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Getting flight fare data 4 Aug 2012 | 01:49 am
I'm wondering if there's a good way to get flight fare data for a bunch of city combinations at once. I know many sites like Kayak are able to get their data from companies like ITA (which Google boug...
European jobs data source 14 Jul 2012 | 12:46 am
Hi, I am looking for a data source about European jobs. A good collector is EURES, I downloaded the database from here and started to visualize job numbers grouped by country (my results). The proble...
What data protection legislation is applicable to Internet businesses in the EU? 13 Jul 2012 | 09:18 am
If I'm a business storing customer data online, what EU/UK legislation do I need to comply with? What if I store data about/for customers from US, Australia, Asia, etc. - do I need to read all their d...
What percentage of prisoners in the UK are sentenced for violent crime by year 27 May 2012 | 01:37 am
I have looked fruitlessly for a simple dataset that lets me see what the breakdown of the prison population is every year by offence type. Surely this is available somewhere?
Where can I find lists of courses/colleges accredited by UK universities? 26 May 2012 | 03:49 am
Many universities validate courses offered by other colleges or institutions. Is there anywhere that publishes data relating to institutions that offer courses validated by universities, (i.e. lists o...
Blocking spam on a Q & A website 17 May 2012 | 09:15 pm
What are the most effective methods of preventing spam answers (or questions) on a Q & A site like GetTheData.org? Some methods are listed and discussed at http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questio...
Where can I get complete address location lists for Canada retailers? 13 May 2012 | 08:49 am
Hi all: Looking for a accurate (up to date) source of address locations for top Canada retailers such as: Shoppers Drug Mart, Canadian Tire, Walmart, Home Depot etc. Thanks
Scraping Open Street Map for street names 18 Apr 2012 | 06:27 pm
Hi, I am looking to compile a list of UK street names for an infographic project. Would it be possible to scrape the OSM for every street name, and output that data into a spreadsheet? If anyone out ...
Restaurant food nutrients data 4 Apr 2012 | 05:25 am
I'm looking for a database that contains nutritional information about restaurant foods. Fatsecret [http://fatsecret.com/] has a great database but it can only be accessed by their API.
Where can I find information on US Charities? 23 Mar 2012 | 05:16 am
I am working on a general organisation identifier index, particularly to work with IATI data. I have located some online sources but I am missing a good source for US Charity and not-for-profit organi...