. It ensures the historic environment is cared for, valued and en… read more about Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Edinburgh

National Library of Scotland

The National Library of Scotland is Scotland's national legal deposit library, established by Act of Parliament in 1925 as the successor to the Advocates Library, and one of six legal deposit librarie… read more about National Library of Scotland