This data source gallery is a directory of some useful datasets that might help you when entering the GeoVation Challenge.

Environment Agency Datashare  Direct access to Environment Agency datasets for members of the public, partner organisations and our staff and contractors.

Transport for London. This includes includes cool stuff like live tube data, timetables and road disruption feeds.

Department for Transport statistics Includes a wide range of statistics, in tables and publications, covering attitudes toward transport, freight, National Travel Survey

data.gov.uk - search by publisher or tags e.g travel and transport

OpenDataManchester Manchester City Council – parking, travel and road information.

Warwickshire County Council datasets -  includes bridge heights

OpenStreetMap A free editable map of the whole world.

Guardian Datastore Data from the Guardian.

The World Bank Download access to over 7,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.

Office of National Statistics Browse everything that ONS produces by theme. You can also view their publications, datasets and tables in isolation.

Ministry of Justice – statistics

No 10. How your money is spent

 

The following are not data sources but maybe useful sources of information.

Mapping for local food groups (GeoVation workshop report)
Ofcom -  Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. Mostly PDF data

www.parliament.co.uk  Browse the latest published Parliamentary papers, including transcripts of all debates in Hansard and all recent committee reports.

The Young Foundation  The Young Foundation produces a wide range of publications drawing on their work and research.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies. Publications and Research
The Work Foundation (part of Lancaster University) Interesting data lab and reports

Centre for Economic Performance – Publications

Equality and Human Rights Commission PDF publications
NatCen Social Research. The British Social Attitudes Survey (PDF downloads)

 

If you know others that are useful then please let us know and we’ll add them to the list.

Email us at:  champions@geovation.org.uk