DATA within grasp

Here are some great starting points for finding Data Sets:

DATA.GOV's Raw Data Sets:
https://explore.data.gov/catalog/raw?limitTo=href




NYC Open-Data:https://nycopendata.socrata.com/

Federal Agency Datasets (Check out the Census Bureau and others):
http://www.data.gov/metric

EarthQuake Data:
http://www.ncedc.org/anss/catalog-search.html




There are many more out there. Search 'Open Data' to get started.


And some sites that discuss and exhibits data visualization:
http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/
http://www.visualizing.org/
http://dataviz.tumblr.com/