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This table provides guidance on key elements of good column descriptions, which are required metadata on data.wa.gov. You can download a Column Description Worksheet (which includes this...
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This page provides guidance to data publishers on how to assign permissions for user accounts.
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Open data is not open without license metadata that states how the dataset can be used legally. Read this story to learn how to license your open data on data.wa.gov.
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Information to support new Agency Open Data Advisors. Understand what an Open Data Advisor is, what are the most important things for an Open Data Advisor to know first, and who can Open Data...
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Publishing, consultation and support resources for data publishers on data.wa.gov
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This page provides status reports about additions or changes to the data.wa.gov open government data portal.
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The platform's procedures for removing public assets.
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Guidance for publishers on generating high-quality metadata for content.
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This page provides detailed guidance for data.wa.gov publishers on making content accessible for users who rely on assistive technology and features.
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This page provides a public view of guidance on what public data is in scope to be publicly findable on data.wa.gov.
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This table provides definitions and guidance for general (non-column) metadata fields on data.wa.gov. Nine metadata fields, including column descriptions, are required to be completed on...
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about cataloging requirements in Policy DATA-01 for the state Open Data Program.
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What state government public data is in scope, out of scope and discretionary for cataloging on data.wa.gov, under state IT policy DATA-01: Open Data Program. Find illustrative examples of each...
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Instructions for data.wa.gov publishers on how to create an external link.
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A briefer overview of publisher guidance and instructions intended for technical readers. This covers how to use service accounts in accordance with WaTech policy on data.wa.gov.
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Directions for official publishers on data.wa.gov, about how to get started and prepare data and metadata for publication.
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This page provides tips to data.wa.gov publishers for choosing the most effective tags for data publications. It includes specific guidance for External Links, where tags play an especially...
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Directions for agency Open Data Stewards to create a list of their agencies' already published data that cannot be found on data.wa.gov, geo.wa.gov, or fiscal.wa.gov. Creating and publishing this...
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Agency Open Data Advisor's can download this checklist to track their progress with looking for their agency's already-published open data to comply with state IT Policy DATA-01. This checklist...
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Guidance and instructions for publishers on how to use service accounts in accordance with WaTech policy on data.wa.gov.
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