[okfn-labs] Developments on Data Protocols specs including Data Packages, JSON Table Schema and Simple Data Format

Mon Apr 22 21:23:56 UTC 2013

Great! Next question: Does CKAN fully support this? Because if this the
case I think PyBossa should start using it when exporting the data. What do
you think? I think your answer is going to be yes, go for it :-)

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>wrote:

> On 22 April 2013 15:23, Daniel Lombraña González <teleyinex at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Rufus,
> >
> > One question, even though the proposals are in beta or draft, is it safe
> to
> > start using them?
>
> Yes, definitely - I and others are heavily using them already.
>
> Furthermore, the v1.0 beta label indicates that the plan is for
> nothing in there to be changed substantively - only changes will be
> additions or clarifications (we hope!).
>
> BTW you can see existing exemplar Data Package (and in fact Simple
> Data Format) datasets at: https://github.com/datasets
>
> Rufus
>
> > On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> I wanted to let everyone know there has been some pretty active
> >> development and discussion over the last few months in some of the Data
> >> Protocols specs and the associated github issues. A brief summary is
> below.
> >>
> >> We're also seeing various bits of "running code" for these specs such
> as:
> >>
> >> * An R data tool from TrestleTech using Data Package, JSON Table Schema
> >> and Simple Data Format specs
> >> * A python library for JSON Table Schema -
> >> https://github.com/mk270/json-table-schema-python
> >> * A toolset for Data Package (and Simple Data Format)
> >> https://github.com/okfn/dptools
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Rufus
> >>
> >> ## Data Package (v1.0 beta)
> >>
> >> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/data-packages.html
> >>
> >> - primary substantive change has been around the files/resources
> attribute
> >> (we have settled on "resources"). This has been heavily developed and
> >> reworked (listing of attributes, schema attribute etc).
> >> - We now have something that will likely be stable going forward (any
> >> additions will be enhancements such as additional attributes rather than
> >> changes).
> >>
> >> ## JSON Table Schema (v1.0 beta2)
> >>
> >> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/json-table-schema.html
> >>
> >> - Minor clarifications
> >> - Some major additions are under discussion such as
> >>
> >>   - Primary keys -
> >> https://github.com/dataprotocols/dataprotocols/issues/21
> >>   - Foreign keys -
> >> https://github.com/dataprotocols/dataprotocols/issues/23
> >>
> >> ## Simple Data Format
> >>
> >> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/simple-data-format.html
> >>
> >> - Refined down to: CSV + Data Package + JSON Table Schema
> >> - Schema segment distilled out into JSON Table Schema
> >> - Spec is now very simple and builds directly on Data Package + JSON
> Table
> >> Schema
> >>
> >> ## CSV Dialect Description Format
> >>
> >> http://www.dataprotocols.org/en/latest/csv-dialect.html
> >>
> >> A new spec to describe CSV files formatting (separators,
> line-terminators
> >> etc)
> >>
> >>
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> > Por favor, NO utilice formatos de archivo propietarios para el
> > intercambio de documentos, como DOC y XLS, sino PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT, CSV
> > o cualquier otro que no obligue a utilizar un programa de un
> > fabricante concreto para tratar la información contenida en él.
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Por favor, NO utilice formatos de archivo propietarios para el
intercambio de documentos, como DOC y XLS, sino PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT, CSV
o cualquier otro que no obligue a utilizar un programa de un
fabricante concreto para tratar la información contenida en él.
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