About DataMarket

"Find and understand data"

DataMarket runs an active marketplace for structured data and statistics.

DataMarket.com

Launched in May 2010, DataMarket.com is a data portal that provides access to statistics and structured data from various public and private sector organizations. This makes the data accessible in a single place enabling users to search, visualize and compare data from different data sources. Time series can be linked to news events and any selected data can be downloaded in a format suitable for use elsewhere, e.g. in Excel.

Access to public sector and other open and free data is open to anyone on DataMarket.com, while premium data providers can restrict access to their data to paying subscribers.

Currently, DataMarket only holds data on Iceland, but will expand its coverage later this year.

Background and status

Data and statistics are very important to today's businesses, and yet good data can be incredibly hard to find and acquire. Data sources are fragmented, data formats are a hassle and connecting data from two or more data sources can be very difficult.

Countless hours are spent by managers and specialists all over the world searching for data, copying, pasting and cleaning it to prepare it for further work in Excel, database applications or business intelligence tools, often with less than optimal results.

DataMarket was founded to relieve this headache. We capture the needs of those in search of data and connect them with suitable data providers, delivering the data in the form and function that best suits the users.

We want to transform the data aggregation process and make data tradable, creating value for data seekers and data providers alike.

DataMarket is a privately held company, incorporated in Iceland in June 2008.

Newsletter archive

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