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Data Ferret (Census.gov) will not load
I'm after CPS data and want to download them from Census Bureau's Data Ferret app (http://dataferrett.census.gov/).
However, I can't get the Data Ferret to load. I open the pop-up window (I "tick" all the requirements), it starts loading and then…
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Where to find spatio-temporal data?
I am an Italian student, and I'm looking for a particular dataset.
I'm interested in a model for spatial regression, with time-varying data. I'm looking for data with coordinates, measured in different moments for each point. Where can I find…
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Are zip-code-level IRS income tax data available for every year, in machine-readable fomat?
The IRS publishes income tax data by zip code for certain years (1998, 2001, 2004-2008 etc.) but a) certain years are missing, like 1999 and 2000, and b) only for 2008 and afterwards are the data provided in CSV format (it's in the zip file) in a…
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Is there a vocabulary for linking weather data?
I've got a weather station and want to publish the data in JSON-LD.
For the context file I'm searching for a vocubulary to express the weather data.
Is there already a vocabulary or 'setup' for this kind of data?
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Suggested formats for open data documents
I work for a software company and am thinking about publishing our training manuals as open (creative commons) licensed documents, so that others can use them, edit them, and derive new products/training from them.
The thing is, I'm not really sure…
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Wildcard searches
First time using the OpenFDA API.
It seems like wildcards are not permitted in queries, so I was curious how one might go about generating data such as the count of specific AEs by generic_name of the medication?
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How can you get nationwide data of a particular type from the US Census website?
Every means I can find to access data on the US Census website wants me to put in some sub-national geographic level at some point. Even if I do this, I usually wind up with a giant list of tables, many with nearly identical names.
Is there no…
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What are the sources of data on Data.gov?
I was browsing through the datasets on the website, and datasets like "Tax Year 2007--" caught my attention. At first I thought it might be Census data. However, if you look at the "About" tag for that dataset it says it's from the IRS. I also…
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In what programming language(s) is software X written?
I want to know in what programming language(s) is written a particular piece of software (for instance the Skype client or the Tomcat server).
While this information can usually be found by inspecting binaries with specialized pattern matching, it…
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Daily european weather data of past few years for non commercial use
I am looking for wheather data for european cities of the past few years (say since 2000). The data should have at least a daily record for min/max temperature and precipitation. It would be cool if the data also showed sun shine duration and how…
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How to work with RDF formats
I recently downloaded a ZIP file in RDF format from the Barcelona Open Data web page.
This format is a subset (or that is what I understand) of XML. I’ve been trying to parse it with an objective C API (NSXMLParser), but all my efforts have brought…
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Search engine for graphs where we can specify the axis we are looking for
Are there some search engines where I could search for graphs by specifying the axis I am looking for? E.g. axis 1: year; axis 2: price to store 1 TB on a hard drive.
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open database of elementary, middle, and high schools in Latin America, Africa and Asia?
Is there an up-to-date and regularly maintained open database of elementary, middle, and high schools in the South America and Africa?
I'm looking for both public and private schools. Names alone would be a good start, but of course addresses (at…
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openFDA: Can we print results for multiple patients at once?
Is there any way to get multiple patients' results in one output? I've noticed it defaults to show one patient's results at a time - and skipping allows you to see other patients - but is there any way to have two or more show up in one result (e.g.…
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What is the plan for the US Government's Data.gov?
The US Government recently announced an intent to upgrade Data.gov. What are the specific technical plans to do so?
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