What’s the next hot geographic data set?

And how do we find it? How about looking at new devices. The New York Times reviews the Ikan, a countertop scanner that captures barcodes from grocery packages to build your shopping list for a delivery service. That’s not so interesting, but this is: the device, after being customized for you will note which of the packages can be recycled in your municipality. So, there’s no good database of the recycling rules for US cities/communities? Apparently not:

A big green Recycle log appears on the Ikan’s screen whenever you scan a package that’s recyclable in your town, warning you not to throw it away; very, very smart. (The company researches each municipality’s recycling policy individually as Ikan units are purchased, so the logo may not appear the first day you own the Ikan.)

Ok readers, go sell them your dataset!