Re:Google Dataset Search
by rufuspollock on Thursday September 06, 2018 @08:53AM
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Yes, state is still mediocre. Back in 2011 i did Chaos Computer Congress talk on "apt-get for Debian of Data". This itself came out of building the original data portal and open data catalog/hosting site in 2006 https://datahub.io/ (originally ckan.net).
This an initiative providing a simple way of "packaging" data like software plus an ecosystem of tools including a package manager etc - https://frictionlessdata.io/data-packages/.
Aims to be minimal, easy to adopt etc (e.g. based on CSV). It has got significant traction with integration and adoption into Pandas, OpenRefine etc.
https://datahub.io/ itself is entirely rebuilt around Data Packages and includes a package manager tool "data".
The ideas there are now getting realised in Frictionless Data https://frictionlessdata.io/
This an initiative providing a simple way of "packaging" data like software plus an ecosystem of tools including a package manager etc - https://frictionlessdata.io/data-packages/.
Aims to be minimal, easy to adopt etc (e.g. based on CSV). It has got significant traction with integration and adoption into Pandas, OpenRefine etc.
https://datahub.io/ itself is entirely rebuilt around Data Packages and includes a package manager tool "data".
If you're interested to talk more please come chat on http://gitter.im/datahubio/chat