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Best Practices/Open Data Bulk Download
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Title
Open Data Bulk Download
Short Description
Provide a feature that allows users to download whole data sets to complement acess via API.
Why?
APIs are a powerful method to allow data filtering. However, APIs might only implement partial acess to the data, preventing the data user to gain a holistic view on what data is actually evailable. The whole data set is better suited for data analysis and statistics.
Understanding the API protocoll is an additional burden.
Intended Outcome
Data sets are provided as bulk downloads, fulfilling the completeness requirement of the open data principles.
Relationship to PSI-Directive
Possible Approach
Export the data from internal electronic systems according to the open data principles, respecting open data formats (eg. XML, CSV, JSON) and publish the data on an open data portal as a data set.
How to Test
Data resources available as download on the data portal
Evidence
data.gov
data.gov.uk
data.gv.at
data.gov.ro
Analysis of data without providing bulk download is tedious and cumbersome:
https://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/wiki/images/5/59/Concept_Note_PSI.pdf
Tags
bulk download, completeness, API,
Status
Draft
Intended Audience
data publishers, data owners
Related Best Practice
Describe the data with metadata