dataverse-installations

dataverse-installations is the code that powers a map of Dataverse installations around the world.

You can see the map at https://dataverse.org/installations or http://iqss.github.io/dataverse-installations

How the map works

The update-data.py script downloads data from a crowdsourced spreadsheet to construct a file called data.json that contains lat/long coordinates and other information presented on the map.

Contributing

If you see a problem in the crowdsourced spreadsheet, please go ahead and leave a comment and open an issue.

If you'd like to learn how to run the update script or work on the code, please see our Contributing Guide.

Editing the crowdsourced spreadsheet

If you are editing the crowdsourced spreadsheet, please note that we are transitioning the management of this file to the Dataverse Hub. In the meantime, we have added a new field called dv_hub_id. This ID will help us track all changes made to an installation.

Important Guidelines:

• Do not update an existing dv_hub_id. Once an ID has been used, it must remain unchanged.

• When adding a new installation, generate a new unique ID using the uuidgen command on Mac or Linux. On Windows, please use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) to run the same command.