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The Science Data Management (SDM) branch builds and manages enterprise tools to support USGS data management. Explore the SDM suite of tools.

Asset Identifier Service (AIS) Combines DOI and PIR Tool Functionality

Screenshot of the Asset Identifier Service Homepage

The Science Data Management Team has released a new tool that combines the functionality of the DOI Tool and the PIR Tool. This new application is the Asset Identifier Service (AIS) and enables USGS to make research assets findable, citable, and interconnected. 

AIS Website

Start a ScienceBase Data Release

Screenshot of the ScienceBase Data Release Tool Form

Do you need to publish your USGS data? Start with the ScienceBase Data Release Tool to get a ScienceBase landing page and a digital object identifier (DOI).

ScienceBase Data Release Tool

Geologic Stories in Grand Canyon

Take a trip through Grand Canyon with USGS geologists to learn about geologic mapping in this iconic landscape. On the trip, scientists from Arizona, New Mexico, California and Colorado also conducted a series of related research studies to inform the geologic maps and geologic history of Grand Canyon.
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Environmental Health Program, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, National Water Quality Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab, Mineralogy and Microscopy Laboratory, New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory, Organic Geochemistry Laboratory, Geological Materials Repository, Geology and Ecology of National Parks, National Hydrography, Science Data Management, Colorado River Basin: Actionable and Strategic Integrated Science and Technology

LidarExplorer

An online application that allows users to search and visualize Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) and its derived products. Users can find lidar, DEM, topobathymetric, and orthorectified radar image (ORI) data. The application uses Entwine Point Tile (EPT) format to help visualize projects in a web-based 3D viewer for quick views of the data. It also allows for cloud processing
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Geospatial Program, 3D Elevation Program, Data Management, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Science Data Management, The National Map - Data Delivery

Asset Identifier Service (AIS)

The USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) allows USGS personnel to reserve, register, publish, and manage USGS persistent identifiers to make our research more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR).
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Science Data Management

ScienceBase

ScienceBase is data and information management infrastructure that enables data upload, documentation, sharing, and dynamic data services using standards-compliant methods and technological components. ScienceBase furnishes a foundation for data stewardship, government open data, and scientific discovery.
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management

ScienceBase Data Release Tool

The ScienceBase Data Release (SBDR) Tool allows users to create a ScienceBase landing page and reserve a digital object identifier (DOI) for their data release by completing a simple form.
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management

mdToolkit

mdToolkit is a suite of metadata tools that enable scientists in the authoring of metadata according to the ISO 19115+ standard and assist organizations in transitioning from the deprecated CSDGM standard to the more robust and modern ISO standards.
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Community for Data Integration (CDI), Science Data Management

Metadata Parser

Metadata Parser (MP) is a metadata validation tool and service that checks your XML, SGML, or TSV (tab-separated values) against the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management

Science Data Catalog

The USGS Science Data Catalog provides seamless access to USGS research and monitoring data from across the nation. Users have the ability to search, browse, or use a map-based interface to discover data.
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management, Drought

Model Catalog

As an Earth science organization, the USGS develops and builds models for scientific analysis and computation. Information about these models exists in many different places across the bureau. The Model Catalog compiles and links the information in one place so that models are discoverable and reusable. The catalog will support and enable model use and integration.
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management

ScienceBase Data Release Summary Dashboard

The ScienceBase Data Release (SBDR) Summary Dashboard aggregates information about USGS's ScienceBase data releases, including the number of data releases by Mission Area, Region, and Science Center. It allows users to filter data release metrics by Science Center and date range and download a CSV
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Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Science Data Management
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