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Best way to convert Excel Files to Open Data Formats

We have plenty of data buried in a lot of Excel files (.xls, .xlsx). The data comprises mainly statistics (first row comtains colum headers, first column contains row headers, rest of data are decimal numbers). We want to provide this data in…
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Database of fictional characters?

Is there a database of fictional characters from novels, films, dramas etc., grouped by genre? The most important entries for me are the name, nationality (real or fictional), title of the novel/film/drama and the genre.
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Are there open complete usenet archives?

Are there any open complete and downloadable usenet archives? I don't expect binaries to be included, only the text messages? If the complete archive is not available, than at least a partial archive of some categories? But the most interesting…
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Looking for data on bankruptcy prediction

I am wondering if anyone knows where I can find data to train a classification model for bankruptcy prediction. Bankruptcy prediction appears to be a popular topic, and there are tons of papers about it (see Google Scholar). I've searched through a…
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Where can I find the 2014 release of Medicare data from 2012?

I have read many news stories this week about a release of 2012 Medicare data (physician billing) that just happened. Some news sites like NYTimes and the Washington Post have data browser tools on their site. But where do I actually find the data…
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What open data about tunes and melodies exist? Do copyrights apply here?

If someone wants to write a program to recognise songs by melody (mobile apps like that exist), one would need some huge data sample for this. I'm wondering whether something like this exists (at least for, say, classical music), in what format is…
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Is there a centralized schedule of data release dates for U.S. federal agencies?

Is there some centralized or streamlined source of data release schedules for major U.S. government agencies? Something that combines sources such as the BLS Schedule of Data Release, ACS Data Release Dates etc. Data.Gov tracks this type of thing…
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Seeking list of all US cities and their latitude and longitude

I am looking for a list of all US cities and their latitude and longitude. Ideally something free will work but I'm willing to pay for it if its not too expensive and its complete.
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Looking for geo localization data of golf courses

I'm looking for free geo localization data of world wide golf courses. I can easily parse and store this information from several specialized websites... But I would like to find another way to get it (just don't want to have any copyright…
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Open Data: Dataset containing records of events throughout history?

I had an idea for a project, and I was wondering if there was a dataset somewhere that contained records of historical events - possibly with their start and end dates, the name of the event, and other metadata associations (like country, etc).…
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Which namespace should be used for an open vocabulary published by a private organization?

If you want to contribute a Vocabulary to the LOD community but work for a (commercial) company, the question arises within which (DNS) domain you define the vocabulary/ ontology namespace URI/ IRI? I know the following possibilities: The domain of…
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Database of self-inflicted injuries?

I need a database of self-inflicted injuries, their prevalence, age, gender and area distribution and the nature of the injury. This is very specific but could have a huge impact in my research. Any help would be very much appreciated.
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Translation dictionaries

I'm looking for some open data dictionary with translations between languages, more concretely I would like english <-> japanese, but others would also be valuable. Searching I looked into wiktionary, which looks great but as far as I know lacks…
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Demography vs. political preference data sources

I am looking for data on the relationship between demography (mainly indicators of knowledge such as formal education, rural/urban residency, salary) and political preference, preferably in the UK or the EU as a whole. My aim is to demonstrate the…
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Database of trademarked words

Does anybody know where I can download a complete & up to date database of trademarked words? I have found http://trademarks.reedtech.com/tmappxml.php but I'm looking for something that is already extracted and compiled into one database. Any format…
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