Overview
Welcome to the Data Validator webpage. This tool allows you to validate data interactively by uploading a dataset and rules file. To get started, go to the validator tab on the left.
Contribute
Join our team to build this tool!
Github
Win Cowger
Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research

Shelly Moore
Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research

Hannah Hapich
Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research
Scott Coffin
State Water Resources Control Board

Tony Hale
San Francisco Estuary Institute

Diana Lin
San Francisco Estuary Institute

Rebecca Sutton
San Francisco Estuary Institute
Gabriel Daiess

Leah Thornton Hampton
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Richard Nelson
California State Water Resources Control Board
Haig Jack Minasian
CSU Long Beach
Holden Ford
CSU Long Beach
Anja Oca
CSU Long Beach

Libby Heeren
Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research
Tutorial
Welcome to the Data Validator webpage. This tool allows you to validate data interactively by uploading a dataset and rules file. To get started, go to the validator tab on the left.
Instructions and Examples
Both the data and rules files must be in .csv or .xlsx format. Examples for how to structure and query the data and rules can be found below:
Download Sample Rules Rules Template Download Valid Sample Data Download Invalid Sample Data- Uploaded the data and rules file on the validator tab.
- If your data is valid a popup will appear that allows you to upload to a remote repository if you have a key.
- If your data is valid you may download a certificate, this is saved on our end too to prove the event occured.
- In the event of invalid data, the description of the issue(s) to be resolved and severity will be displayed in the 'Issues Raised' panel.
- You can click on any of the descriptions to display the rows where the issue was found in the 'Issues Selected' panel.
- The 'Issues Raised' and 'Issue Selected' data sheets may be copied, or downloaded as CSV, Excel, or PDF.
FAQs
Links shared in this tool for upload will be added to an S3 bucket to test that they are able to be downloaded. Data will not be shared externally unless you specify the data can be shared by inputting the security key.
Is this open source web tool secure?The validator app is https encrypted and the source code is available on GitHub for security review.
Contact Us
Have any additional questions or concerns? Email us using the link below:
Contact UsPlease include in your email:
(1) What should the app be doing?
(2) What is the app doing instead?