About NJ Data
NJ Data makes local government accessible by turning hours of public meeting footage into concise, searchable summaries — reviewed by real people before they go live.
How it works
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Meeting recordings are transcribed
Audio and video from official municipal meeting streams is converted to a time-stamped transcript.
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AI generates structured summaries
A large language model extracts agenda items, votes, public comments, and key topics — linking each back to the exact timestamp in the original recording.
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Local volunteers review before publishing
Every summary is checked by a volunteer familiar with the community before it appears on the site. Unreviewed drafts are never shown publicly.
Volunteer to review summaries
The accuracy of this project depends on locals who know their communities. Reviewing a summary takes about 10–15 minutes: you read the AI draft alongside the original transcript, flag anything wrong, and approve it for publishing.
No technical experience required — just familiarity with your town's meetings and a willingness to spend a few minutes keeping the record straight.
Get in touch to volunteerData & accuracy
All summaries are AI-generated and may contain errors, omissions, or misattributions. They are intended as a convenient starting point, not a substitute for official minutes.
Always verify decisions that matter to you at your municipality's official website or by contacting the municipal clerk directly.
If you spot an error in a published summary, please send a correction — we'll review it and update the record.
Source data
Meeting recordings are sourced from publicly available municipal streams and official YouTube channels. Transcripts and structured summaries are generated programmatically and are not official government records.