Open Data provides benefits to researchers, such as:

• Allowing greater access to data and opening possibilities to build upon and create new research from publicly accessible data.
• Enhancing the visibility of one's research.
• Working smarter and faster by sharing and analyzing data in real time.
• Allowing experiments to be reproduced and verified by anyone.
• Increasing researcher transparency and reducing academic fraud.
• Facilitating research across disciplines, and fostering collaborations.
• Maximizing data reuse by selecting formats for efficient data extraction.
• Ensuring compliance with funding agency mandates and journal publishing policies.