PolicyLens
Reference · Education
Public data in your pocket. Explore thousands of U.S. government datasets with search, charts, and a personal dashboard.
About PolicyLens
PolicyLens makes thousands of U.S. government datasets from data.gov accessible to everyone. Search the full catalog, visualize results with interactive charts, and save your favorites for quick access.
Whether you're a researcher, student, journalist, or curious citizen, PolicyLens puts public data in your pocket. Explore datasets on housing prices, public health trends, economic indicators, environmental measurements, education statistics, and hundreds of other categories.
All data comes from the official data.gov catalog, maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration. PolicyLens collects no personal information: your search queries go directly to the data.gov API, and favorites are stored locally on your device.
Privacy note
PolicyLens does not collect any personal data. No account is required. Search queries are sent directly to the public data.gov API. Saved favorites are stored locally on your device only.
App Info
- Category
- Reference
- Platform
- iOS only
- Price
- Free
- Account
- Not required
- Data source
- data.gov
The actual app
Features
Dataset Search
Full-text search across thousands of public datasets from the data.gov catalog.
Interactive Charts
Visualize dataset results with bar, line, and categorical charts built with Swift Charts.
Trending Datasets
See which public datasets are currently getting the most attention.
Browse by Category
Explore datasets by topic: housing, health, economy, environment, education, and more.
Saved Favorites
Bookmark datasets for quick access, stored locally on your device, always available.
Dataset Detail
Full metadata: agency, dimensions, date coverage, geographic scope, and download link.
Dashboard View
Arrange multiple charts from different datasets into a personal dashboard.
Built With
Built natively in SwiftUI with Swift Charts for data visualization. All dataset data comes from the public data.gov REST API maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration. No server infrastructure required: the app is a direct client to public data.
PolicyLens
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