Data tools

Software tools and complementary resources to support the hands-on work of data practitioners

CKAN

Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) is a powerful open source data management system that makes data accessible by providing tools to streamline publishing, sharing, finding, and using data. The Data.gov catalog is…

Source: ckan.org

Keywords: data schema, data management, data inventory, open data

CSV to API

The CSV to API tool dynamically generates RESTful APIs from static CSVs. It provides JSON, XML, and HTML formats.

Source: Project Open Data

Keywords: API

Catalog API

JSON API documentation for searching datasets, accessing harvest records, and retrieving keywords from the Data.gov catalog.

Source: Data.gov

Keywords: API, data catalog, open data

DKAN

DKAN is community-driven, Drupal-based, free, and open source open data platform that gives organizations and individuals ultimate freedom to publish and consume structured information.

Source: drupal.org

Keywords: open data

Data Visualization Wizard

The Data Visualization Wizard provides a fast way to get data visualizations online using Drupal and uploaded spreadsheets.

Source: drupal.org

Keywords: data visualization

Database to API

The Database to API tool turns a Database into a Secure, RESTful API. It provides JSON, XML, and HTML formats.

Source: Project Open Data

Keywords: API

Digital Analytics Program (DAP)

The Digital Analytics Program (DAP) provides a web analytics tool for measuring digital services in the federal government. Executive branch federal agencies are required to implement DAP on all public-facing federal websites.…

Source: digital.gov

Keywords: data analytics

Esri2Open

Esri2Open is an Esri toolbox and tool(s) that exports Esri Feature Classes to open data formats, CSV, JSON, and GeoJSON. Runs inside the Esri ArcGIS desktop suite.

Source: Project Open Data

Keywords: geospatial

GeoNode

GeoNode is a web-based application and platform for developing geospatial information systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI). It is designed to be extended and modified, and can be integrated…

Source: geonode.org

Keywords: geospatial

Geoportal Server

Geoportal Server allows you to catalog the locations and descriptions of your organization's geospatial resources in a central repository called a geoportal, which you can publish to the Internet or your intranet.…

Source: Esri

Keywords: geospatial

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Tools

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) is a law that requires financial institutions to maintain and annually disclose data about home purchases, home purchase pre-approvals, home improvement, and refinance applications. These tools…

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Keywords: data analytics, data analysis

JSON Validator

JSON Validator is used to check your agency’s data.json against the required federal metadata schema.

Standard Application Process Pilot- Lessons Learned Report

The Standard Application Process (SAP) Pilot portal serves as a single access point for data users to request access to restricted use data held by Federal statistical agencies covered under the Confidential…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau- Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC)

Format: PDF (23 pages)

Keywords: federal-data-strategy, icsp, data-access, process-redesign

Tabula

Tabula is a tool for liberating data tables locked inside PDF files.

Source: Tabula

Keywords: data cleaning

inventory.data.gov

Inventory.data.gov is a tool for federal agencies to create and publish metadata catalogs. Login.gov is required to access this link.

Source: General Services Administration

Keywords: data schema, data management, data inventory, inventory.data.gov

pycsw

pycsw is an OGC CSW server implementation written in Python that allows for the publishing and discovery of geospatial metadata via numerous APIs.

Source: pycsw.org

Keywords: geospatial, API, metadata

qu

qu is an open source data platform created to serve the public data sets of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The goals of this platform are to import data in a Google-Dataset-inspired…

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Keywords: open data, API, data cleaning, data analysis