Exploring Public Datasets

Open data helps create a lot of public datasets that you can access to make data-driven decisions. Here are some resources you can use to start searching for public datasets on your own:

• The Google Cloud Public Datasets allow data analysts access to high-demand public datasets, and make it easy to uncover insights in the cloud. 

• The Dataset Search can help you find available datasets online with keyword searches. 

• Kaggle has an Open Data search function that can help you find datasets to practice with.

• Finally, BigQuery hosts 150+ public datasets you can access and use. 

Public health datasets

1. Global Health Observatory data: You can search for datasets from this page or explore featured data collections from the World Health Organization.  

2. The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA) dataset: Just like the earlier dataset, this data is hosted by the Google Cloud Public Datasets and can be uploaded to BigQuery.

3. 1000 Genomes: This is another dataset from the Google Cloud Public resources that can be uploaded to BigQuery. 

Public climate datasets

1. National Climatic Data Center: The NCDC Quick Links page has a selection of datasets you can explore. 

2. NOAA Public Dataset Gallery: The NOAA Public Dataset Gallery contains a searchable collection of public datasets.

Public social-political datasets

1. UNICEF State of the World’s Children: This dataset from UNICEF includes a collection of tables that can be downloaded.

2. CPS Labor Force Statistics: This page contains links to several available datasets that you can explore.

3. The Stanford Open Policing Project: This dataset can be downloaded as a .CSV file for your own use.