Cal Open Data Portal Organizations
This figure demonstrates that users can also search for state organizations through the organization tab at the top.
Cal Open Data Portal Categories
This figure shows some of the categories that Cal Open Data Portal has on their website, all from existing federal agencies, that the user can click on to further filter their dataset searches.
CalOpenData Portal Homepage
This is the homepage of Cal Open Data Portal with a search bar that can filter open data sets using keywords that the user chooses.
How has this data resource been critiqued or acknowledged to be limited?
bmvuongIn the “about” section of their website, GovOps acknowledges that they must still continue to work with open data sources, making datasets more accessible to Californians.
What is this data resource called and how should it be cited?
bmvuongGovernment Operations Agency. California Open Data Portal. 2015. https://data.ca.gov/
What steps does a user need to take to produce analytically sharp or provocative data visualizations with this data resource?
bmvuongThe main page on the site immediately directs you to a search bar where you can search for a state agency, topic, or keywords. There is also a guidebook and a public open data training video for a user to learn how to find data and produce data visualizations.
What data visualizations illustrate how this data set can be leveraged to characterize environmental injustice in different sett
bmvuongThis figure shows a smaller window open within the California State Water Resources Control Board page on Cal Open Data Portal, providing straightforward access to an Excel document displaying a dataset within the state 2019 water quality status report that sampled 1,2,3-trichloropropane, a drinking water contaminant.
What visualizations can be produced with this data resource and what can they be used to demonstrate?
bmvuongEach federal state organization has the number of open datasets listed below them, and is also available to click on to discover those datasets.
What can be demonstrated or interpreted with this data set?
bmvuongCal Open Data Portal demonstrates that it is able to bring together different datasets from various government agencies. It also allows for open data to be linked across different existing datasets.
Also on the homepage is a short overview of the most-viewed and used datasets as well as recently added ones.