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How do I get questions answered that aren't on this list?

Email data@cdc.gov and that mailbox is monitored by Brian and Linda. When they answer your question, they'll probably add it to this list.

What is Open Data?

OMB Memo M-13-13 Open Data Policy defines open data as "publicly available data structured in a way that enables the data to be fully discoverable and usable by end users." (p5) with seven principles of public, described, accessible, reusable, complete, timely, managed post-release. Note that there are other, more broad definitions used by other communities (eg OpenDefinition) but Open Data used by CDC will refer to the OMB definition unless otherwise noted.

How do I add featured content to my category?

If your userid has publisher permissions, you can update the category's featured content with data sets, articles, or other items of interest related to your data. You can also write up a description for your category using Markdown to add minimal html like links and formatting. Socrata has a nice tutorial page with training on how to do this.

How to I use data on Data.CDC.gov?

Every data set has a page describing the data and how to get to it with specific examples to browse online, access via an API, or through a wide variety of visualization and analysis packages.

How do I add data on Data.CDC.gov

If you are a current user, there are tutorials below on how to add, improve, tag with metadata, update, etc. your data. Most data stewards upload their excel or csv directly through the web site, and you can also update data via the Socrata API. And we have some tools for automatic uploads. Contact data@cdc.gov for more info. Only authorized CDC data stewards can add and modify data sets on Data.CDC.gov. Please email data@cdc.gov to request access. Each data steward represents the program that owns the data set and coordinated with their respective organizations with the agency.

Do you perform any data quality checks on data on Data.CDC.gov?

Each data set is managed by its data steward. Each steward performs quality checks as appropriate for their program and center. This may vary from set to set depending on many factors, so review the metadata for more information on how the data were validated. We maintain a list data validation tools lower down on this page.

What should I set as the bureauCode and programCode on my data sets?

These values are the same for all CDC data sets. "009:20" for bureauCode specifying CDC as the publisher. "009:020" for programCode. These are specified by HHS.

How should I set temporal metadata for my data set?

Temporal metadata helps users and tools understand the time period for a data set. Data.gov uses the Project Open Data Schema for temporal metadata which uses ISO8601 Date definitions with a solidus (“/”) between time periods. So for example, if your data set contains data from 2015 to 2017, it is represented by "2015/2017."

Relevant Law, Rule, and Regulation

M-17-06, Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services - November 8, 2016

M-13-13 — Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies - May 9, 2013

M-10-06, Open Government Directive - December 8, 2009

Data Validation Tools

  • Goodtables.py - "a framework to validate tabular data. It can check the structure of your data (e.g. all rows have the same number of columns), and its contents (e.g. all dates are valid)."

List of Socrata Tutorials That I've Found Helpful

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