Technical standards and best practices for publishing high-quality open data
Primary format for tabular data
For structured data and APIs
For complex hierarchical data
For datasets with multiple sheets
Standard vocabulary for data catalogs
Basic metadata elements
Structured data markup
Geographic information metadata
All required fields must be populated
Data must be factually correct
Uniform format and structure
Data must be current and updated regularly
Proper classification of sensitive data
Remove personally identifiable information
Appropriate access restrictions
Track data access and modifications
