Defra Data Catalog Review with Openness Ratings

A 2015 review of all Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs datasets on the UK government portal assessed their status and openness ratings. The archived catalog is no longer updated. This snapshot provides a historical record of data availability and transparency from that period.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between dataset openness ratings and their inclusion in the statistics hub.
• Track changes in Defra's data publication practices by comparing 2015 catalog status with current listings.
• Identify patterns in which types of environmental or agricultural data were prioritized for public release.

Strengths

• Provides a complete snapshot of the entire Defra catalog on Data.Gov.UK from a specific point in time (2015).
• Includes two specific assessment dimensions: statistics hub membership and openness rating.

Limitations

• The data is a static, archived snapshot from 2015 and does not reflect the current catalog.
• Specific row counts, column names, and sample data are unavailable for verification.
• The original Excel file format may present compatibility issues with modern data tools.

Provenance

Source

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), via Data.Gov.UK.

Collection Method

A formal review undertaken in 2015 to catalog and assess all Defra datasets on the platform.

Time Range

Review conducted in May 2015.

Freshness

Archived; not updated since the 2015 review.

Geography

United Kingdom.