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A web API user's guide for free and open data

There are many web-based Application Programming Interfaces (API) that allow data-hungry people to get their hands on all sorts of data. It's a great way to collect data as-needed, instead of looking for an existing database or data set. But how can…
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What can "open data" with a CC-BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) license be used for?

What usage is allowed for an "open data" database released with a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) license? An example of this is the Placenames Database of Ireland. They say "external parties are welcome to reuse…
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COVID-19 Clinical Data or Statistics

Is there anywhere a database that includes case-level information on COVID-19 cases? Such data would typically include patient demographics and/or health information, location, time of onset/testing, and case outcomes. Even data from one (or…
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How might I go about visualising historical temperature CSV data?

I've downloaded the Central England Temperature Data available from Met Office Hadley Centre. On their summary page, it is described thus (emphasis mine): These daily and monthly temperatures are representative of a roughly triangular area of the…
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Free source of AIS data (API)

The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transponders on ships to locate them. There are also databases that provide information about the ship — size, type, owner, registration, etc. I need real-time data,…
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Raw data from US Census and BLS

Is the raw data of US Census or BLS available? By raw I mean the datapoints that later comprise the summary tables. For instance, the average employment by firm size. Apart from means that you can find in official publications, is it possible to get…
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How can I reliably host and share large data sets?

Relevant to this answer, I discovered that datahub.io has a 100MB limit on file uploads. I was disappointed to learn this, and it tooks many server errors to realize I should read the FAQ, where I learned there is a limit. The file upload size…
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Database of names of Japanese and non-Japanese people

I'd like to be able to determine if a person's name is likely to be a Japanese name, or likely to be a non-Japanese name. Unless someone's compiled an exhaustive list of Japanese, and non-Japanese names, I suspect a good approach is to find a…
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Is there a tool to match zip codes to cities?

I have a data set with zipcodes and would like to do a bulk upload to a tool that will give me the cities each zip is in (US only.)
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How and where can I get data on US census block data by city and state?

I am overwhelmed looking through dead ends on the US census website. Could someone that has solved this puzzle tell me where I can get the demographic and shapefile data? Race and income are my biggest interests but I would like to pull any other…
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Where could I find open data about ATM locations (in Paris)?

I'm thinking of building an application that shows you the nearest ATM machine, but I don't know where I can find open data about ATM locations (or if there even is such data available). I'm asking for Paris because I'm thinking of starting the…
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Vehicles Data and Images API

Are there any APIs available for vehicles? I am going to use this for Android Studio programming. I want basically the vehicles, models, makes api. But if there are any apis which include more information it is better.
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What methods are used to prepare sensitive data for public access?

I am a policy researcher looking for the best technical methods to sanitize data so it can be uploaded to data portals. I am not working with a specific dataset but looking to gain an understanding of the methods used and the tradeoffs between…
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Database world cities with their names in all languages of the world

I'm looking for a database of cities in the world with their names in all languages of the world. Where it is possible to download?
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How to output the description of Wikidata items using SPARQL?

I am trying to output a table using query.wikidata.org and SPARQL, with the name, birthdate, and brief description of notable, living Americans (i.e. those with wikidata entries) who will turn 100 years old between January and June 2016. I've…
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