Journal

Notes on public data and how this network is built

Occasional writing on sourcing, method and what is new in the network. RSS feed.

• Why Simba Systems exists

  Public data is scattered across government portals, PDFs, and paywalls. Simba Systems is a network of small sites that each make one slice of it usable.

  14 Sep 2026 · 2 min read mission public data

• How we measure growth

  The growth chart combines Cloudflare zone analytics and Cloudflare Web Analytics across every site in the network. Here is exactly what is counted and what is not.

  14 Sep 2026 · 2 min read methodology analytics

• How to work with us

  Three ways in: advertise across the network, bring a dataset or a site to cross-link, or write for the blog. Here is what each actually involves.

  14 Sep 2026 · 2 min read partners advertising