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* [http://datamarket.com/ DataMarket.com] is a data portal that provides access to statistics and structured data from various public and private sector organizations.
* [http://datamarket.com/ DataMarket.com] is a data portal that provides access to statistics and structured data from various public and private sector organizations.
*[http://data.gv.at Offene Daten Österreich]
*[http://data.gv.at Offene Daten Österreich]
*[http://data.umweltbundesamt.at/ data.umweltbundesamt.at] Environment Agency Austria


=== UK ===
=== UK ===

Revision as of 15:32, 9 July 2012

Search Engines

  • Wolfram|Alpha
  • Social Science Data Search Google Custom Search Engine @ Berkeley Library (targets 800+ academic, government agency, non-profit, and other web sites that provide high quality, downloadable statistical information and data sets. Emphasis is on data pertaining to the social sciences, health, developing countries, energy, natural resources, and the environment)

Misc

Geography

(based on a list in Nathan Yau's book "Visualize This")

  • TIGER From the Census Bureau, probably the most extensive detailed data about roads, railroads, rivers, and ZIP codes you can find.
  • OpenStreetMap
  • GeoCommons Both data and a mapmaker

World

(based on a list in Nathan Yau's book "Visualize This")

Open Government Data / Government and Politics

Austria

UK

  • Data.gov.uk Catalog for data supplied by government organizations.

USA

  • Census Bureau extensive demographics.
  • Data.gov Catalog for data supplied by government organizations.
  • DataSF Data specific to San Francisco.
  • NYC Data specific to New York.
  • Follow the Money Big set of tools and datasets to investigate money in state politics.
  • OpenSecrets provides details on government spending and lobbying.

InfoVis Contest Datasets

Other Lists

Tools for Creating Synthetic Datasets