Welcome to the NCEAS Data Repository. This repository contains information about the research data sets collected and collated within or under the auspices of NCEAS' funded activities. A number of these data sets were synthesized from multiple data sources that originated from the efforts of many contributors, while others originated from a single investigator. Credit for the data sets in this repository goes to the investigators who collected the data, and also to the NCEAS working groups and scientists who compiled the data for synthetic purposes. See each data package for a list of the people and institutions involved.

 

Data documentation (metadata) can be contributed to the repository in several ways, each with its own strengths. The Register a New Data Set web form is a simple way to get started with providing metadata about the existence of a data set. But it can not be used for fully documenting the data, nor can you upload the data objects themselves through this form. In order to provide a more complete description of data, we recommend using the Morpho software application which is fully compatible with this repository.

 

Repository Tools

  • Search for Data Sets
     
    Search Title, Abstract, Keywords, Personnel (Quicker)
    Search all fields (Slower)
    This tool allows you to search the registry for data sets of interest. When you type text in the box and click on the "Search" button, the search will only be conducted within the title, author, abstract, and keyword fields. Checking the "Search All Fields" box will search on these and all other existing fields (this search will take more time).

    You can use the '%' character as a wildcard in your searches (e.g., '%biodiversity%' would locate any phrase with the word biodiversity embedded within it).

  • Browse existing NCEAS data sets
    The repository search system is used to locate data sets of interest by searching through existing registered data sets. Presently the search covers all fields, including author, title, abstract, keywords, and other documentation for each data set. (More sophisticated search capabilities, including boolean field searches, will be available in future.)

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  • Register a new NCEAS data set
    The registration page is used to submit information about a new data set associated with NCEAS research. The documentation about the data set will be reviewed and then submitted to the repository.

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    This repository is an effort of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and is based on software developed by the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB), and houses metadata that are compliant with Ecological Metadata Language (EML).

    If you have any questions, comments or problems regarding this form, please contact the repository administrator at help@nceas.ucsb.edu.