Maintain and share data

Check data, watch source pages for updates and export package data for others.

Suggested resources

Method toolkit R

humanicheck

Check a dataset for missing values, duplicated rows, possible numerical outliers and geometry-type consistency.

Review flags against source definitions and your intended use. These diagnostics cannot establish that a dataset is complete, representative or fit for purpose.

Not geography-specific
In development

Method toolkit R

peralta

Watch source webpages for changes that may indicate newly published datasets.

Supply the URLs you want to check. A page change needs review to establish whether and how the underlying data changed.

Not geography-specific
In development

Method toolkit R

broadcast

Export datasets from an R package as CSV files so that others can use them outside R.

Requires a package containing .rda data files. Check the exported files and the source data’s attribution and reuse terms before sharing.

Not geography-specific
In development

Using these resources

Choose whether you need to inspect a dataset, check for source updates or export package data. These are independent utilities, not an automatic maintenance pipeline. Review detected issues or updates, record provenance and versions, and include definitions and reuse information when sharing data.