Overview
News
Technologies
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Financials
Overview
A curated selection of visually interesting datasets collected by local, state and federal government agencies. By Jon Keegan.
News
50,000 boat names
A smattering of boat names found in NOAA's Marine Cadastre data set. Source: NOAA. Visualization: Jon Keegan/Beautiful Public Data.In the vast ocean of government datasets that I trawl through, I am always on the lookout for moments where people express t
Read more
Report
The footprints of every building in NYC
Visualization: Jon Keegan / Beautiful Public Data. Data: New York City Office of Technology and InnovationI can't believe this is the first time I am writing about an NYC dataset.The scale of New York City can be overwhelming. Over 8.5 million people are
Read more
Report
San Diego Photologs from the 1970s
A collection of beautiful, high-resolution photolog scans reveals a colorful world of pastel-colored cars and whimsical signage.The very first post of this newsletter back in 2022 was about Connecticut's highway photologs from the 1980s. Photologs were es
Read more
Report
The USGS Cooperative National Geologic Map
This summer, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) completed an ambitious project - the most detailed geologic map ever produced for the lower 48 states. The "Cooperative National Geologic Map" integrates decades of state survey data, letting the pub
Read more
Report
How LiDAR measures the toll of climate disasters
A visualization of the areas damaged by the Eaton fire in January 2025. LiDAR scans from 2016 and 2025 were compared to generate this visualization. Red indicates structures or vegetation not present in 2025. Blue indicates new vegetation or structures. D
Read more
Report
Pro access
Upgrade to see all 26 mentions
Upgrade to a paid plan to read every media mention of this company - funding news, awards, product launches and press releases from all the outlets writing about it.
Every media mention and press release
Funding news, awards and product launches
Fresh coverage from every outlet writing about the company
Upgrade now
Cancel anytime. Secure checkout. Instant activation.