Data Package
The Data Package specification is a generic wrapper format for exchanging data. Although it supports arbitrary metadata, the format defines required, recommended, and optional fields for both the package as a whole and the resources contained within it.
A separate but linked specification provides a way to describe the columns of a data table; descriptions of this form can be included directly in the Data Package metadata.
Used in
Documentation
Responsible organizations
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Maintainer: Open Knowledge Foundation
Identifiers
- Internal MSC ID
- msc:m10
Version history
- 2017-05-02
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version 1.0.0-rc.2 (current)
- 2016-03-23
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version 1.0.0-beta.17
Tools
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A collection of libraries for working with Data Packages in various programming languages, and scripts for importing them into databases.
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The Data Package Validator takes the URL of a Data Package and checks whether it conforms to the Data Package specification.
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The Data Package Viewer takes the URL of a Data Package and provides a human-friendly view of it.
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The Data Packagist is a Web-based tool for writing a Data Package descriptor file (datapackage.json).
Known users
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A collection of commonly used and example data sets packaged using the Data Package specification.