Sample data

Use sample data to familiarize yourself with time series data and InfluxDB. InfluxData provides many sample time series datasets to use with InfluxDB. You can also use the Flux InfluxDB sample package to view, download, and output sample datasets.

• Live datasets
  • Air sensor sample data
  • Bitcoin sample data
  • NOAA NDBC data
  • USGS Earthquake data
• Static datasets
  • Bird migration sample data
  • Machine production sample data
  • NOAA water sample data

Live datasets

Live sample datasets are continually updated with new data. These sets can be loaded once and treated as a “static” dataset, or you can create an InfluxDB task to periodically collect and write new data.

• Air sensor sample data
• Bitcoin sample data
• NOAA NDBC data
• USGS Earthquake data

Air sensor sample data

Air sensor sample data represents an “Internet of Things” (IoT) use case by simulating temperature, humidity, and carbon monoxide levels for multiple rooms in a building.

To continually download and write updated air sensor sample data to a bucket, create an InfluxDB task with the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

option task = {
  name: "Collect air sensor sample data",
  every: 15m,
}

sample.data(set: "airSensor")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

Bitcoin sample data

The Bitcoin sample dataset provides Bitcoin prices from the last 30 days—Powered by CoinDesk.

To continually download and write updated Bitcoin sample data to a bucket, create an InfluxDB task with the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

option task = {
  name: "Collect Bitcoin sample data",
  every: 15m,
}

sample.data(set: "bitcoin")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

NOAA NDBC data

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) dataset provides the latest observations from the NOAA NDBC network of buoys throughout the world.

To continually download and write updated NOAA NDBC sample data to a bucket, create an InfluxDB task with the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

option task = {
  name: "Collect NOAA NDBC sample data",
  every: 15m,
}

sample.data(set: "noaa")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

USGS Earthquake data

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake dataset contains observations collected from USGS seismic sensors around the world over the last week.

To continually download and write updated USGS earthquake sample data to a bucket, create an InfluxDB task with the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

option task = {
  name: "Collect USGS sample data",
  every: 15m,
}

sample.data(set: "usgs")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

Static datasets

Static datasets are fixed datasets from a specific past time range.

• Bird migration sample data
• Machine production sample data
• NOAA water sample data

Bird migration sample data

Bird migration sample data is adapted from the Movebank: Animal Tracking dataset and represents animal migratory movements throughout 2019.

To download and write the bird migration sample data to a bucket, run the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

sample.data(set: "birdMigration")
    |> to("example-bucket")

The bird migration sample dataset is used in the Work with geo-temporal data guide to demonstrate how to query and analyze geo-temporal data.

Machine production sample data

The machine production sample dataset includes states and metrics reported from four automated grinding wheel stations on a production line.

To download and write the machine production sample data to a bucket, run the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

sample.data(set: "machineProduction")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

The machine production data is used in the IoT sensor common query guide.

NOAA water sample data

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) water sample dataset is static dataset extracted from NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services data. The sample dataset includes 15,258 observations of water levels (ft) collected every six minutes at two stations (Santa Monica, CA (ID 9410840) and Coyote Creek, CA (ID 9414575)) over the period from August 17, 2019 through September 17, 2019.

To download and write the NOAA water sample data to a bucket, run the following Flux query. Replace example-bucket with your target bucket.

import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"

sample.data(set: "noaaWater")
    |> to(bucket: "example-bucket")

The NOAA water sample dataset is used to demonstrate Flux queries in the Common queries and Common tasks guides.