Collective data sharing on earthquakes 'huge'

26 August 2010

Earthquakes are HUGE on Data.gov
After launching just over a year ago with only 47 data sets, the "Raw Data Catalog" catalog on Data.gov now has 2,326 entries that have been collectively downloaded almost three-quarters of a million times. Of course, even these sizable download counts understate the actual impact of this data, which is being embedded in a variety of sites and apps, like those being developed for the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge.

The big Data.gov winner so far? The Department of the Interior's Earthquakes are HUGE on Data.gov"Worldwide M1+ Earthquakes, Past 7 Days" data set.

My guess is that there is some great app or visualization out there making daily use of this file -- if you know what it it is, report it in the comments.

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