Documents/POGD/1: Steps to Publish Dovernment Data/1.2: Online Catalog

1.2: Online Catalog

Create an online catalog of the raw data (complete with documentation) so people can discover what has been posted.

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These raw datasets should be reliably structured and documented, otherwise their usefulness is negligible. Most governments already have mechanisms in place to create and store data (e.g., Excel, Word, and other software-specific file formats). Posting raw data, with an online catalog, is a great starting point, and reflects the next-step evolution of the Internet - "website as fileserver".

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