Public Data Explorer
Google opens up Public Data Explorer to anyone
Data is often only as good as the tools used to help people understand what it means.
(Credit: Google)Living amongst a sea of data can be a great thing, but only if it can be put to use.
Google plans to open the tools behind its Public Data Explorer to the general public later today, allowing any group or individual to upload their data into the tool and manipulate it for comparison or presentation purposes. The Public Data Explorer currently allows you to compare datasets from around the world uploaded by partners such as the U.S. Census Bureau or the World Bank.
But lots of smaller local organizations or even companies have reams of data on economic and social trends within their communities that they have no idea how to understand or explain. Google's Dataset Publishing Language is used internally to produce the graphs and charts found … Read full post & comments
Google launches tool for searching public data
Google's Public Data Explorer can generate charts based on a list of popular queries, backed by official data.
(Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET)Google is building on its partnership with the World Bank and other statistics gatherers to present an array of data in visual form within Google Labs.
Google Public Data Explorer went live Monday, accompanied by the requisite blog post. The site takes public data regarding schools, population, crime, and even names to construct charts and graphs that help illustrate trends.
Google is also releasing a list of the top search terms that can be answered with public data, based on the analysis of anonymized search data. School comparisons and unemployment topped the list of the most frequent queries, followed by population, sales tax, and salaries.
The list gives searches an idea of the data available to them that … Read full post & comments
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