Data Sources and APIs
Interesting programming assignments often need some data. Below is just some resources I don’t want to forget about.
Data.gov provides government data
CKAN seems to be the base of many APIs (including data.gov)
DataUSA a portal to US government data?
Star Wars Data May the Force be with you…
Weather Data: Getting Daily Readings
NOAA weather station data and much more. To get weather station data, do: search tool -> select daily summaries -> select date range -> select station -> enter city or something -> select station that has a decent date range (some are new or old) -> add to cart -> view cart -> choose csv -> select all (location, flags, precip, water) -> enter email -> submit. It can be hard to find good stations to choose from. Not all stations will have all data; some may have precipitation but not temperature. Flags is not that interesting I think.