Today, February 21, 2015 is Open Data Day.

What is it?

Around the globe, cities are hosting hackathons centered around open data. The rules are fairly open-ended as long as the event is open and uses open data.

Who is it for?

  • Designers
  • Developers
  • Statisticians
  • Librarians
  • Citizens

If you want to get involved, check the list of City’s hosting Open Data Day events.

If you are looking for some good datasets to use: try Data Sources for Cool Data Science Projects: Part 1 and Part 2.