# Release notes: September 2024

## 🆕 What’s new?

**1️⃣ Dataset subscriptions**

Never miss an update to your most-used datasets. Simply click subscribe to any dataset of your choosing and receive email notifications whenever it is updated!

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**2️⃣ Refreshed real-time API pages**

We have now made accessing real-time APIs even easier with the ability for users to send test requests for data related to weather to UV indexes at the push of a button within the site. Simply click on any [real-time dataset](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?formats=API\&sort=relevancy\&page=1\&resultId=d_1b676cd174a9af4704fdb3f9aa58ff5e#tag/default/GET/uv) and either click on the code snippet. Alternatively, click on the URL in purple to open the API query right from your browser.

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**3️⃣API response schema preview**

We have made it even easier to query APIs on datasets. Simply click on the “**on your browser”** hyperlink, and the site will bring you straight to the query response automatically in a new tab.

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**4️⃣ Geospatial Visualisations**

You can now enjoy and explore GEOJSON datasets using previews and visualisations along with metadata on points of interest. Selected datasets will have come equipped with a map viewer. Alternatively, simply refer to the code snippet at the bottom of the page to download the entire object file onto your device.

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## 🤩[data.gov.sg](http://data.gov.sg) creations

We're excited to showcase the latest creations from our users, highlighting the innovative work that leverages on open datasets available on [data.gov.sg](http://data.gov.sg)

1. [A Python program to compare fastest routes on the Singapore MRT/LRT network from 1987 to 2040.](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7229770354791964672-sTIe/)
2. [Data-backed insights into Singapore's housing resale market](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cliff-chew-kt_hi-all-thanks-to-those-who-came-to-my-analytics-activity-7218411465941078017-ZRhx/?utm_source=share\&utm_medium=member_desktop)


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