Data, Mapping and Analysis Tools & Resources

The USDA National Agricultural Library’s main search tool. Provides simple, one-stop access to more than 8 million records covering all aspects of agriculture and related disciplines. Includes results from the Catalog and Articles database (AGRICOLA), PubAg, and the National Agricultural Library Digital Collections (NALDC).

The Biological Records Centre is a national focus in the UK for terrestrial and freshwater species recording. The aim of BRC’s publication and research work is to help link volunteer recording efforts to those of research scientists, and develop innovative observational projects that add new insights into large-scale biological processes.

A catalogue of databases, described according to the BioDBcore guidelines, along with the standards used within them; partly compiled with the support of Oxford University Press (NAR Database Issue and DATABASE Journal) and Re3Data.org.

The CEBS database houses data of interest to environmental health scientists. CEBS is a public resource, and has received depositions of data from academic, industrial and governmental laboratories.

The Conserved Domain Database is a resource for the annotation of functional units in proteins. Its collection of domain models includes a set curated by NCBI, which utilizes 3D structure to provide insights into sequence/structure/function relationships.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information's archive project which distributes the results of studies that have investigated the interaction of genotype and phenotype.

This website has been set up and is being operated to provide an effective navigation tool to data and information sources in Europe, to oceanographic data and information, managed by European centres, and to centres in Europe with expertise and skills in oceanographic and marine data & information management.

The Human Genome Project (HGP) refers to the international 13-year effort, formally begun in October 1990 and completed in 2003, to discover all the estimated 20,000-25,000 human genes and make them accessible for further biological study.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world's most comprehensive information source on the extinction risk of animals, fungi and plants. Assessors place species into one of the IUCN Red List Categories, based on a series of assessment criteria. For each species, The IUCN Red List provides information about its range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats and conservation actions. For a summary of the number of species on the current Red List, see the Summary Statistics page or use the Advanced Search.

MorphoBank displays - over the web - dynamic phylogenetic matrices of morphological characters with labeled images demonstrating homology.

Catalog of all NCBI databases and tools

The Neuroscience Information Framework is a dynamic inventory of Web-based neuroscience resources: data, materials, and tools accessible via any computer connected to the Internet.

Data and maps provided by the USGS on amphibians.

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) archive is the single worldwide repository of information about the 3D structures of large biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids. These are the molecules of life that are found in all organisms including bacteria, yeast, plants, flies, other animals, and humans. Understanding the shape of a molecule helps to understand how it works. This knowledge can be used to help deduce a structure's role in human health and disease, and in drug development. The structures in the archive range from tiny proteins and bits of DNA to complex molecular machines like the ribosome.

The Taxonomy Database is a curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases. This currently represents about 10% of the described species of life on the planet.

UniProt provides the scientific community with a comprehensive, high-quality and freely accessible resource of protein sequence and functional information.

ChemDoodle Web Components allow the wielder to present publication quality 2D and 3D graphics and animations for chemical structures, reactions and spectra.

The service gives on-line access to a rich variety of quality databases in fields relating to chemistry.

The CEBS database houses data of interest to environmental health scientists. CEBS is a public resource, and has received depositions of data from academic, industrial and governmental laboratories.

The EarthChem Library (ECL) is a data repository that archives, publishes and makes accessible data and other digital content from geoscience research (analytical data, data syntheses, models, technical reports, etc).

This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program.

PubChem provides a fast chemical structure similarity search tool.

SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds.

The Biological Records Centre is a national focus in the UK for terrestrial and freshwater species recording. The aim of BRC’s publication and research work is to help link volunteer recording efforts to those of research scientists, and develop innovative observational projects that add new insights into large-scale biological processes.

Download CAD basemap data for select cities in the US and the world. Layers include roads, buildings, coastline, stream & lakes, parks and other features. Data derived from Open Street Map.

Part of the Columbia Climate School. Includes information on GIS, social and political forces in the climate arena, and publishes research reports in socio-ecological fields.

