What are some good online sources for data sets?

Question

Some time ago I came across as site online who's sole purpose was the collection of various data sets, location data, district census data, or whatever sets community members were interested in maintaining.

My question is, do you know the site that I'm thinking of, or can you suggest any other sites that perform a similar service?

I'll suggest GeoNames, a great source for zip/postal, lat/long and lots of other geographical infomation.

Answer 1

Take a look at these websites:

• IBM Many Eyes
• Swivel
• Data 360

Answer 2

Here are some others out of my bookmarks:

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