This document discusses building an open data application in .NET using the Socrata Open Data API. It begins by defining open data and its benefits. It then demonstrates how to register a Socrata developer account, select open data to use, create an MVC application, install relevant NuGet packages, make queries to retrieve and display data, and add content management using Kentico Cloud. The document aims to teach how open data can be accessed and presented through a sample application built over the course of 30 minutes.
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