Geography: Data

The Bureau of Economic Analysis' economists produce some of the world's most closely watched statistics, including U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). BEA produces state and local numbers, too, plus foreign trade and investment stats and industry data.

One of the world’s largest and most trusted sources of comparative socio-economic data and analysis.

Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The databases or tables are known as "datamarts" and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labor market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes data on employment, compensation, price indexes, and productivity.

An invaluable collection of data that includes analysis, datasets, and visuals.

The Colorado Climate Center is located at Colorado State University, in Fort Collins, Colorado, within the Department of Atmospheric Science. The Climate Center is a recognized State Climate Office by the American Association of State Climatologists (ARSCO designated).The Center collects and observes data with the purpose of monitoring the climate, placing individual events into historical perspective, disseminating climate information to the user community, and providing climate expertise as part of the decision-making process.

The clearinghouse of US government open data.

This page lists data sources for EPA geo-spatial datasets.

The European Environmental Agency collects and assures the quality of data on a wide set of topics related to the environment

The world's largest provider of weather and climate data, from NOAA, formerly known as the National Climatic Data Center.

Fire data for the United States.

Pangaea archives, publishes, and distributes geo-referenced data from earth system research.

Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) and Snow Course Data and Products. Here you will find snow depth and other data from SNOTEL sites around the Western US.

Surface water data for the United States

The Colorado Information Marketplace (CIM) is the central online home for state open data, giving the public greater access to public data and increasing transparency in government operations.

Dataset Search is a search engine for datasets. Using a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.

Use Google to Search for Public Data. Most sources from the USA and Europe.

The NHGIS provides spatially aggregated census data: data summarizing individuals within particular areas, such as states or counties, where the "individuals" might be persons, housing units, farms, libraries, newspapers or any other features that were at some point counted in a U.S. census. No individual-level records, with or without personally identifiable information, are included anywhere in the NHGIS.

United States Census data about people, places, and the economy.