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.

Join our team to build this tool!

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

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.

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:

1. Uploaded the data and rules file on the validator tab.

2. If your data is valid a popup will appear that allows you to upload to a remote repository if you have a key.

3. If your data is valid you may download a certificate, this is saved on our end too to prove the event occured.

4. 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.

5. You can click on any of the descriptions to display the rows where the issue was found in the 'Issues Selected' panel.
6. The 'Issues Raised' and 'Issue Selected' data sheets may be copied, or downloaded as CSV, Excel, or PDF.

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.

The validator app is https encrypted and the source code is available on GitHub for security review.

Have any additional questions or concerns? Email us using the link below:

Please include in your email:

(1) What should the app be doing?

(2) What is the app doing instead?