[okfn-labs] Bad Data: real-world examples of how *not* to do data

[Mike Galsworthy]

Hi Rufus,

Brilliant, I love it. I usually skim read these okfn mails & don't comment - but this one is great and I can see where I might reference it too.

It's fun/funny and at the same time it's a very useful educational resource to anyone who needs a little guidance on sharing/publishing their databases.

Mike


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 From: Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
To: okfn-labs <okfn-labs at lists.okfn.org> 
Sent: Friday, 22 November 2013, 13:57
Subject: [okfn-labs] Bad Data: real-world examples of how *not* to do data
 


Hi All,

I wanted to flag a new mini-project:

http://okfnlabs.org/bad-data/

The idea of "Bad Data" is to provide real-world examples of how not to publish data. It showcases the poorly structured, the mis-formatted, and the just plain ugly.

This is less about being critical and more about educating - by providing examples of how not to do something we can help show how to do it right.

Here are a couple of the examples already up there:
	* A poorly structured CSV on tube usage from London Datastore

	* An ASCII spreadsheet (with merge cells!) from US Bureau of Labor Statistics
New examples are very welcome, instructions on how to submit them here: http://okfnlabs.org/bad-data/add/

Rufus
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