Comments on: Leave a comment http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leave-a-comment A Place to Discuss EPA Data and Developer Resources Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jack http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-40831 jack Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:36:41 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-40831 I was searching also GLENDA . I”ll found it under Soils&Land. Thank!

]]> By: john elmander http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-39050 john elmander Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:34:54 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-39050 this site is excellent. and epa working great. in US the air would be perfect as in forests in the near future.

]]> By: epakku http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-38338 epakku Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:21:38 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-38338 This site is really extensive and will be quite helpful. I have only begun to work with it and test it out. Just a couple comments regarding areas of interest specific to our patrons:
1. When I search ‘geospatial’, I get zero hits, however the EPA Geospatial Data Access Project is in there (I can find it when I search ‘geographic’).
2. GLENDA (Great Lakes Environmental Database) is listed under Soils & Land, but it also covers Water and Air – topic under which I did not see it listed.

Thanks for compiling this Data Finder!

]]> By: cbriere http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-38297 cbriere Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:30:12 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-38297 Data Finder points to environmental data sources that EPA manages. By contrast, Data.gov points to machine-readable datasets and tools for the public to download that are available from across the federal government.

]]> By: Jules MicroNichos http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-38237 Jules MicroNichos Fri, 13 May 2011 18:13:54 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-38237 Data.gov is a notch higher in metadata of their own tool and a notch lower in transparency in comments received. What is Datafinder’s relationship to Data.gov? Is this effort duplicative? Or will Datafinder feed into Data.gov?
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]]> By: emcmah02 http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-163 emcmah02 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:47:05 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-163 Data Finder helps people find EPA’s data sources. It defines data sources as EPA’s public websites from which numerical data can be downloaded (for example, the data download page of the Toxics Release Inventory). By contrast, Data.gov lists datasets (aka raw data) that can be downloaded directly to a computer program, spreadsheet, etc. EPA will use Data Finder to discover EPA’s datasets that can be accessed via Data.gov.

]]> By: Air Girl http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Air Girl Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:33:15 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-121 What is Datafinder’s relationship to Data.gov? Is this effort duplicative? Or will Datafinder feed into Data.gov?

]]> By: Steve W http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Steve W Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:30:15 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-113 User Profile is Missing – Just Noting

Blogs typically allow a user to update their profile. eg change screen name, add change icon / photo. That option is missing here. Just wondering if intential or not. Again pros and cons. Personnally I am not a big supporter of “too” easy access to update profiles. Lesson Learned – During National Dialog, a few users changed screen names mid stream. Throws a monkey wrench into validity of metrics for who is commenting on what / how many individuals are commenting / how many different individuals in favor or against a specific item. A smart blogger can really twist the statistics when total responses are low.

]]> By: Steve W http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Steve W Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:27:48 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-112 Job well Done

Without any test-of-time validated yard sticks to measure against, I believe this is heading in the right direction. Nearly every comment I have made here also applies to data.gov. Data.gov is a notch higher in metadata of their own tool and a notch lower in transparency in comments received.

Currently I have two major concerns – 1) if tool is overwhelmingly successful, will the operation and maintence become cost prohibitive and 2) Will lack of transparency about the processes which drive the tool haunt us later?

]]> By: Steve W http://blog.epa.gov/data/2009/05/leave-a-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Steve W Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:10:50 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/data/?p=167#comment-111 Transparency – Describe the review process to include or reject a data source. Add a section of definitions.

Is there a documented process? Who reviews a recomendation? Is data owner notified of any such review? Is there an appeal process if a data source is rejected? If rejected and appeal denied is there a waiting period before data source will be reconsidered? Is there a listing of sources denied and reason for denial? What is a data source? Is a data source different from a data set, or different from a data tool wich provides a value added component. What happens when data owner and data provider are different organizations?

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