Data processing tools
Software for manipulating, joining, and processing data.
| Tool | Description | Platforms | Orgs using |
|---|---|---|---|
| HXL Proxy | Web-based data proxy for cleaning, transforming, splitting, joining, filtering, and validating humanitarian data on the fly. Can work with any HXL-tagged data publicly accessible on the web. Based on libhxl | Web | British Red Cross, IFRC, OCHA, UNHCR |
| libhxl | Software library for processing HXL-tagged data. The Python version, which is more full-features, can work with input in CSV, XLS(S), or JSON formats, and understands how to access Google Sheets. | Python, Javascript | British Red Cross, OCHA |
| Frictionless Data | New data-manipulation tools currently under development, originating from CKAN and the Open Knowledge Foundation | Web, (Python?) | OKF |
| The R Project | Statistical-computing scripting language and library, popular for advanced data cleaning. | Unix, Windows, MacOS |