The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium is an international collaboration of research groups funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The goal of ENCODE is to build a comprehensive parts list of functional elements in the human genome, including elements that act at the protein and RNA levels, and regulatory elements that control cells and circumstances in which a gene is active.

Sponsored by the NSF, IRIS provides wide ranging seismic data, including time series, event, and historical data.

The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) is one of the national environmental data centers operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

NEON collects environmental data and archival samples that characterize plant, animals, soil, nutrients, freshwater and atmosphere from 81 field sites strategically located in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems across the U.S.

A public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. includes vector and raster data, can also create maps.

GIS Datasets with focus on US coastal areas and resources

NOS Data Explorer offers access to many products, including bathymetry, coastal maps, environmental sensitivity index maps, aerial photographs, and more.

Primary portal to view and access NRCS Soil Survey datasets

The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) maintains a database of genetic and molecular biology data for the model higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana

TreeBASE is a repository of phylogenetic information, specifically user-submitted phylogenetic trees and the data used to generate them.

Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center is a remotely sensed data management, systems development, and research field center for the USGS Climate and Land Use Change Mission Area.

Current (updated by month) statistics on energy production, consumption, and use in the United States. Includes energy prices, carbon dioxide emissions, and overviews of different types (petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear, renewable).

Provides statistics and other data relating to major energy sectors, including petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables.

Data and analysis on the global energy sector. Includes country profiles and information.

Contains both experimental and evaluated nuclear data including nuclear reaction ((the properties of interacting nuclei, e.g. cross sections) and nuclear structure (the properties of single nuclei) data.

A comprehensive source for data on U.S. and Canadian power plants, energy companies, coal mines, and gas pipelines. Provides detail on financials, filings, supply and demand fundamentals, emissions, hourly market pricing, electricity rates, and more. Includes daily, weekly, and monthly newsletters covering various segments of the energy industry.

Monthly data for the biggest oil producing and consuming countries.

Scholarly and other works in environmental studies, climate, agriculture, and other fields. Includes some full text articles, as well as environmental impact statements. Coverage: 1960-present day.

Current air quality data lookup service, covers the United States.

Open datasets related to all aspects of sustainability. Maintained by AWS.

Current (updated by month) statistics on energy production, consumption, and use in the United States. Includes energy prices, carbon dioxide emissions, and overviews of different types (petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear, renewable).

BP, one of the world's largest energy companies, publishes statistical reviews of world energy, projections and historical data.

The British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) is the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Designated Data Centre for the Atmospheric Sciences.

A mapping and analysis platform, maintained by the Conservation Biology Institute.

Provides datasets on environmental issues in the areas of population, health, society, natural systems, climate, energy, transportation, food & agriculture, and economy & policy.

The STORET (short for STOrage and RETrieval) Data Warehouse is a repository for water quality, biological, and physical data and is used by state environmental agencies, EPA and other federal agencies, universities, private citizens, and many others.

Sharing European environmental datasets, maps, charts and applications.

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) is an international research program that explores the history and structure of the earth as recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks.

ISDM's mandate is to manage and archive ocean data collected by DFO, or acquired through national and international programmes conducted in ocean areas adjacent to Canada, and to disseminate data, data products, and services to the marine community in accordance with the policies of the Department.

Provides climate, socio-economic and environmental data, both from the past and also in scenarios projected into the future.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world's most comprehensive information source on the extinction risk of animals, fungi and plants. Assessors place species into one of the IUCN Red List Categories, based on a series of assessment criteria. For each species, The IUCN Red List provides information about its range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats and conservation actions. For a summary of the number of species on the current Red List, see the Summary Statistics page or use the Advanced Search.

JournalMap provides a unique new way of uncovering relevant research using study location data and environmental attributes.

The Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) is a national network intended to facilitate ecological and environmental research on biocomplexity.

