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Food access indicators for census tracts using 12-mile and 1-mile demarcations to the nearest supermarket for urban areas, 10-mile and 20-mile demarcations to the nearest supermarket for rural areas, and vehicle availability for all tracts are estimated and mapped. Continued

Official aggregate estimates related to U.S. agricultural production. National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) develops these estimates from data collected through hundreds of sample surveys conducted each year covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture and the Census of Agriculture conducted… Continued

SNAP Retailer Locator API provides location, details and directions for retailers that welcome SNAP Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) customers. Continued

Increased productivity is the main contributor to growth in U.S. agriculture. This data set provides estimates of productivity growth in the U.S. farm sector over the period 1948-2008, and estimates of the growth and relative levels of productivity across the… Continued

MarineCadastre.gov is a joint Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initiative that provides authoritative data to meet the needs of the offshore energy and marine planning communities. The website provides access to authoritative… Continued

A supplemental guide to the White House’s Open Data Policy has been released providing additional clarification and detailed to assist agencies in carrying out the objectives laid out in a May 9 memo and executive order. The administration’s document, posted on the… Continued

Agencies are expected to deliver on several elements of President Barack Obama's executive order on open data by Nov. 1, including creation and publication of a list of data assets. To steer these efforts, the Office of Management and Budget… Continued

Miss the #OpenAgData conference this week? Want a recap of announcements? Check out our summary page http://go.usa.gov/TPUT Continued

USDA Blog: Join the "Data Revolution", Help Lay the Groundwork for Sustainable Ag http://ow.ly/mppYn #OpenData #OpenAgData Continued

As you know, last month Data.gov launched its new open-source Data.gov 2.0 catalog (catalog.data.gov). Based on CKAN, a data management platform used by many open-data catalogs around the world, Data.gov's new catalog has received nothing but kudos from users. For… Continued