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Accessing and Exporting Data
There are several options to access and export data from TDD, depending on what data is desired. These include:
Exporting Search Results
Once users have found desired records via the search page, a list of these records can be exported as a CSV, using the Export Results button next underneath the map.
When the “Export Results” button is selected, the following pop up will appear, allowing users to select/deselect fields to download. Once users have chosen the fields to download, clicking the “Export” button will download the search results data as a CSV. Users can then access this either via their browser or their devices Downloads folders (depending on users individual device settings).
Exporting Citation Information
Users can choose to export citation information of individual records in formats compatible with various referencing software. This can be done from the record metadata page, with available export formats including BibTex and EndNote.
Exporting Record Metadata
Users can export individual record metadata in Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) format, compliant to TERN Profile of DCAT
Accessing Individual Datasets
To access data from individual records, navigate to the metadata page for that record. On this page, the Access Data section contains links to the data associated with the record. This data may be in a variety of formats, most commonly CSV, JSON. Note that for some records, these links may redirect users to other applications which hold the data, such as TERN’s EcoPlots,
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