OpenCity.in was started in 2016 as a collaboration between Oorvani Foundation and DataMeet. Oorvani Foundation is an independent, nonprofit media organization focussing on governance, data and citizen empowerment, DataMeet is a community of open data enthusiasts.
OpenCity.in is a repository of urban data on Bengaluru, collected from government sources through RTI and community-driven open-data processes. The aim of the project is to solve the 'Urban Data Problem" - the lack of granular data about city life due to data not being collected in a systematic manner.