Data & Statistics

Mark's Blog

Mark Litwintschik on big data, geospatial, and ML infrastructure. Benchmarks and tutorials.

Of Dollars And Data

Nick Maggiulli on data-driven personal finance. Evidence-based money decisions.

DataTau

Hacker News for data science. Links about machine learning, statistics, data engineering.

WXCharts

Weather model charts. GFS, ECMWF, and ensemble forecasts.

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical weather analysis. Hurricane tracking and model data.

Lightning Maps

Real-time lightning strikes worldwide. Community-detected data.

Weather Underground

Community weather stations. Hyperlocal forecasts from citizen scientists.

Find a Grave

Cemetery records database. Millions of burial records with photos.

The Sky Live

Real-time sky events. Planet positions, conjunctions, and eclipses.

Natural Earth

Free public domain map data. Vector and raster for cartographers.

Global Footprint Network

Ecological footprint data. Track humanity's demand on nature.

IPCC Atlas

Interactive climate change atlas. Visualize projections by region.

Climate Watch

Climate data platform. Emissions, commitments, and indicators visualized.

Endangered Languages Project

Documenting and preserving endangered languages. Interactive map and resources.

OpenRailwayMap

Worldwide railway infrastructure map. Track layouts, signals, and stations.

Film Dev

Community film development database. Recipes and times for any film/developer combo.

Speedrun.com

The speedrunning leaderboard. Records, rules, and community for thousands of games.

Peakbagger

Peak database and climbing lists. Track summits and explore mountain statistics.

UK Cave Registry

British caving database. Cave locations, surveys, and exploration records.

iNaturalist

Biodiversity observation network. AI-assisted species identification and citizen science.

Xeno-canto

Worldwide bird sound archive. Community-contributed recordings of over 10,000 species.

eBird

Cornell Lab's bird observation database. Log sightings, explore hotspots, and contribute to science.

The Wood Database

Encyclopedic wood species reference. Properties, workability, and identification for hundreds of species.

N0NBH Solar Resources

Real-time solar and propagation data for hams. HF conditions, solar flux, and band condition widgets.

aprs.fi

Real-time APRS tracking map. See amateur radio position reports, weather stations, and objects worldwide.

Signal Identification Wiki

Database of radio signals. Identify unknown transmissions by their sound and waterfall pattern.

PSK Reporter

Real-time map of digital mode amateur radio signals. Watch FT8, WSPR, and other modes propagate globally.

The Markup

Data-driven investigative journalism on technology. Exposing how algorithms affect our lives.

NASA Climate

NASA's portal for climate science. Vital signs of the planet, evidence, and visualizations.

Awesome Data Science

Curated list of data science resources. Learning paths, tools, and datasets.

Awesome Machine Learning

Curated list of ML frameworks, libraries, and resources across multiple languages.

Global Forest Watch

Real-time monitoring of forests worldwide. Track deforestation and forest fires globally.

Electricity Maps

Real-time visualization of electricity consumption and carbon intensity worldwide.

GovTrack

Track the U.S. Congress. Bills, votes, and congressional activity made accessible.

Open States

Track state legislation across all 50 U.S. states. Open data on state politics.

OpenSecrets

Follow the money in politics. Campaign finance and lobbying data made accessible.

IMDb

The Internet Movie Database. Comprehensive information on films, TV, and cast.

MusicBrainz

Open music encyclopedia. Community-maintained database of music metadata used by many apps.

ShadeMap

3D shade map of the entire world. See shadows from mountains, buildings, and trees for any date and time.

Hacker Recommended Books

Books extracted from 40k Hacker News comments using deep learning. Discover what HN readers actually recommend.

ProjectionLab

Personal finance simulator. Model different scenarios for retirement, investments, and life decisions.

Tatoeba

Collection of sentences and translations. User-contributed parallel corpus for language learning.

Observable

Collaborative data visualization platform. JavaScript notebooks for exploring and sharing data insights.

Earth Wind Map

Real-time visualization of global weather conditions. Hypnotic animation of wind, temperature, and more.

Windy

Beautiful weather forecasting. Detailed models, radar, and satellite imagery in an elegant interface.

Investopedia

Financial education and market data. Learn investing concepts and track markets.

FlowingData

Nathan Yau's data visualization blog. Tutorials, inspiration, and commentary on visualizing information.

Information is Beautiful

Award-winning data visualization. Complex information made accessible through beautiful graphics.

Portfolio Visualizer

Backtest and analyze investment portfolios. Monte Carlo simulation and factor analysis.

SpaceWeather

Solar activity and space weather. Aurora forecasts, meteor showers, and sun news.

Basketball Reference

Complete basketball statistics. Every player, every game, every stat.

Pro Football Reference

Complete NFL statistics database. Historical and current stats.

FBref

Soccer/football statistics. Comprehensive data from leagues worldwide.

Podcast Index

Open podcast database. Supporting an open podcasting ecosystem.

levels.fyi

Tech compensation data. Compare salaries across companies and levels.

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental data and regulations.

IUCN Red List

Threatened species database. Conservation status of species worldwide.

Wolfram Alpha

Computational knowledge engine. Ask it math, science, or data questions and get computed answers.

Rest of World

Tech reporting from outside the Western bubble. How technology shapes life in emerging markets.

Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world's largest problems. Free, open, accessible.

The Pudding

Visual essays that explain ideas through data and design. Journalism meets data visualization.

Information is Beautiful

Award-winning data visualizations on everything from science to pop culture.