The TWC International Open Government Dataset Catalog (IOGDC) is a linked data application based on metadata scraped from an increasing number of international dataset catalog websites publishing a rich variety of government data. Metadata extracted from these catalog websites is automatically converted to RDF linked data and re-published via the TWC LOGD SPARQL endpoint and made available for download. The TWC IOGDC demo site features an efficient, reconfigurable faceted browser with search capabilities offering a compelling demonstration of the value of a common metadata model for open government dataset catalogs. We believe that the vocabulary choices demonstrated by IOGDC highlights the potential for useful linked data applications to be created from open government catalogs and will encourage the adoption of such a standard worldwide.
WARNING: This demo will crash IE7 and IE8.
An overview of our procedure for getting and publishing metadata is described here.
NEW! XML/RDF "dump" of IOGDS dataset catalog downloadable here (6 GB)
NEW!Turtle-formatted "dump" of IOGDS dataset catalog downloadable here (1 GB)
International OGD Catalog Search, searching thousands of datasets from 106 catalogs in 16 languages representing 30 countries and international organizations.