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Dataset Distribution Formats
Overview and elements for this controlled vocabulary
Definition: The types of things a dataset distribution can be
Metadata updated: 4/12/24
Elements
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| Title | Definition | Identifier | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Database | A MS Access database file | 4/12/24 | |
| API/Web Service | Application Programming Interface or web service | 6/4/18 | |
| CSV | Delimited text file. Assume comma-delimited unless otherwise specified | 4/12/24 | |
| DBF | A dBase database file | 8/28/19 | |
| Document | A word processing document (DOC, ODT, etc) | 6/5/18 | |
| GeoDatabase | 9/20/19 | ||
| GeoJSON | Geographic Javascript Object Notation format, a subset of JSON | 4/12/24 | |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation file. | 11/7/18 | |
| A Portable Document Format document | 6/4/18 | ||
| Shapefile | Geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software | 4/12/24 | |
| Spreadsheet | Spreadsheet document, usually xls or xlsx | 6/4/18 | |
| SQL | A Structured Query Language file, used with databases | 6/4/18 | |
| TXT | Plain text file | 6/4/18 | |
| Website | A browsable website or webpage displaying the data | 6/13/18 | |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language document | 4/12/24 |
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