Open Data https://calvalportal.ceos.org/web/guest/cal/val-wiki/-/wiki/668236 2026-04-14T21:48:45Z 2026-04-14T21:48:45Z Emma Woolliams https://calvalportal.ceos.org/web/guest/cal/val-wiki/-/wiki/668236/Open Data?_com_liferay_wiki_web_portlet_WikiPortlet_version=1.0 2021-11-23T17:57:26Z 2021-11-23T17:57:26Z

<table><tr><td> </td></tr></table><p><strong>Definition</strong> </p><table><tr><td> </td></tr></table><p>Data is open if it can be freely accessed, used, modified and shared by anyone for any purpose - subject only, at most, to requirements to provide attribution and/or share-alike. Specifically, open data is defined by the Open Definition and requires that the data be <strong>A. Legally open</strong>: that is, available under an open (data) license that permits anyone freely to access, reuse and redistribute <strong>B. Technically open</strong>: that is, that the data be available for no more than the cost of reproduction and in machine-readable and bulk form. </p><table><tr></tr></table><p><strong>Source</strong> </p><table><tr></tr></table><p><a href="https://opendatahandbook.org/">opendatahandbook.org</a> </p><p>NESDIS Data Management Lexicon and Related Terms  </p><p><strong>Category</strong> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalvalportal.ceos.org%2Ft-d_wiki%3Fp_p_id%3D54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_count%3D1%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_struts_action%3D%252Fwiki_display%252Fview%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_nodeName%3DCEOS_Terms_and_Definitions%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_title%3D4.%2BData%2BStewardship%2Bwords&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cfaye.lai%40npl.co.uk%7C7e8026d1a5234b925ae608d9ab43fb32%7C601e5460b1bf49c0bd2de76ffc186a8d%7C1%7C0%7C637729130733353002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=BSCt%2BTOPgNdhHFMcRZaFFLWTqAXlV%2B3wqf1pCLydTu4%3D&amp;reserved=0">4. Data Stewardship words</a> </p>

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