Free dataset archive helps researchers quickly find a needle in a haystack

EurekAlert  July 17, 2019
Researchers at UC Riverside have developed UCR Spatio-temporal Active Repository (UCRSTAR)  , a free data repository to provide easy access to large spatio-temporal datasets through an interactive exploratory interface. It contains 102 datasets and 5 billion records. The datasets were mapped using Da Vinci. The map interface visualizes the data, provides an interactive exploratory interface for the dataset. Once a dataset is selected, important details are displayed such as the original homepage, a link to the original download source, size in bytes, number of records, file format, and other useful information. The subset download feature allows users to quickly download the data in a given geographical region, which reduces the download size. They can also embed their customized view on a webpage or share the link via social media and bookmark it to revisit later…read more.