Re: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov

Thanks, Jeanne.  That is how I spent my Memorial Day Vacation.

I encountered a raft of interoperability problems with the mixed data formats in the same file, and at the end a nasty volume of download issue.  But ... Dinosaurs Rule!  The zip file (http://www.rustprivacy.org/2013/egov/catalog/DataDotGovCatalog.zip) (2.3 MB) contains a listing by Agency/Sub-Agency/Report Name along with a direct link (look in the Drupal lower window).  In addition the zip file contains an XML File with detailed micro-data (from the Agency/Provider).  The file is UTF-8 and Unicode Compliant (meaning the XML has no unescaped HTML entities).
--Gannon



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 From: "Holm, Jeanne M (1760)" <jeanne.m.holm@jpl.nasa.gov>
To: Brand Niemann <bniemann@cox.net>; 'eGov W3C' <public-egov-ig@w3.org> 
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov
 


Hi all--

Here's the way to download the entire catalog.  The Data.gov catalog (exclusive of geospatial data) can still be accessed at https://explore.data.gov/Other/Data-gov-Catalog/pyv4-fkgv  You can use the export button at the top right to be able to download it in a variety of formats.

The API is another way to access the entire catalog.

We are exploring other ways to make the newly integrated catalog available.

--Jeanne

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From: Brand Niemann <bniemann@cox.net>
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:34 AM
To: Jeanne Holm <Jeanne.M.Holm@jpl.nasa.gov>, eGov W3C <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
Subject: RE: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov


 
Thanks, Jeanne. Please send me the link to download the entire and new data catalog.
 
I am getting ready for: On Thursday, May 23rd at 2:00PM ET, Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel will host a conference call to discuss the 1-yr Anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy and ongoing Administration efforts to drive innovation through open data and other initiatives.
 
Brand
 
From:Holm, Jeanne M (1760) [mailto:jeanne.m.holm@jpl.nasa.gov] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:10 AM
To: Brand Niemann; 'eGov W3C'
Subject: Re: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov
 
Brand--
 
As John pointed out, the entire and new catalog (as of this morning) is available at https://catalog.data.gov/dataset 
 
The catalog at https://explore.data.gov/Other/Data-gov-Catalog/pyv4-fkgv is our previous catalog of "raw" data that is not part of the larger catalog above.
 
The number differs from our earlier number of datasets:  The total number of datasets reflects datasets plus data series. A data series may contain a large number of additional products or files of the same type. The previous Data.gov catalog counted the individual datasets and not just the series and therefore had a higher total number of datasets noted. The change in number does not reflect a change in the size of the catalog, but rather a different structure of data products in the new catalog.
 
Hope this helps to address any confusion.
 
--Jeanne

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From:Brand Niemann <bniemann@cox.net>
To: "'Holm, Jeanne M (1760)'" <jeanne.m.holm@jpl.nasa.gov>; 'eGov W3C' <public-egov-ig@w3.org> 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:10 AM
Subject: RE: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov
 
Jeanne, Thank you. I heard Doug Nebert announce this yesterday at the UCGIS 2013 Symposium:
http://ucgis2.org/event-item/preliminary-program
 
When I look for the 73,651 data sets, I find only 7,808 at: https://explore.data.gov/Other/Data-gov-Catalog/pyv4-fkgv
 
So where are the other 65,843?
 
My audit for reproducible results is at: http://semanticommunity.info/An_Open_Data_Policy
 
Thanks, Brand
 
Dr. Brand Niemann
Director and Senior Data Scientist
Semantic Community
http://semanticommunity.info
http://gov.aol.com/bloggers/brand-niemann/
703-268-9314
 
From:Holm, Jeanne M (1760) [mailto:jeanne.m.holm@jpl.nasa.gov] 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:42 AM
To: eGov W3C
Subject: New open source catalog and list of APIs on Data.gov
 
Hi all--
 
I invite you to visit Data.gov to see the new catalog for browsing U.S. open data: http://catalog.data.gov We have combined raw and geospatial data from many sources across the U.S. and presented it through an open source tool, CKAN. 
 
In connection with the U.S. Digital Strategy we have also created a new list of government APIs: http://www.data.gov/developers/page/developer-resources 
 
Find out more at: http://www.data.gov/blog/datagov-launches-new-catalog-and-apis  
 
--Jeanne Holm

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Jeanne Holm
Evangelist, Data.gov
U.S. General Services Administration
Cell: (818) 434-5037
Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn: JeanneHolm
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