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Newest data tracking effort: dataindex.us
For those looking to keep abreast on all of the changes and deletions to federal government information and data, now there’s dataindex.us. DataIndex is a new collaborative project dedicated to monitoring the federal data infrastructure including dataset availability, new releases, and both planned and unplanned changes to data collections. The platform is developing tools to […]
New: The Federal Data Forum
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has launched the Federal Data Forum — an online community of hundreds of public data stakeholders (groups and individuals) interested in protecting the federal data infrastructure. PRB is a nonpartisan organization that advocates for the democratization of data. Members of the forum can share news, resources, and data advocacy strategies […]
Dept. of Commerce must release data under FOIA, not charge $174,000
Many federal government agencies are allowed (and in some cases are required) by law to charge fees for access to data they collect. The US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) maintains a database of U.S. visitors by their origin, age, residency, port of entry, visa type, and initial destination. ITA charges from thirteen […]
NASA rolls out PubSpace, public portal for NASA-funded research
The 2013 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research,” is really starting to bare fruit. NASA just announced the creation of PubSpace — which will go hand in hand with the NASA Data Portal — to provide a public access portal to NASA-funded […]
USGS releases plan to increase public access to scientific research
This is welcome news indeed! According to a press release yesterday, the US Geological Service (USGS) has just released its plan “Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research at the U.S. Geological Survey: Scholarly Publications and Digital Data.” The USGS open access plan is in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy […]
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