[okfn-labs] data-converters repo

Tue Aug 7 17:51:56 UTC 2012

I like starting from the UI. Note that something like
http://shancarter.com/data_converter/ solves 80% of the data
conversion problems that non-tech users face, with the possible
extension that it would be nice to turn JSON or XML into CSV.

On the other end, you could say that the primary user for
data-converters will be CKAN data preview - but here the question is:
do you really want conversion or just "simplest possible rendering" -
i.e. whats the point of coercing SHPs into JSON if all you want is to
do a preview?

Cheers,

 - Fr.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> IMO the focus here is the Web-service, i.e. machine interface.
>
> Building a user app on top of that would then be a next step but not
> the first step (witness how http://explorer.datahub.io/ uses
> dataproxy).
>
> That said starting from a simple UI may be attractive not least from a
> testing and usage standpoint.
>
> Rufus
>
> On 7 August 2012 14:10, Gregor Aisch <gregor.aisch at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> So, who is the target group for this collection?
>>
>> A journalist, who typically has some struggle with data formats in his
>> day-to-day-work, would probably prefer different solutions (web & desktop
>> interfaces) than a developer who is looking to automate converting tasks
>> (low-level libraries)
>>
>> -G.
>>
>>
>> Am 07.08.2012 um 15:00 schrieb Michael Bauer:
>>
>> Rufus,
>>
>> Maybe put the pointer to the issues into the README.
>>
>> Can do so.
>>
>> Mihi
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 01:07:49PM +0100, Rufus Pollock wrote:
>>
>> I've also just booted an informal "data-converters" repo:
>>
>>
>> <https://github.com/okfn/data-converters>
>>
>>
>> At present it's more of a place to centralize discussion on various
>>
>> converters than a place for code and so the place to to dive in is the
>>
>> issues:
>>
>>
>> <https://github.com/okfn/data-converters/issues>
>>
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>>
>> ### Connections
>>
>>
>> Connects with existing OKFN work on e.g. the DataProxy:
>>
>> <https://github.com/okfn/dataproxy>
>>
>>
>> Connects with work in CKAN on importing data into the DataStore
>>
>>
>> Connects with Max's work on nodejs file conversion
>>
>> <https://github.com/maxogden/dataroller> (I had a long chat with Max
>>
>> about a file conversion service when in SF back in May!)
>>
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