Data Sources and Repositories

Bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and others. Electronic records begin with 1970; some have links to full text.

Provides charts and maps on the following agricultural categories: Livestock (including cattle and poultry), crops (including field crops and fruits), economics (including farm labor and grazing fees), and research (including interactive Census data and micromaps).

The Census of Agriculture is the only source of uniform, comprehensive data on agricultural production and operator characteristics for each county and state, and for the U.S..

FAOSTAT consists of online and multilingual databases focusing on international statistics in the following areas: Agriculture, fisheries, nutrition, forestry, and food quality control.

Provides links to agricultural-related statistical publications, maps and charts, and historical data.

Website provides air pollution data for the entire U.S.

A comprehensive source of information about global change data from throughout the world. Data sets include coverage of the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere, and human dimensions of global change.

Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) provides a single search tool of Earth-related datasets that are stored in a variety of data archives. This webpage explains how to use the search tool (called ONEMercury).

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) supports research into our world's frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth's cryosphere. NSIDC manages and distributes scientific data, creates tools for data access, supports data users, performs scientific research, and educates the public about the cryosphere. NSIDC distributes more than 500 cryospheric data sets for researchers, from both satellite and ground observations.

Annual coal production statistics from 1994-present.

Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) provides a single search tool of Earth-related datasets that are stored in a variety of data archives. This webpage explains how to use the search tool (called ONEMercury).

OpenGeoSci is a free, public map based search tool that allows users to search for maps, cross sections, charts, tables, figures, and datasets from recent articles and books indexed in the GeoScienceWorld library database.

Search, preview, and with a free user account, download datasets from around the world

Site contains annual reviews designed to provide timely statistical data on mineral commodities in various countries.

State chapters from the Minerals Yearbook (Volume II. -- Area Reports: Domestic) are designed to provide statistical data and information for mineral commodities on a state-by-state basis.

The repository contains over 246,000 mine records of closed and/or abandoned, surface, and underground mines throughout the United States from the 1790s to the present day.

A comprehensive source of information about global change data from throughout the world. Data sets include coverage of the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere, and human dimensions of global change.

Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) provides a single search tool of Earth-related datasets that are stored in a variety of data archives. This webpage explains how to use the search tool (called ONEMercury).

Searchable site provides links to data from the National Water Information System Website (NWISWeb) and WaterWatch (current water resources conditions), as well as information on water usage, acid rain, and several other water-related topics.

A comprehensive source of information about global change data from throughout the world. Data sets include coverage of the oceans, atmosphere, hydrosphere, solid earth, biosphere, and human dimensions of global change.

Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) provides a single search tool of Earth-related datasets that are stored in a variety of data archives. This webpage explains how to use the search tool (called ONEMercury).

The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) provides a wide range of astronomical data and products, and serves as the official source of time for the U.S. Department of Defense and a standard of time for the entire United States.