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10 Big Data Sites to Watch - By Gil Press | Foreign Policy

Monday, October 8, 2012

Data.gov, which was launched by the Obama administration as part of its Open Government Initiative in 2009, offers access to data generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Enterprising government agencies and private citizens have built on the site's hundreds of thousands of data sets (and other sources) to help you find everything from the most on-time flight between two airports to the latest product recalls.


Datapaloozas Blossoming Everywhere | Health Data Consortium

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Videos of many of the talks are available on YouTube, DOT provided an overview of the event, and ongoing activity will be tracked at Safety.Data.Gov.Energy.


What is NASA doing with Big Data today? - open.NASA

Thursday, October 4, 2012

We will also continue to leverage data.gov to enable users to locate relevant high quality data and easy to use tools and applications.

We set a goal to “create new opportunities for enhanced coordination across NASA’s Big Data activities, and expanded cooperation with other agencies” with the intention of encouraging citizens to utilize raw datasets and create applications relevant to NASA’s mission. Yesterday, NASA joined the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to announce the “Big Data Challenge“, a series of competitions which will be hosted on the TopCoder platform. Competitors will be tasked with imagining mobile apps that find new value hidden in discrete government information domains and then describing how they may be shared as universal, cross-agency solutions that transcend the limitations of individual silos. This is a fresh new opportunity to work with us and help conceptualize new and novel approaches that our critical to the future success of government and we encourage you to check it out.


Tsunami Message | Data.Gov | Open Federal Data

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Tsunami messages for the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Carribean Sea.


International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

IBTrACS provides tropical cyclone best track data in a centralized location to aid our understanding of the distribution, frequency, and intensity of tropical cyclones worldwide.


Marine Geology Data and Information Viewer

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The Marine Geology Data Viewer is an interactive map providing access to seafloor and lakebed sediment and rock data archived by NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. Layers available on the interactive map: Marine Geology Data Sets & Reports; Index to Marine & Lacustrine Geological Samples; NOS Seabed Descriptions. For more information about marine geologic data at NGDC, please see http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/.


Upcoming Digital Health Opportunities: Codeathons and the SXSW Accelerator

Monday, October 1, 2012

The innovation team at HHS is excited to see this activity and wants to remind participants that Health Data.gov has a large amount of resources to leverage at codeathons and beyond;


Celebrating Innovation and Open Data at the Energy Datapalooza

Monday, October 1, 2012

Data.Gov community doubled the number of links to federal government datasets and the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) released twenty new datasets and technologies, originating from each of its Programs (i.e. Solar, Wind and Water, Vehicles, Advanced Manufacturing, Biofuels, Buildings, Fuel Cells, Weatherization, Geothermal, Strategic Programs, and Federal Energy Management).


Data Market Articles on AOL Gov

Monday, October 1, 2012

 

White House officials brought together dozens of senior government leaders and private sector entrepreneurs Monday, including Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu, to demonstrate how energy data is fueling new products and services aimed at promoting greater energy efficiency in America.


2011 Open Government News Archive | Open Government at SSA

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Published over 30 high-value datasets and visualizations on our website and continue to fully support Data.gov, updating and releasing information as it becomes available (releases include data on service, SSA's programs, and statistical information);


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