Discover Dataset Insights with the new Data Provider Analytics Portal
Today, we're excited to share a new way for dataset providers to better understand how their datasets are being used on Mozilla Data Collective with a new data provider analytics portal.
In the new analytics tab in your user profile, uploaders can now see how their datasets are accessed over time through an interactive dashboard. The analytics view is launching with three activity charts showing completed dataset downloads over time, unique downloaders, and a breakdown of the methods used to access your datasets.
You can filter the chart by dataset or time range, in order to see how your uploads are being accessed on a per-dataset or aggregate basis. The chart automatically adjusts based on the time window that you select (choose between today, last week, last month, last year, and all time) to help you spot patterns and spikes in dataset activity.
Alongside the charts, the analytics portal surfaces metrics about how people are engaging with your datasets, showing:
- Total downloads - understand overall demand and interest in your datasets over time
- Unique downloaders - see how broad your audience is, and whether you have repeat downloaders who are accessing your datasets more than once
- Access breakdown - look at how people are downloading your datasets, and whether they're using the API to incorporate your dataset into a programmatic pipeline
Together, these insights can help dataset owners better understand who their audience is and how people prefer to work with their data. Whether you're evaluating the impact of a dataset release, identifying growing interest in a language or domain, or planning future dataset updates, the analytics portal can give you a clearer picture of how your work is being used.
To get started, data providers can access their analytics portal by visiting mozilladatacollective.com/profile/analytics. Learn more about uploading data to Mozilla Data Collective here.
Join Mozilla Data Collective →In the coming months, we'll be expanding the dataset analytics that we make available to data providers on the platform. We'd love to hear what kinds of reporting or insights you'd like to see next to shape this feature - so feel free to get in touch with your ideas and requests!
