[okfn-labs] Policy for multiple data files per dataset for data.okfn.org

[Michael Bauer]

Rufus,

I'd go for one data package - doesn't the json spec allow multiple files
anyway?

Michael

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 09:23:33AM +0100, Rufus Pollock wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just added a US House Prices to http://data.okfn.org/data:
> 
> <http://data.okfn.org/data/house-prices-us> <-- catalog entry
> <https://github.com/datasets/house-prices-us> <-- source data package
> 
> It raised an important question: Should this have just one data file
> or many? (Just one data package or many)?
> 
> To provide some context:
> 
> - At the moment, I've only added one data file (national index,
> annual) but I could have several and current setup means data is
> "missing"
> 
> - The source data comes in several files (specifically: national index
> (quarterly) and 20 city index monthly). I feel I should include as
> much data as possible and as granular as possible but at the same time
> want simplicity and consistency.
> 
> - My approach so far for other time series has to been to go with the
> annual series as the default hence the choice here but in some cases I
> have included the more granular data as separte files
> 
> What's the best approach here? Should we allow multiple data files or,
> instead, have multiple data packages (named e.g. house-price-us,
> house-prices-us-city, house-prices-us-qq (quarterly))?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rufus
> 
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