Data Commons
datacommons.org
Google project aggregating public datasets from governments and research institutions into one queryable graph.
Why it is useful
Eliminates the need to hunt across dozens of government data portals — census data, health statistics, economic indicators, and environmental data are all queryable through a single interface with a natural language search layer.
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