random data sources
- “CKAN is a registry of open data and content packages. CKAN makes it easy to find, share and reuse open content and data, especially in ways that are machine automatable.” > http://ckan.net/
- “Where to Find Open Data on the Web” » http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/where_to_find_open_data_on_the.php
- earthquakes http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/rss.html
- sukcspit sources ?
archived
climate / atmospheric
- see climate data
financial
- Historical FX Rates: http://oanda.com/convert/fxhistory
- Historical Stock Prices: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=yhoo , http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/
- Recent LIBOR rates: http://www.bba.org.uk/public/libor/
- Some Implied Volatilities: http://www.ivolatility.com
- Commodities: http://www.liffe-commodities.com/
- Euronext: http://www.bourse-de-paris.fr/en/index_fs.htm?nc=2∋=11&nom=marche
- US Fundamentals: http://www.sec.gov , http://www.census.gov , http://www.bls.gov , http://www.federalreserve.gov , http://www.ssa.gov , http://www.treasury.gov
- Extensive Data Series: http://www.economagic.com/
- Currency Data: http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory
- Nightly Intraday Futures Data: http://www.simiansavants.com/cmedata.shtml
- “Google Finance offers a variety of ways to access data programmatically” http://code.google.com/apis/finance/
other
- ships in the north sea » http://www.shipais.com/currentmap.php?map=NorthSea
- ships, elsewhere » http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/