This past year, NASA created open.NASA, an open data portal to make its extensive data sets, code repositories, and application program interfaces (APIs) available to the general public. The portal is organized so that interested visitors may easily explore the material that is most relevant to them. For instance, from the landing page, readers select the label they most identify with (Citizen Scientist, Developer, Citizen Activist, Govvie, or Curious) to see related articles and materials. While developers, scientists, and designers may want to check out the over 30,000 data sets available on this website, curious readers may be especially drawn to the Data Stories, which highlight how individuals and organizations around the world are making use of open data.
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