Using Open Data on AWS data sets with AWS Data Exchange

The Open Data on AWS program is a collection of over 300 free, publicly available data sets. You can use AWS Marketplace to find Open Data on AWS data sets, along with other no-cost and paid products, all in one place.

The Open Data on AWS data sets available in the catalog are part of the following affiliated programs:

• Open Data Sponsorship Program – This AWS program covers the cost of storage for publicly available high-value cloud-optimized datasets.

• Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) – This AWS program minimizes the cost and time required to acquire and analyze large sustainability datasets.

Anyone can search and find these free Open Data on AWS data sets, with or without an AWS account, no subscription required.

Anyone can analyze and build services on top of an Open Data data set by using compute and data analytics services including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Athena, AWS Lambda, and Amazon EMR.

Note

Unless specifically stated in the applicable data set documentation, data sets that are available through the Registry of Open Data on AWS are not provided and maintained by AWS. Data sets are provided and maintained by a variety of third parties under a variety of licenses. To determine if a data set can be used for your application, check data set licenses and related documentation.

The following topics explain how to get started with Open Data on AWS data sets.

Topics

• Getting started using the AWS Data Exchange console
• Getting started without an AWS account