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Questions tagged [tool-request]

Indicates a request for tools to create or manage open data.

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Is there a Git for data?

I know you can put CSV or XML in Git already, but there are issues for those wishing to collaborate on a dataset for creation, cleaning it up, pull requests, etc. Are there alternative version control systems that suit data better? The key…
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Tools for merging similar datasets continuously

How do I merge similar datasets, not just once but on an ongoing basis? This seems like a reasonably common problem so I'd be interested if there is a tool out there aimed at this problem, as a guided workflow. Or if any general purpose data tools…
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Open data community ideation tools?

Which communities are doing a good job on capturing community ideas around open gov / civic technology / policy improvements? Additional Questions? If you were to break out ideation categories, how would you define these realms? Suggestions on ways…
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Cleaning up addresses in a large data set

I have a dataset of about half a million unique addresses. An address consists of a StreetAddress1, StreetAddress2, City, State and Zip code (all addresses are in the United States). One of my main problems dealing with this dataset coherently is…
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Simple, online collaborative database

I would like to launch an online collaborative database (< 100 MB, most likely < 10 MB). I'll use either MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL. I need a platform that would allow people to submit pull requests to improve the database, and the pull requests…
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Vocab to describe Image Data / Pictures

I've seen a page where they describe technology along with a Vocab to describe imagery data. It allows a client to zoom into very large images which are then tiled and loaded and set focal points to define what should be seen when minimizing the…
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If Wordpress is an appropriate tool for loading open data into a system's front end, what would I use for the backend?

This question was inspired by this one. I want to load open data into the backend of my system. That is, I want the data to be accessible to my developers, but not the public. I was told by an IT professional that I need an "FTP" (file transfer…
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