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1. Open Data Principles - http://project-open-data.github.com/open-data-principles/ The standard set of open data principles for the United States Government.

2. Data Release Checklist - NEED LINK

3. Data Collection Form Validator - NEED LINK

4. Open Data Catalog Guidelines - NEED LINK

5. Kickstarter - Example - https://github.com/project-open-data/kickstart A WordPress plugin to help agencies kickstart their open data efforts by allowing citizens to browse existing datasets and vote for suggested priorities.

6. Metadata for harvestable file - https://github.com/project-open-data/vocab.data.gov NEED README

7. Common Core Metadata - https://github.com/project-open-data/dataset-schema Example bare-bones schema for describing government datasets both public and private. Used to prototype Kickstart.

8. Extensible Metadata Descriptions - NEED LINK

9. Open Standards - NEED LINK

10. Open Licenses - NEED LINK

11. Structured Forms - NEED LINK

12. PDF Filler - https://github.com/project-open-data/pdf-filler NEEDS README

13. Open Data Information Systems Architecture - Case Studies

    • National Broadband Map - http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/National%20Broadband%20Map%20Wilson%20Center%20Case%20Study.pdf
    • Department of Labor Case Study - http://project-open-data.github.com/Labor_OpenData_CaseStudy/ U.S. Department of Labor Open Data Case Study

14. Example RFP Language - NEED LINK

15. Technical Design Examples - NEED LINK

16. Chief Data Officer Example - http://project-open-data.github.com/cdo-description/ Example position descriptions for a Chief Data Officer

17. Internal Enterprise Data Inventory - NEED LINK

18. Effective Coordination Case Study - NEED LINK

19. Example Tools for Ensuring Open Data

    • Database to API - https://github.com/project-open-data/db-to-api Dynamically generate RESTful APIs from the contents of a database table. Provides JSON, XML, and HTML. Supports most popular databases.

    • CSV to API - https://github.com/project-open-data/csv-to-api Dynamically generate RESTful APIs from static CSVs. Provides JSON, XML, and HTML.

    • Spatial Search - NEED LINK

20. Open Data Glossary - http://project-open-data.github.com/glossary/

21. API Basics - http://project-open-data.github.com/api-basics/ Basic understanding of Application Programming Interface's (API)