[OKC] USDA National Farmers Markets Data Open for Business on Data.gov

[Miles, Karen]

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	Release No. 0609.10
Contact:
Wendy Wasserman (202) 690-3822 
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USDA National Farmers Markets Data Open for Business on Data.gov
 
Maps and Data Sets Now Available Online to Help Consumers Access Fresh,
Nutritious Food
 
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today
announced a series of enhancements to the USDA National Farmers Market
Directory, including a mapping feature and reformatted data sets. The
data sets and widget are also available on Data.gov
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E&c=590864&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.gov%2F>  in support of the
USDA's Open Gov efforts. 
"The new mapping feature allows local food lovers to quickly find
farmers markets while on the go," said David Shipman, Acting
Administrator, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. "The reformatted
data will allow application designers, programmers, researchers and
others to access and use the Directory's rich data set in new ways. We
look forward to seeing the practical and creative ways people put the
USDA National Farmers Market Directory data to use." 
The USDA Farmers Market Directory is the Department's official tally of
the nation's operating farmers markets. Farmers markets can be found by
state, county, zip code and participation in federal nutrition
assistance programs through the search function. In 2010, the USDA
Farmers Market Directory listed 6,132 operational farmers markets in the
United States, representing a 16 percent growth rate from 2009 levels.
Results from the USDA National Farmers Market Directory are based on
voluntary reporting from farmers market managers. 
The new mapping feature and reformatted datasets include a list of
farmers markets' geographic coordinates that can be particularly useful
for application designers. This reformatted dataset, which also includes
farmers market names and physical street locations, is available as a
downloadable Excel file for additional use. 
This high-value data set is available on Data.gov at:
http://www.data.gov/tools/4034
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E&c=590864&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.gov%2Ftools%2F4034> , and
on the AMS web site at: http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/
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E&c=590864&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fapps.ams.usda.gov%2FFarmersMarkets%2
F> . USDA seeks to contribute to the availability of high-value data to
the public and encourage the innovative use of government-collected
information in everyday life. The Department is committed to enhancing
openness and transparency through continued dia logue on the USDA Open
Gov web site: http://www.usda.gov/open
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E&c=590864&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usda.gov%2Fopen> . 
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