[open-data-day] Open Data Catalog enhancements

Mon Mar 11 19:38:12 GMT 2013

Hi Johanna,

You want to check out http://datacatalogs.org/ - there's also a
mailing list, see http://datacatalogs.org/about

Rufus

On 4 March 2013 14:37, Johanna Goderre <johannagoderre at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am a public health student in the US working on open data issues in
> that same field.  As part of this work I have been building a database
> of health related open data access points and would like to compare
> what I have found with the catalog and submit new information.
> http://census.okfn.org/catalogs/
>
> Being new to this list I am unfamiliar with what has already been
> discussed regarding the catalog so my apologies in advance for any
> repetition!  Many open data initiatives are at the state level and
> sometimes county, not just city or country.  Is there a way to provide
> greater granulation to indicate other municipality levels?   It would
> also be easier if the catalog page had the table listing as well - not
> just the map.
>
> The other problem with the geographic ontology is that it will miss
> data being released by entities like OECD, World Bank,
> CommunityCommons.org, Urban Institute's MetroTrends.org as well as US
> Federal releases that are specific to an agency.
>
> Just wondering if these issues have already been discussed or if this
> is a good time to do so.
>
> Regards,
> Johanna Goderre
>
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