Kael, https://www.data.gov/ is the USA's equivalent. It doesn't have a unified API the way the EU data portal does though. Instead it provides metadata (via web search or API) about government data sets - in many cases including APIs, though sometimes direct links to JSON or XML data sets.
The plus side is there are a LOT of data sets indexed. Regards, Donald > Hi Kael, > > Did you know about the European Union open data portal at > https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data? Check the developer tab on the menu, > they provide an API. Not sure on the grocery data, if they have datasets > like that on their portal. > > Regards Robin > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Kael Shipman <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Does anyone know about any open data projects out there? What I'm >> looking for is something like a gigantic data back-end that apps can >> plug into via an API, and whose data the world has free access to. One >> really trivial use-case would be pricing data at grocery stores >> (something I've been passively collecting for years via GnuCash, and >> something that would be really fascinating to see nation- or >> world-wide), but a more applicable example would be something like >> census data (which is usually publicly viewable, but not usually part of >> a comprehensive data ecosystem). >> >> I'm wondering this because I'm going to be issuing some questionnaires >> in an attempt to determine the current state of development of >> collaboration among nonprofits (part of my "Open Source Social Sector" >> project, if anyone wants to help me!) and I'd love to be able to share >> my data, or -- perhaps better yet -- combine my data set with one that >> already exists. >> >> Thanks, >> Kael >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, >> moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and >> otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open >> source way. >> >> Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: >> http://opensource.com/email-newsletter >> >> Send a message: [email protected] >> Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list >> Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list >> > > > > -- > Robin Muilwijk > > Advisor Internet and e-Government > Community Ambassador Opensource.com > Community Manager eZ Systems > > Discover an open source world | http://opensource.com > > LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robinmuilwijk/ > Twitter : @i_robin > _______________________________________________ > Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, > moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and > otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open > source way. > > Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter > > Send a message: [email protected] > Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list > Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list _______________________________________________ Osdc-list mailing list | This is a place for our readers, writers, moderators and artists to discuss matters concerning Opensource.com and otherwise do the work that makes this a community practicing the open source way. Sign-up for our weekly newsletter: http://opensource.com/email-newsletter Send a message: [email protected] Change preferences: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/osdc-list Unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/options/osdc-list
