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Data.gov Next Generation Sneak Peek

Linked Screenshot of the Data.gov Next Generation

Introducing Data.Gov Next Generation

Data.gov starts an exciting new chapter in its evolution to make government data more accessible and usable than ever before. The data catalog website that broke new ground just two years ago, is once again redefining the Open Data experience. Learn more about Data.gov’s transformation into a cloud-based open data platform for citizens, developers, and government agencies in this introductory video.

Redefining the Citizen Experience

The Data.gov Next Generation platform makes public data universally accessible in an engaging online experience. You can interactively discover, explore, share, and contribute to data. Whether it's finding relevant data, visualizing it with charts and maps, or sharing it on social networks, Data.gov makes it easy.

Empowering Agencies

Government agencies will now find it easier to share their public data. Agencies can upload their data to the FISMA-compliant Data.gov cloud platform, link it in real-time to systems of record, or even federate data from their own sites. Data.gov brings it all together into one virtualized government-wide catalog.

Enabling Developers

Every dataset hosted on the Data.gov Next Generation platform is readily and uniformly accessible programmatically. The Data.gov RESTful APIs are open, non-proprietary, standards-based, and widely used in the open data community. Learn more on dev.socrata.com.

Previous Announcements

Sunshine Week

Sunshine Week is an international event that focuses on helping to open government data and information and freedom of information activities.

Tsunami Warning

Real-time alerts and data related to the tsunami and earthquake off the coast of Japan.

International Open Government Data Conference

Experts from around the world presented on the Semantic Web, Privacy and Security, Geospatial Innovations, Mobile Apps, E-Democracy, and more.

View older announcements.

Read the Harvard Business School (HBS) case study* (1.5 MB, PDF) on Data.gov presented by HBS Assistant Professor Karim Lakhani, Ph.D. This case study is free for government use.
Explore the Data.gov Concept of Operations* (CONOPS, 4 MB, PDF) released at the Conference. The CONOPS represents the vision for the future of Data.gov and Open Data for the Federal Government.

* To view these documents in PDF format, you must have Adobe Reader Software. Download it free here.

New Features

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Data.gov GEO Viewer, an interactive mapping tool designed to let users preview geospatial data available through the Data.gov catalogs. Using this tool, you can immediately view datasets on an interactive map, overlay them with other datasets, and investigate the underlying data.

Newest Datasets

Find out what datasets and tools have been added to Data.gov catalogs.

31	new datasets/tools added in the last 30 days (view list)

Data.gov in the News

Check out how Data.gov is making news. You'll also find stories about Open Government and learn how Data.gov is supporting its core principles of transparency, participation and collaboration.

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Empowering People