LibGuides: Engineering: Datasets

What is a dataset?

A dataset is a collection of data, either numerical or textual. The dataset (or data set) lists values for each of the variables, such as height and weight of an object, for each member of the data set.

Select Online Datasets

data.gov
The US government's open data portal. Search by format, type, or topic. Freely accessible
EDX Energy Data Exchange
DOE's Fossil Energy (FE) virtual platform for public curation of FE R&D data and tools.
Google Dataset Search
Using a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web
iEEE Dataport - some Open Access
Create a free IEEE account, in order to upload datasets and view and download Open Access Datasets.
Kaggle - Datasets
290K high-quality public datasets. Everything from avocado prices to video game sales.
Registry of Open Data on AWS
A repository of publicly available datasets that are available for access from AWS resources. Note that datasets in this registry are available via AWS resources, but they are not provided by AWS; these datasets are owned and maintained by a variety of government organizations, researchers, businesses, and individuals.