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dard and the XML-based Geography Markup Language (GML) that is important for
describing much FEW systems data. XML is the Extensible Markup Language
which is a generic standard for structuring metadata (and less commonly, data) in a
fashion that is both machine-readable and human-readable, and also easily auditable against a community standard (e.g., ISO metadata standard). Federation is a
strategy for linking multiple repositories to enable sharing and search of diverse
databases while allowing the originators of the data to maintain control and ownership of data if they desire.
14.3.2.1 Examples of Open Data Repositories for FEW (Mostly
US-Focused, as of 2018)
1. Environmental Data Initiative
2. CUAHSI Water Data Center
3. Commodity Flow Survey
4. FHWA Freight Analysis Framework
5. BTS Waterborne Freight
6. USGS Water Use in the USA
7. USDA NASS QuickStats
8. USDA Census of Agriculture
9. Energy Information Administration
10. US Census Bureau Economic Census
11. US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
12. United Nations FAOSTAT
13. BLS Labor Stats
14. BEA Input-Output Accounts Data
15. U.S. Census Bureau Foreign and Port Trade Data
16. EPA’s Environmental I/O Model USEEIO
17. EIA Electric System Operating Data
18. USBR Reclamation Water Information System (RWIS)
19. UN/FAO Aquastat
20. WTO Trade and Tariff Data
21. US CIA World Factbook
22. USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
23. NREL Open Energy Information (OpenEI)
24. North American Cooperation on Energy Information (NACEI)
25. Vulcan Project North American GHG Emissions
26. PRISM Model
27. Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (NLCD etc.)
28. USDA NRCS Geospatial Data
29. USGS National Map
30. Google Public Data Directory
31. Google Earth Engine Data Catalog
32. NASA Global Imagery Browse Service (GIBS)
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dard and the XML-based Geography Markup Language (GML) that is important for
describing much FEW systems data. XML is the Extensible Markup Language
which is a generic standard for structuring metadata (and less commonly, data) in a
fashion that is both machine-readable and human-readable, and also easily auditable against a community standard (e.g., ISO metadata standard). Federation is a
strategy for linking multiple repositories to enable sharing and search of diverse
databases while allowing the originators of the data to maintain control and ownership of data if they desire.
14.3.2.1 Examples of Open Data Repositories for FEW (Mostly
US-Focused, as of 2018)
1. Environmental Data Initiative
2. CUAHSI Water Data Center
3. Commodity Flow Survey
4. FHWA Freight Analysis Framework
5. BTS Waterborne Freight
6. USGS Water Use in the USA
7. USDA NASS QuickStats
8. USDA Census of Agriculture
9. Energy Information Administration
10. US Census Bureau Economic Census
11. US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
12. United Nations FAOSTAT
13. BLS Labor Stats
14. BEA Input-Output Accounts Data
15. U.S. Census Bureau Foreign and Port Trade Data
16. EPA’s Environmental I/O Model USEEIO
17. EIA Electric System Operating Data
18. USBR Reclamation Water Information System (RWIS)
19. UN/FAO Aquastat
20. WTO Trade and Tariff Data
21. US CIA World Factbook
22. USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
23. NREL Open Energy Information (OpenEI)
24. North American Cooperation on Energy Information (NACEI)
25. Vulcan Project North American GHG Emissions
26. PRISM Model
27. Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (NLCD etc.)
28. USDA NRCS Geospatial Data
29. USGS National Map
30. Google Public Data Directory
31. Google Earth Engine Data Catalog
32. NASA Global Imagery Browse Service (GIBS)
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