Create a Data Stream for Free at SparkFun.com

I was browsing the SparkFun website and, curious about the tab "Data", clicked on through. What I found was a free service where you can upload data from any of your projects and share it with the world.

Choice bits from their data page include:

Why are you building this?

We want to bring a dose of reality to the Internet of Things hype.data.sparkfun.com is a free, robust service for use with all of your projects. 

What types of projects would benefit from this service?

Almost anything. Your weather station in the backyard. A classroom of kids working on science experiments. A community concerned with pollution and crowdsourcing data collection. The weight of your pug's food dish. You get the idea. If your project can send an http request, you can push data out to our servers.

Can I publish a stream anonymously?

Yes. But all streams are public and can be accessed by anyone with the url.
Be sure to explore various streams (https://data.sparkfun.com/streams/) plus take a look at the documentation.

The SparkFun data website can be found here: https://data.sparkfun.com/.

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