Data Sources for Physical and Earth Sciences

NGDC provides geophysical data from Sun to Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.

This archive of USGS imagery includes: satellite images and data, aerial photography, elevation and land cover datasets, and digitized maps.

Interactive maps and downloadable data for regional and global Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Mineral Resources.

IRIS provides access to raw geophysical time-series data collected from seismometers (permanent and temporary), tilt and strain meters, infrasound, temperature, atmospheric pressure and gravimeters

PetDB is a global synthesis of chemical, isotopic, and mineralogical data for rocks, minerals, and melt inclusions. PetDB includes data for igneous and metamorphic rocks from the ocean floor and samples from the Earth's mantle and lower crust.

Datasets include physical, biological and chemical measurements derived from in situ oceanographic observations, satellite remote sensing of the oceans, and ocean model simulations.

OBIS provides taxonomic and geographic data on marine life and oceanography, access to physical oceanographic data at regional and global scales and software tools for biogeographic analysis.

MGDS provides access to a wide variety of marine geoscience data collected during expeditions throughout the global oceans.