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53 new or updated datasets available on the Registry of Open Data on AWS

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The AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program makes high-value, cloud-optimized datasets publicly available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS works with data providers to democratize access to data by making it available to the public for analysis on AWS; develop new cloud-based techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data; and encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets. Through this program, customers are making more than 100 petabytes (PB) of high-value, cloud-optimized data available for public use.

The full list of publicly available datasets are on the Registry of Open Data on AWS and are now also discoverable on AWS Data Exchange. This quarter, AWS released 53 new or updated datasets.

What will you build with these datasets?

Biodiversity Heritage Library Metadata and Page Images

BHL data is now hosted with AWS Open Data, and comprises more than 62 million pages of scientific text from the 15th to the 21st centuries. BHL’s vast collection represents an unparalleled biodiversity resource with enormous potential to be used for longitudinal studies and conservation efforts.

The Biodiversity Heritage Library Metadata and Page Images dataset joins 52 other new or updated datasets on the Registry of Open Data in the following categories.

Climate and weather

Geospatial

Life sciences

Machine learning

What are people doing with open data?

How can you make your data available?

Looking to make your data available? The AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program covers the cost of storage for publicly available high-value, cloud-optimized datasets. We work with data providers who seek to:

  • Democratize access to data by making it available for analysis on AWS
  • Develop new cloud-native techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data
  • Encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets

Learn how to propose your dataset to the AWS Open Data Sponsorship Program.

Learn more about open data on AWS.