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Identified 5 data improvements for this quarter
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Primary Uses
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Agency data is used by individuals and organizations to review and analyze the categories and amounts of awards granted in the areas of science and engineering. NSF has added Frequently Asked Questions to the Open Data at NSF webpage (http://www.nsf.gov/data/) to better direct individuals and organizations to resources and feedback mechanisms to improve our data usability. |
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Primary data discovery channels
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Users are learning about agency datasets and resources through Data.gov, links from NSF's web sites (including an extensive list of datasets on NSF's Open Government web page), agency social media sites, commercial app stores, developer resources (such as APIs) and NSF-sponsored events. NSF annually participates in the National Day of Civic Hacking and outcomes have been productive for NSF, partners and the public. For example, NSF was an active participant in this event during 2014 in collaboration with the local Arlington and Alexandria communities. NSF’s goal for the event, in which more than 40 participants competed in a mobile application-building contest, was to use information from publically available data to address a Northern Virginia Challenge, a project that involves “mashing” data from various Federal, state and local government agencies. One outcome from the event was an application put together by high-school students that mashes NSF award data and Patent and Trademark Office data to enable identification of NSF awardees who were granted a patent. |
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User suggestions on improving data usability
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Users are learning about agency datasets and resources through Data.gov, links from NSF's web sites (including an extensive list of datasets on NSF's Open Government web page), agency social media sites, commercial app stores, developer resources (such as APIs) and NSF-sponsored events. NSF annually participates in the National Day of Civic Hacking and outcomes have been productive for NSF, partners and the public. For example, NSF was an active participant in this event during 2014 in collaboration with the local Arlington and Alexandria communities. NSF’s goal for the event, in which more than 40 participants competed in a mobile application-building contest, was to use information from publically available data to address a Northern Virginia Challenge, a project that involves “mashing” data from various Federal, state and local government agencies. One outcome from the event was an application put together by high-school students that mashes NSF award data and Patent and Trademark Office data to enable identification of NSF awardees who were granted a patent. |
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User suggestions on additional data releases
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Feedback from users of NSF data demonstrates that they are interested in the results of NSF-funded research and awards. In an effort parallel to our Open Data initiative, NSF is working to maximize the availability of results from agency-funded research, pursuant to the requirements outlined in Director John Holdren's February 22, 2013 memorandum, |
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Digital Analytics Program on /data
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