2.3: High-Value Datasets
Make data open and available to the public Other Information:
One of the key components of open government is making data open and available to the public. Allowing the public to access
and view raw data and published datasets increases transparency and allows for greater citizen collaboration and participation
opportunities. To accomplish this goal, the Executive Branch created Data.gov to increase the ability of the public to view,
access, download, and use government produced data. Each Executive Branch agency was instructed to nominate datasets for inclusion
on Data.gov. This information includes three datasets identified as being high value. The high-value datasets are required
to include data that were previously unavailable or not easily accessible to the public, either online or in a downloadable
format. USDA agencies nominated datasets that they owned to be considered for inclusion on Data.gov. The working group compiled
an inventory of datasets for consideration and ultimately decided on three high-value datasets to be published initially,
as part of the January 2010 target defined in the Open Government Directive, with others being considered for future publication.
The USDA high-value datasets currently published on Data.gov are: * Census of Agriculture Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profile
Data; * Feed Grains Database; and * USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22. Currently USDA has
identified, and is in the process of submitting two additional high-value data sets and two tools that will be posted on Data.gov:
* Your Food Environment Atlas; * National Agricultural Library Thesaurus (English); * Tesauro Agricola (Spanish Version of
the National Agricultural Library Thesaurus); and * Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participating and Cost Data Detailed
descriptions are available in Appendix C: New Dataset Submissions. A calendar of new datasets and tools through December 2010
is under development. The calendar of complete datasets and tools will be available by the end of June 2010. USDA will also
continue to solicit input from the public, federal agencies, and stakeholders on identification of high-value data and information
that can be posted as high-value datasets.
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