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Data on HDX is shared through organisationsorganizations. You need to be a member of an organisation organization (with appropriate privileges) before you can contribute data. If you have data to share, you can either request to create a new organisation organization or ask to join an existing one. (See more under Organisations.)
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You can publish your dataset's metadata on HDX without including the actual data. This enables people to find out about the existence of your data. They are then able to request access to it in HDX and you will be notified of any requests by email. Control of access is entirely within your hands and no sensitive data is stored on HDX during this process.
Yes. For each dataset that you create, you have a choice of sharing data publicly, sharing only metadata publicly or restricting access to other members of the same organisationorganization. The default visibility is set to private when you upload a new dataset. We encourage the open sharing of data, but we recognize that some data may not be suitable for public release in which case you can publish only metadata so that people can find and request your data. For fully restricted access (which we discourage), you can make your dataset and its metadata private so that only members of your organization can see it.
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Click on the 'Add Data' button from any page on HDX. You will be required to login and associate yourself with an organisationorganization. These slides provide a walk-through of how to add a dataset. Here are more details on the 'update frequency' field.
You can only edit a dataset if you are an administrator or editor of your organisationorganization. If you have the appropriate role, you will find an 'Edit' button just below the dataset description. This will allow you to edit the dataset metadata and the resources. These slides provide a walk-through of how to edit a dataset.
If your data uses the HXL standard, then HDX can automatically create customizable graphs and key figures to help you highlight the most important aspects of your dataset. We call these "Quick Charts". For a Quick Chart to be generated, your dataset needs to be public and contain a CSV or XLSX resource with HXL tags. HXL is easy! Check out the 30-second tutorial.
The resource can be stored on HDX or as a remote resource at another URL. Quick Charts will be generated from the first resource with HXL tags in the list of a dataset's resources. The system will try to generate up to three charts based on the HXL tags, and these can be changed to best tell the story in your data. You can edit each Quick Chart's title, axis labels, and description. Don't forget to save the changes so they become the default view that users see when viewing your dataset. Here's a good example to get you started.
Quick Charts doesn't work with all HXL tags, but we're working to expand its capabilities and your feedback is welcome at hdx.feedback@gmail.com.
The resource can be stored on HDX or as a remote resource at another URL. Quick Charts will be generated from the first resource with HXL tags in the list of a dataset's resources. The system will try to generate up to three charts based on the HXL tags, and these can be changed to best tell the story in your data. You can edit each Quick Chart's title, axis labels, and description. Don't forget to save the changes so they become the default view that users see when viewing your dataset. Here's a good example to get you started.
Quick Charts doesn't work with all HXL tags, but we're working to expand its capabilities and your feedback is welcome at hdx.feedback@gmail.com.
We define data as information that software can read and analyseanalyze. We encourage contributions in any common data format. HDX has built-in preview support for tabular data in CSV and Microsoft Excel (xls only) formats, and for geographic data in zipped shapefile, kml and geojson formats.
A PDF file is not data. If you have a data visualization in PDF format, you can add it as a gallery item on the dataset page. If you wish to share documents, graphics, or other types of humanitarian information that are not related to the data you are sharing, please visit our companion sites ReliefWeb and HumanitarianResponse. A resource, such as a readme file, could also contain documentation that helps users to understand the dataset.
A PDF file is not data. If you have a data visualization in PDF format, you can add it as a gallery item on the dataset page. If you wish to share documents, graphics, or other types of humanitarian information that are not related to the data you are sharing, please visit our companion sites ReliefWeb and HumanitarianResponse. A resource, such as a readme file, could also contain documentation that helps users to understand the dataset.
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