Re3Data is a directory of research data repositories. Records include information on metadata and file format requirements as well as who can deposit and access data. There are currently 343 repositories described, and users can browse by subject or search by keyword. (DataBib recently merged with Re3Data.org to create a single directory.)
Earthcube in its broadest vision is a coherent framework finding and using information about the Earth system across the entire research enterprise that will allow for substantial improved collaboration between specialties using each other’s data (e.g. subdomains of geo- and biological sciences).
The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) is a distributed data system providing access to information resources related to geothermal energy from a network of data providers. Data are contributed by academic researchers, private industry, and state and federal agencies.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is the foundation of new innovative environmental science through a distributed framework and sustainable cyberinfrastructure that meets the needs of science and society for open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered Earth observational data. ONEMercury searches currently available DataOne data sets.
The Right-to-Know network is now presented by the Houston Chronicle. We will be updating this site regularly. You can view any of our databases by clicking on a section below, and then selecting your link. Databases include TRI, RCRA, National Response Center, and Biennial Reporting Database.
Data are one of the most valuable products of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network program. The LTER Network seeks to inform the broader scientific community by providing open access to well designed and well documented databases via a Network-wide information system. Currently, the LTER Data Portal contains over 6000 metadata entries for ecological datasets contributed by 27 past and present LTER sites.
Provides access to aquatic bioassessment data (biological community and physical habitat data) collected by USGS scientists from stream ecosystems across the nation.
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment.
The Water Quality Portal (WQP) is a cooperative service sponsored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC). It serves data collected by over 400 state, federal, tribal, and local agencies.
A WYSIWYG infographics development platform. Users can select from a set of "vhemes" -- fully developed and color-coordinated themes than can be edited to suit information -- or simply create their own from scratch using Easel.ly’s database of shapes and icons.
TRI is a database containing data on disposal or other releases of over 650 toxic chemicals from thousands of U.S. facilities and information about how facilities manage those chemicals through recycling, energy recovery, and treatment.
