Change to Paperwork Reduction Act
22Vote On IdeaIn light of the new Open Government Directive that was released by the White House on Dec. 8th 2009 can the Paperwork Reduction Act be updated (or at least and emergency exception be...
View ArticleSystematically Track How People Are Using Data from Data.gov
22Vote On IdeaThere's no question that open data can provide citizens with more information and transparency about how government is operating and the results it's getting. But that's only half of the...
View ArticleFacilitate Access to Agency Web Services via Aggregation
23Vote On IdeaIn addition to providing Agency metadata and facilitating informed discovery of datasets, there may be a good role for Data.Gov to serve in also serving as a clearinghouse for discovering...
View ArticlePublicly list the requests for data
23Vote On IdeaYou should list the types of data requested by the public and the number of votes for each type.Comments (7)Agency Next Steps, voting
View ArticleSuper Crunching
23Vote On IdeaRequire agencies to submit datasets in standard format with common metadata fields, including short and long descriptions to improve user understanding of data-set.Create a user interface...
View ArticleClarify Data.gov Feedback Loop
24Vote On IdeaI applaud the visionaries behind Data.gov for understanding the importance of feedback. It is great that there are feedback input mechanisms for datasets and also this feedback input site...
View ArticleImprove Browsing of Data.gov
24Vote On IdeaWhile there are quite a few discussions on this site about search; I would like to see improved browsing via a robust taxonomy/folksonomy of topic areas. In fact, I would recommend both a...
View ArticleUse common digital formats for files
24Vote On IdeaI feel like this is an obvious one but I just tried downloading some data set that has .dbf, .shp, and .shx files. I don't recognize any of these and could not open any on my...
View ArticleCode Repository
25Vote On IdeaIn addition to posting datasets and web services, Agencies should also be posting code and documentation. As with a data policy of "By default, all data should be made available, unless...
View ArticleDeveloper Wiki
26Vote On IdeaThough there is another idea regarding a wikipedia entry... I think it is important to have a separate wiki set up for developers as there are many developer topics where collaboration is...
View ArticleCreate Scenerios Showcasing Data.gov Contributions for Key Issue
27Vote On IdeaMany professional and social circles continue to focus on issues such as climate change, governmental fiscal imbalances, the demographic shift to older populations, depleting resources,...
View ArticleRelate Datasets
27Vote On IdeaIn browsing the current Data.gov holdings, one sees data which has in some instances been chunked (for example large datasets which would contain too many records as CSV) - perhaps these...
View ArticleDataset Versioning
28Vote On IdeaPerhaps it's there and I don't see it, but it would seem that some kind of automated versioning system needs to be in place. My concern, from a transparency standpoint, would be if there...
View ArticlePublic Data.gov Roadmap
28Vote On IdeaMany high-profile projects that rely on a community of supporters, like mozilla.org and open office, post a public roadmap that details major forthcoming plans and milestones. OMB/GSA...
View ArticleNotify the public if data is removed
29Vote On IdeaComparing the list of agency participation on data.gov, it appears that the number of raw data sets and tools posted by certain agencies has gone down at certain times. If an agency...
View ArticleShowcase Uses of Data
29Vote On IdeaCreate a page that highlights applications that are making use of data from data.gov. The examples should be real world (not demo's) sites that currently are making use of the data. They...
View ArticleSimplify and Radically Improve Search Capability (e.g., USA.gov)
32Vote On IdeaThe current Data.gov search tool is capable but cumbersome and does not yield desired results. We should combine and leverage capabilities in other government websites that have good...
View ArticleFunding - Data.gov cannot be another unfunded federal mandate
35Vote On IdeaFederal agencies are already trying their best to respond to a stream of unfunded mandates. Requiring federal agencies to a) expose their raw data as a service and b) collect, analyze,...
View ArticleApplication Programming Interfaces
36Vote On IdeaWe, at DataGov are very interested in enabling datasets with API interfaces that will allow applications to dynamically use the data without downloading the entire dataset. What are some...
View ArticleCreate standards that are needed to spur open data-
39Vote On IdeaAs the Dublin Core proved - a little bit of standardization can go a long way. In the open gov data arena, a short list of the areas it would make sense to have global standards on would...
View ArticleReporting problems with data
45Vote On IdeaThe system should have a way to add "notes" about the data. This could include specific things that should be watched for (for example, the assumptions that the data was collected under,...
View ArticleCustom Notifications/RSS Feeds for New Datasets
46Vote On IdeaAn API to provide customizable RSS feeds should be considered, to allow users to subscribe to specific thematic areas, geographic areas and so on. This way, if for example someone was...
View ArticleCreate a Data.gov Evangelist Position
46Vote On IdeaMost of the big APIs like Twitter, Facebook, and now LinkedIn have a dedicated core team that spends a lot of time evangelizing the API and working with developers to get what they...
View ArticleProvide the Opportunity to Reduce Duplication
54Vote On IdeaData.gov should become a nationally managed "access point" that provides a mechanism for all levels of government to participate or integrate with, thus creating a single location for...
View ArticleDefinitions for every column
71Vote On IdeaI just downloaded some energy data from data.gov on nuclear reactors and one of the columns is:"NRC Unit"I have no idea what that means? Every column or field of data should have a...
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