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Data

Download this data file to your computer: https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7823341

About the data

The data for this lesson is a part of the Data Carpentry Ecology workshop. It is a teaching version of the Portal Database. The data in this lesson is a subset of the teaching version that has been intentionally 'messed up' for this lesson.

The data for this lesson and the workshop are in the Portal Project Teaching Database available on FigShare, with a CC-BY license available for reuse. {: .prereq}

Software

For this lesson you will need OpenRefine and a web browser.

Note: OpenRefine is a Java program that runs on your machine (not in the cloud). It runs inside your browser, but no web connection is needed.

Download OpenRefine version 3.4.1 from http://openrefine.org/download.html.

  • Do not select beta versions or the release candidates.
  • If you are on Windows and do not have Java installed, download the version Windows kit with embedded Java.
  • Unzip the downloaded file into a directory and name that directory something like OpenRefine.
  • Check below for further instructions depending on your operating system.

OpenRefine requires one of these web browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Chromium
  • Opera
  • Microsoft Edge

OpenRefine has some issues with Firefox and Internet Explorer is not supported. Learn how to set your browser as default by clicking on this link for Google Chrome and this link for Firefox. {: .prereq}

Windows

  • Go to your newly created OpenRefine directory.
  • Launch OpenRefine by double clicking on openrefine.exe (this will launch a command prompt window first; ignore that, and wait for OpenRefine to launch in the web browser, which is where you will interact with the program).
  • If you are using a different browser, or OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to launch the program.

Mac

  • Go to your newly created OpenRefine directory.
  • Drag the OpenRefine icon into Applications folder, and Ctrl-click/Open… it.
  • If you are using a different browser, or OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to launch the program.

Linux

  • Navigate to your newly created OpenRefine directory using the command line.
  • Type ./refine into the terminal within the OpenRefine directory
  • If you are using a different browser, or OpenRefine does not automatically open for you, point your browser at http://127.0.0.1:3333/ or http://localhost:3333 to launch the program.