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    {"title" :"Designing for Open Data: Improvements to Data.gov","summary" : "We’ve written a few times about the changes that we’ve been working on for Data.gov to make it easier for users to find, understand, and use government data. Today you’ll notice even more changes to Data.gov – here’s a quick rundown of some of the main changes you’ll see, and why.","date" : "2014-01-13T07:37:22-04:00","date_modified" : "2024-04-02T09:45:13-04:00","authors" : {"marion-royal" : "Marion Royal"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/cm-topics-button-component/content/news/2014/01/2014-01-13-designing-for-open-data-improvements-to-data-gov.md","slug" : "designing-for-open-data-improvements-to-data-gov","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/cm-topics-button-component/2014/01/13/designing-for-open-data-improvements-to-data-gov/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve written a few times about the changes that we’ve been working on for Data.gov to make it easier for users to find, understand, and use government data. Today you’ll notice even more changes to Data.gov – here’s a quick rundown of some of the main changes you’ll see, and why.\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/data.gov-7_NEW.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Two smartphones showing the old Data.gov looking like a a shrunken desktop version, next to the new Data.gov look, showing a welcome message that fills the screen\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"works-on-your-mobile-device\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorks on your mobile device\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\"\u003e\n  The site is now responsive to the device you’re using. Pull up Data.gov on your smartphone or tablet and you will see the content adapts to your screen size. And we’ll continue to make more improvements on this over time.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"refreshed-design\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefreshed design\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/data.gov-6.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/data.gov-6.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Data.gov logo before the redesign and after. Redesigned logo is has a flag and says only DATA\u0026gt;GOV.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eIn this refresh, we emphasized a simpler design with more white space. We also made design decisions based on whether they helped or hurt users trying to complete tasks, and will be updating the look and feel \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/GSA/data.gov\"\u003eregularly\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"curated-by-topic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurated by topic\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/data.gov-4.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/data.gov-4.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Screenshot of data.gov homepage before and after redesign. Updated site now has icons representing the smost important subject area.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eOn the front page, we featured a rotating carousel and a list of the latest datasets as they were published by different agencies.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe updated site now has icons representing the subject areas that we’ve heard are most important to you. The new approach helps you quickly get to relevant datasets and examples.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"under-the-hood\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnder the hood\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously, the website was built on a mix of open and proprietary systems, but the development, as with so many government websites, wasn’t done publicly. Now we’re using open source systems, including \u003ca href=\"http://wordpress.org/\" rel=\"external\"\u003eWordPress\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://ckan.org/\" rel=\"external\"\u003eCKAN\u003c/a\u003e. Most importantly, the development is public from the beginning on GitHub so you can see how the site came to be, and will continue to grow. We’ve already had significant help from the open source community and look forward to more.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"your-help\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour help\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve expanded our user testing and cannot wait to do more. Huge thanks to the people who participated!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"whats-next\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s next\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile we’re excited about these improvements, we recognize there’s a lot more work to do. A few things on our horizon include:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular user feedback and testing sessions (if you’re interested in volunteering,\u003ca href=\"http://www.data.gov/contact\"\u003e let us know!\u003c/a\u003e);\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuing to refine the site content and layout to ensure it works with the rest of the site’s responsive design; and\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsability review and upgrade of individual datasets.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid we miss something? \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/GSA/data.gov/issues?state=open\"\u003eOpen an issue on GitHub!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published on \u003ca href=\"http://www.data.gov/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eData.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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