The DAAC provides data and information relevant to biogeochemical dynamics, ecological data, and environmental processes, critical for understanding the dynamics relating to the biological, geological, and chemical components of Earth's environmen

The information system PANGAEA is operated as an Open Access library aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing georeferenced data from earth system research.

SeaDataNet has developed an efficient distributed Marine Data Management Infrastructure for the management of large and diverse sets of data deriving from in situ and remote observation of the seas and oceans.

Provides access to data compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on "Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals"

An interactive site from the UN Environment Programme, with data, maps, reports and more.

Reports on climate change

Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. is a NSF funded project to provide infrastructure for national and international research on water resources, including a data portal.

United Nations agency providing data on fresh water issues around the globe.

The World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre (WOUDC) is one of the World Data Centres which are part of the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Provides datasets, maps, data visualizations, charts, and graphs on environmental issues.

County-based data file summarizing secondary data from a wide variety of sources that are useful to health analysts investigating the nations health care delivery system. Released annually and available for download at the link above.Available in the SSDS on CD 2001-2010;

Focuses on medical device and medical equipment industries. Includes information on pipeline and marketed technologies, clinical trials, market projections, and comprehensive sector reports.

Covers the entire spectrum of the pharmaceutical value system from suppliers, manufacturers and distribution channel, all the way through to insights and trends. Includes data and information on marketed and pipeline drugs, clinical trials, analysis and forecasts on numerous disease markets.

The HMCA is the data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care in the United States. The archive preserves and disseminates health care data collected by researchers. Subjects covered include health care providers, cost/access to health care, substance abuse, and chronic health conditions.

The HCUP is the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States, with all-payer, discharge-level information beginning in 1988.

KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) is a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. KFF develops and runs its own policy analysis, journalism and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with major news organizations. KFF serves as a nonpartisan source of facts, analysis and journalism for policymakers, the media, the health policy community and the public.

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, or MEPS as it is commonly called, is the third (and most recent) in a series of national probability surveys conducted by AHRQ on the financing and utilization of medical care in the United States.

NIH-supported data repositories that make data accessible for reuse

Amazon Web Services is collaborating with theUS National Institutes of Health (NIH) STRIDES (Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability) Initiativeto foster innovation in biomedical research using technological advancements on AWS.

The PCS is conducted every two years, and collects demographic, clinical, and service-related information for each person who receives a public mental health service during a specified one-week period.

News and analysis on healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and biotech industries. Includes policy and science developments. Content also includes cheat sheets, that provide an overview of different technologies.

This data set contains counts of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases reported to CDC by state and local health departments from 1981+. Case counts can be retrieved by demographics, case-definition, date of diagnosis, date of report, HIV exposure group (risk factors), and mortality.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation’s premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data and stats provided by topic

Public health statistics

Maintained by Cornell's Institute on Employment and Disability, this gathers data and statistics on all aspects of disability in the United States.

EcoCyc is a scientific database for the bacterium Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655. The EcoCyc project performs literature-based curation of the entire genome, and of transcriptional regulation, transporters, and metabolic pathways.

Focuses on medical device and medical equipment industries. Includes information on pipeline and marketed technologies, clinical trials, market projections, and comprehensive sector reports.

A portal to data and analysis provided by the World Health Organization. Contains more than 50 data sets in 1000 health indicators from 194 WHO member countries. Browse the Reports for topics.

The Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data provides data and statistics on influenza.

NAHDAP acquires, preserves and disseminates data relevant to drug addiction and HIV research.

Public-use data files are prepared and disseminated to provide access to the full scope of the data. This allows researchers to manipulate the data in a format appropriate for their analyses. NCHS makes every effort to release data collected through its surveys and data systems in a timely manner.

Surveys conducted by the American College Health Association (ACHA), focusing on undergraduate and graduate health topics. Data are available on a yearly basis.

The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Programhas collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than400 surveys in over 90 countries.