Dataset

US federal open-data catalogue

Free & Open Data API CSV 1 source

The searchable index behind US open data, listing roughly 300,000 federal, state and local datasets across agriculture, climate, finance, health and safety, each pointing to its source agency via metadata APIs.

Dataset card

US federal open-data catalogue is listed on the provider website by Data.gov.

The data

The source tags it with open-data, government and catalogue.

Documentation & references 2
  1. Data.gov/US federal open-data catalogue: listing on the provider website
  2. Data.gov: official website

Further reading

All guides
  • How funds evaluate alternative data vendorsEvaluating alternative-data providers: research fit, provenance, historical timing, permitted use and the evidence needed for an informed purchasing decision.
  • Open vs commercial alternative dataWhat free and open datasets can and cannot do: where public data rivals paid panels, where it cannot compete, and how open sources fit a professional research workflow.
  • Alternative data for hedge fundsA practical guide to alternative data for hedge funds: team design, budget sequencing, infrastructure, vendor portfolio construction and the metrics that show whether the program creates investment value.
  • Free alternative data sourcesThe practical list of free alternative-data sources for investors: public filings, official statistics, satellite and earth observation, on-chain data, web archives and open registries, what each covers, what it costs in engineering effort, and where free data falls short.

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