- That all of the data and its documentation:
- Should be
- in a machine-readable form
- Suitable for aggregation
- And downloadable in a compact form (e.g. ZIP, 7z).
- Should be suitable for its nominal purposes of research and reporting by
- Reporters
- Data Analysts
- Citizen Scientists
- Regulators
- Should be released
- In a frequent and timely manner.
- With “delta” datasets available, with “delta” being differences between the current and previous releases.
- The “delta” datasets should contain the following machine-readable “images”:
- “Previous” image.
- “Current” image.
- “Changed” image with only the values that are different being reported.
- The “delta” datasets should contain the following machine-readable “images”:
- Should NOT reside:
- Behind a pay-wall.
- Behind a registration-wall.
- Should be accessible:
- Interactively.
- ReST-fully via an API.
- Should be curated in a manner consistent with:
- The norms of professional, responsible data-warehousing.
- For example, the elimination of extraneous TAB, LINEFEED, or DIACRITIC characters that should NOT appear within a column.
- The resolution of disparate geographical projections (e.g. NAD27, NAD83) into a unified geographical projection (WGS84) suitable for mapping via geographic information systems or platforms such as Google Maps (WGS84).
- The needs of others to reliably export the data to alternative formats (e.g. CSV, XML, JSON).
- The norms of professional, responsible data-warehousing.
- Should be
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