How does EveryBlock get its information?
Through a lot of good, old-fashioned hard work! Each type of information we publish on EveryBlock comes from a specific source, with a specific method. We obtain some data by parsing government Web sites and crawling the Web; in other cases, governments send us data that isn’t available online. In each case, we document where we get the information and how often it’s updated. We also try to explain parts of the information that don’t immediately make sense, like government designations and codes. To find out more about any data type on EveryBlock, visit the “Browse news by type” page and click “More info…” next to the data type you’re interested in.
