Field Guide prepared by Denice W. Ross and Christopher Steven Marcum: “The purpose of this guide is to provide a more complete context for federal data users and stakeholders that will inspire them to consider a broader range of data types in their research and advocacy; we also hope it will also inform national dialogues about the future of federal data.
Whatʼs included? The Guide is organized into eight primary categories of federal data (described on the
right), each representing distinct collection methods, policy frameworks, and use cases. This field guide focuses primarily on publicly available datasets created, maintained, and published by executive branch agencies of the federal government. This Guide does not include sensitive or classified datasets, or
derivative works such as reports or interactive web tools that use data…(More)”
