About The American Compendium
The American Compendium is an online reference dedicated to making U.S. government data more accessible, standardized, and actionable. By collating datasets from multiple federal agencies into a unified format, we provide researchers, businesses, and developers with a reliable single interface to explore, compare, and connect information across domains.
Our Mission
Government data is abundant, valuable, and meticulously assembled by talented public servants. However, that value is often locked behind inconsistent formats and structures. Each agency publishes datasets in different file formats and structures, requiring time-consuming cleanup before they can be meaningfully applied.
Our mission is simple: remove barriers by standardizing data across agencies and delivering it through a cohesive, accessible interface. Fields like dates, timestamps, cities, states, and ZIP codes are normalized across datasets so you can compare like-for-like and link related records with confidence.
Who We Serve
We focus on professionals who need clean, trustworthy data:
- Businesses: market research, product strategy, due diligence
- Researchers & academics: cross-domain analysis and reproducible studies
- Reporters: accurate, verifiable sources for data-driven stories
- Developers & analysts: analytics pipelines and data integrations
Our Approach
- Standardization: a consistent schema across agencies and domains
- Integration: linking overlapping subject matter for multi-dimensional views
- Accessibility: an interface designed for fast search, filtering, and comparison
This combination of depth, consistency, and usability helps teams spend less time on ETL and more time generating insight.
Looking Ahead
Our long-term goal is a single developer-friendly API for standardized U.S. government data — a centralized gateway for real-time access across domains. As we expand coverage and refine our data model, we’ll continue to reduce the friction between public data and practical decisions.