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  •   over 14 years ago

Data Sources - where are they?

I looked up commerce website but i don't see any data sets, there are APIs for the site itself but where is the list of data sets? I did the search and it shows few database but i don't think that was right way to find data. Can some one update me on this? tnx!

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  • Manager   •   over 14 years ago

    Here are some sources of data:

    This site links to various dataset across the federal government.

    www.Data.gov -- repository for data and geodata from across the federal government, searchable by agency, data type, keyword, among others. Many, but not all Commerce data sets reside here.

    http://www.data.gov/metric

    Data.gov Commerce Data and tools can be found at

    Data
    http://www.data.gov/list/agency/1/0/catalog/raw/page/1/count/50

    Tools
    http://www.data.gov/list/agency/1/0/catalog/tools/page/1/count/50

    Census Data – Population, household, housing, demographics. Economic census and monthly indicators, foreign trade, employment statistics, maps, geographic data and more. http://www.census.gov/
    http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html

    List of Open Data Sites Around the World: http://www.data.gov/opendatasites
    Amazon Listing of Public Data Sets: http://aws.amazon.com/datasets
    Washington DC: http://data.octo.dc.gov
    New York: http://nyc.gov/data
    San Francisco: http://datasf.org/
    U.K.: http://data.gov.uk/

    Respectfully
    Joey A Hutcherson, PMP, TPM, CIPP/G
    Deputy Director of Open Government
    U.S. Department of Commerce

    Challenge the norm; make the adjustments that make the impossible reality.

  •   •   over 14 years ago

    ok thank you! now i know where too look at. I hope will be able to find something interesting for the app.

  •   •   about 14 years ago

    Joey, I'm trying to use this data set http://explore.data.gov/Foreign-Commerce-and-Aid/U-S-Trade-Overview-Presentation/knif-ny94 but for external link it says "Link Unknown" - how can I access the data? Thanks

  • Manager   •   about 14 years ago

    Hi David. What you're trying to link to is not actually a data set per se, but a Powerpoint presentation. This presentation can be found at the link below about 3/4 of the way down under "Recent Updates".
    http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/
    Good Luck!

  •   •   about 14 years ago

    Thanks is there anyway to get the actual data so I can use it in an app?

  • Manager   •   about 14 years ago

    Hi David. What data are you looking for? Most trade-related data is collected by the Census Bureau. On the home page of this challenge under "About the Challenge" there is a "read more" link that gives links many DOC (and Census) data repositories. If there is a specific type of data you're looking for and can't find, let us know and we can ask data owners if/where the data resides.

  •   •   about 14 years ago

    I'm going to think about it more then get back to you. Thanks

  •   •   about 14 years ago

    is there a way to ask questions by email? Thanks

  • Manager   •   about 14 years ago

    Hi David,
    Unfortunately, we're not supposed to give out our email addressess on the Challenge forum, but rather are supposed to answer questions in the discussions blog. I'd be happy to answer whatever question(s) you have, though.

  • Manager   •   about 14 years ago

    David

    If you go to the find resources page http://business.usa.gov/find-resources

    you can enter the search term DATA. This link is the results from that sreach

    http://business.usa.gov/search/site/Data?f[0]=bundle%3Adata

    Thank you for working on the Commerce Apps Challenge.

    Respectfully
    Joey

  • Manager   •   about 14 years ago

    David

    In answer to your question "Using Data from BusinessUSA.gov" The data connected to BusinessUSA.gov is more than just Commerce DATA. To get credit for Commerce data you should choose data from one of the Commerce sources.

    They are:
    Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
    Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
    Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau)
    Economic Development Administration (EDA)
    Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA)
    International Trade Administration (ITA)
    Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    Office of the Secretary (OS)

    Respectfully
    Joey

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