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Wolfram Data Drop Beta Making data from the Internet of Things computable Universal data accumulator for devices, sensors, programs, humans & more

The Wolfram Data Drop is an open service that makes it easy to accumulate data of any kind, from anywhere—setting it up for immediate computation, visualization, analysis, querying, or other operations.

The Wolfram Data Drop uses WDF (Wolfram Data Framework) to add semantics to data and make it computable.
Collections and time series of computable data are stored in named databins in the Wolfram Cloud and are instantly
accessible from all Wolfram Language and other systems. Quick Reference

Accumulate Data from Anywhere

Whether it's coming from machines, humans, or programs, there are many easy ways to get data into
the Wolfram Data Drop.

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    Web API

    Anything that can reach the web can instantly send data, which is automatically structured and accumulated.

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    Experimental

    Twitter

    Tweet to @WolframDataDrop to add short pieces of data.

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    Coming Soon

    Mobile App

    Use the Wolfram Data Drop mobile app to instantly capture data on a mobile device.

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    Coming Soon

    Embedded Code

    Automatically get code to add data from inside C, Java, Python, JavaScript, and other programs.

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    Arduino

    Connect to a Wolfram Engine to get data directly from sensors.

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    IFTTT

    Gather data from apps, services, and devices connected through IFTTT.

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    Custom Form or App

    Use the Wolfram Universal Deployment System to create instant forms or apps for adding data.

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    Email

    Just send your data to datadrop@wolframcloud.com.

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    Web Form

    Enter your data in any format in an embeddable smart web form automatically created for any databin.

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    Wolfram Language

    Add any type of data with a single built-in function.

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    Raspberry Pi

    Use the bundled Wolfram Engine to get data directly from hardware ports.

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    Custom API

    Use the Wolfram Cloud Instant API system to create a custom API for your data.

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    Electric Imp

    Send your data directly from an Electric Imp enabled device.

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    Connected Devices & Frameworks

    Use connectors from Wolfram Connected Devices Project partners.

  • Connected Devices Project »
Accumulate low-frequency, low-size data for free in the Wolfram Data Drop.
High-frequency and large-size data subscriptions are available.

Any Kind of Data—Complete with Semantics

Through WDF (Wolfram Data Framework), the Wolfram Data Drop can handle—and make semantic—any
kind of data.

Numbers Measured Quantities Times Geolocations Entities Text Images…

400+ data types and 6,500+ measured quantities with automatic linguistics & format conversion

  • COMPLETE DATA SEMANTICS

    WDF defines semantics for all types of data—leveraging the Wolfram Knowledgebase used for Wolfram|Alpha.

  • IF THERE'S A UNIT, WE KNOW IT

    WDF has the world's broadest coverage of units of measure and related constructs.

  • CANONICAL ENTITIES FOR EVERYTHING

    Cities, species, chemicals, movies: all have associated canonical entities in WDF.

  • AUTOMATIC LINGUISTICS & CANONICALIZATION

    The Wolfram Natural Language Understanding System interprets free-form input in terms of canonical semantic forms.

  • NUMERICAL PRECISION PROPERLY HANDLED

    WDF supports full tagging and tracking of numerical precision.

  • SYMBOLIC MISSING DATA

    Missing data is seamlessly handled in Data Drop time series.

Instant Access to Powerful Analysis

The Wolfram Data Drop is set up to allow instant analysis using the full power of the Wolfram Language.

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    NATIVE TIME SERIES SUPPORT

    Analyze, visualize, manipulate, forecast, etc. time series using the deep built-in capabilities of the Wolfram Language. »

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    BUILT-IN IMAGE PROCESSING

    Immediately use the vast image processing capabilities of the Wolfram Language. »

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    INSTANT MACHINE LEARNING

    Use the highly automated machine learning system in the Wolfram Language to analyze your data. »

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    MAKE DYNAMIC REPORTS AUTOMATICALLY

    With automatic report generation and CDF, create rich interactive documents based on your data. »

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    BUILT-IN GEOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY

    Immediately connect your data with maps and deep geographic data from the Wolfram Knowledgebase. »

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    MAKE YOUR DATA BEAUTIFUL

    Apply the highly automated, award-winning visualization capabilities of the Wolfram Language to your data. »

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    ALL THE STATISTICS YOU'LL EVER WANT

    The Wolfram Language gives you immediate access to classical and modern statistical methods. »

Typical Uses

The Wolfram Data Drop is a core enabling technology with a wide range of applications.

  • SET UP WEB DASHBOARDS

    Do analyses and create visualizations continuously from Data Drop data.

  • GENERATE AUTOMATED REPORTS

    Periodically generate rich reports from Data Drop data.

  • AGGREGATE DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES

    Use WDF canonicalization and the Wolfram Cloud to combine disparate Data Drop data.

  • ACCESS DATA FROM ANY LANGUAGE

    Automatically generate code to access Data Drop data from any common computer language.

  • INSTANT DATA PUBLISHING

    Make data immediately available through Data Drop.

  • GENERATE ALERTS

    Define any criterion to generate email or other alerts from Data Drop data.

  • CREATE A WEB QUERY API

    Make it easy to query Data Drop data from any web system.

  • NATURAL LANGUAGE DATA QUERIES

    Set up a system to answer natural language queries using Data Drop data.

  • DATA COLLABORATION AND CROWDSOURCING

    Accumulate data from many contributors in the Data Drop.

Typical Users

With its rich deployment and interfaces, the Wolfram Data Drop fits perfectly with many different types of users.

  • DEVICE MANUFACTURERS

    Turn device data into dashboards, reports, alerts analytics, etc. in the cloud.

  • ENGINEERS

    Monitor your systems with instant analysis.

  • MAKERS

    Provide back-end data power for your projects.

  • SURVEY TAKERS

    Uniformly accumulate numerical, textual, image GIS, etc. data.

  • DATA PUBLISHERS

    Conveniently make rich data instantly available to everyone.

  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

    Instrument your systems to generate dashboards, reports, alerts, analytics, etc.

  • EXPERIMENTAL SCIENTISTS

    Set up a uniform destination for all the data you're measuring.

  • EDUCATORS

    Accumulate data from your students, and show instant
    visualizations and analyses.

  • PERSONAL ANALYTICS PIONEERS

    Get the ultimate way to quantify yourself using all forms of data.

Integrated into All Wolfram Platforms

As an integrated part of the Wolfram Language, Data Drop is immediately available in all Wolfram platforms.

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    WOLFRAM|ALPHA

    Get an instant report on data from Data Drop—on the web, in apps, etc.

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    WOLFRAM DATA SCIENCE PLATFORM

    Automatically generate sophisticated reports about data from Data Drop.

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    WOLFRAM PROGRAMMING LAB

    Learn to program with real-time data from Data Drop.

  • WOLFRAM DEVICE ANALYTICS PLATFORM

    The fastest path to dashboards and back-end analytics for connected device products.

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    WOLFRAM MATHEMATICA

    Bring real-world data from Data Drop into your technical computing.

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    WOLFRAM ONE

    Your entry point to the Wolfram technology stack.

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    ENTERPRISE PRIVATE CLOUD

    Put the world's computation at the heart of your infrastructure.