California Open Data Publisher's Handbook
Documents and ResourcesCA Open Data Portal
  • Introduction
  • β˜‘οΈ1. Review the Pre-Publishing Checklist
  • πŸ“ˆ2. Prepare Data for Publishing
  • πŸ“™3. Create Metadata and Data Dictionary
  • πŸ”Ό4. Upload the Dataset
  • πŸ‘5. Get Final Publishing Approval
  • πŸ”„6. Update and Maintain the Dataset
  • πŸ“£Feedback & Help
  • Reference
    • The What and Why of Open Data
    • Open Data Portals Managed by State Entities
    • Data Preparation and Formatting Guidance
      • Column Headers and Order
      • Date and Time
      • Text
      • Numeric
      • Addresses
    • Metadata Field Definitions
    • Data Dictionary: What to Include
    • Detailed Steps for Uploading Data to the Portal
    • Email Templates
    • Glossary
    • Acknowledgements
    • Version and Changelog
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  • If-Applicable Metadata
  • Optional Metadata

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Metadata Field Definitions

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Required Metadata

If-Applicable Metadata

Optional Metadata

Data Standard. This is used to identify a standardized specification the dataset conforms to, if any. Provide a URI directly to the website that describes the standard. You can find a reference list online at

http://datastandards.directory
πŸ“™3. Create Metadata and Data Dictionary
see markdown guide
answers@library.ca.gov
guidance on writing titles
guidance on writing descriptions