Open access to high-quality popular data sources of general interest through our Rich Data Services API and web applications to support research and decision making.
Watch our new video to see how easy it can be to gain access to the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data using the Rich Data Services (RDS) API or web based applications.
Powered by our Rich Data Services platform, our Public Data Center provides open access to popular datasets to showcase the benefits of leveraging modern technologies and data management best practices to deliver data to both users and information systems. Our initial collection currently includes the U.S. General Social Survey, select public use files from Statistics Canada and the National Science Foundation, and statistics surrounding the U.S 2020 Elections. Use the quick links below, or keep reading to learn about the tools, API, RDS platform, and our company.
Use the RDS Explorer to browse the data, consult the codebook, create custom extracts by filtering records and selecting variables, or produce personalized open data packages for download.
The tool can also be used by developers and data scientists to generate API calls or source code for instantly reading the data into analytical tools, creating visualizations, and for other purposes.
Use the RDS Tabulation Engine to aggregate data across various dimensions to rapidly create analytical tables. Start from scratch, or select from the following examples:
The tool can also be used by developers and data scientists to generate API calls or source code for instantly reading the data into analytical tools, creating visualizations, and for other purposes.
RDS was designed for data scientists and developers. Making data and metadata available as a service is essential for enabling access by applications and is a fundamental benefit of our platform. To get started, consult our Public Data Center Postman Documentation or the RDS API technical specifications. And you can leverage our open source GitHub hosted libraries for JavaScript, Python, and R, to rapidly integrate data and metadata in web portals, create storytelling visualizations, machine learning, linking, or any other analytical purposes.
For technical assistance, visit our RDS Helpdesk, join our RDS Slack workspace, or contact us directly.
Through this Public Data Center, we hope to both make highly sought-after data available, and demonstrate the benefits of combining modern technologies and metadata to empower informations system. Our Rich Data Services platform is the result of years of R&D, experience working with data, and collaboration with agencies and users worldwide. We believe that making data available as a service (API) is fundamental to meeting the needs of developers and data scientists, and delivering self-service tools to traditional researchers or casual users.
This initiative is primarily supported through internal resources, which can be challenging for a small company. We welcome any kind of support you may be able to provide to help us focus on free public data services. This includes financial support, in-kind contributions, and domain expertise. At this time, we are particularly looking for:
The web applications and services (API) are powered by our Rich Data Services (RDS) platform, As a developer or data scientist, you can directly query the data through the RDS API and open source libraries to build your own solution or for analytical purposes. Casual users and traditional researchers can leverage our browser-based application to explore, tabulate, or download data for offline analysis.
Metadata Technology North America (MTNA) delivers modern solutions for the management of data. Our innovative technologies and unique data and metadata expertise enable the rapid delivery of customs solutions to address common data collection, management, and dissemination challenges. Contact us should you have any questions, suggestions, or need assistance with your data.
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