AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Valley Aquifer Boundary within the Susquehanna River Valley in South-Central Broome County, Towns of Conklin and Kirkwood, New York

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is providing the approximate location of the valley aquifer boundary within the Binghamton East quadrangle of south-central Broome County, New York, 2014-2021. The shapefile was created and intended for use with geographic information system (GIS) software. A companion report, USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5026 (Van Hoesen and others, 2021; https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215026) further describes data collection and map preparation.

Tags: broome-county, conklin, geology, glacial, groundwater, hydrogeology, kirkwood, new-york, susquehanna-river, united-states, usgs-5f297bec82cef313ed9e82bd
Organization: Department of the Interior
Arena trial breach attempts and morphometric data of brown treesnakes and rats, Guam, 2019-2020

There are two datasets included in this entry. The "morph" dataset contains 6 columns of data on brown treesnakes and rats collected prior to and during arena trials for trialing fencing material for multispecies barrier construction. The "trials" dataset includes 25 columns of brown treesnake and rat data collected prior to, during, and after arena trials. There are four data files associated with this data release. They include "BTS_Breach Attempts_29Jun2020.csv" which describes data associated with attempts by brown treesnakes to escape the fence arena' "BTS_Morph_29Jun2020.CSV", which describes morphometrics of captured and trialed snakes; "Rats_Breach Attempts_29Jun2020.csv", which describes attempts to breach the barrier by rats; "Rats_Morph_29Jun2020.csv", which describes morphometrics of captured rats included in the trials.

Tags: biota, boiga-irregularis, conservation-fences, control-tools, island-conservation, pest-species, rattus-rattus, usgs-5f23504682cef313ed94dc8f
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water Level Altitude in Bedrock Wells and Meteorological Data at the Masser Groundwater Recharge Site between February 1 and December 31, 1999

This product contains time-series data for groundwater level altitudes in bedrock boreholes and meteorological information from a site administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The site, referred to as the Masser Groundwater Recharge Site, is located in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province of eastern-central Pennsylvania, USA, approximately 40 kilometers (km) north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The period of record for the time-series data included in this product is from February 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999, which corresponds to an investigation of time-varying groundwater recharge from precipitation events. The groundwater level altitudes in bedrock boreholes and precipitation from a meteorological station at the USDA, ARS site are collected and reported at 30-minute intervals. The average, minimum, and maximum daily air temperatures at the site are acquired for the period of record from gridded data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Time-series groundwater level altitudes for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) well (site number: 404239076362001) is also included (U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Information System).

Tags: air-temperature, groundwater, groundwater-level, precipitation, usgs-5f22c49182cef313ed94b1a9
Organization: Department of the Interior
Cladophora biomass and supporting data collected in the Great Lakes, 2018 (ver. 2.0, June 2023)

This dataset records Cladophora and associated benthic algae, collectively Cladophora community or submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), biomass collected during the growing season of 2018 at stations located along the U.S. shoreline of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. It also records a variety of supporting data collected at Cladophora measurement stations. These supporting data include: 
- seasonal time series of light, currents, wave action, temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, pH, phycocyanin, chlorophyll, and dissolved oxygen from moored sensors at a subset of stations; 
- measurements of Secchi disk depth and water chemistry; 
- water column profiles of temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, pH, phycocyanin, chlorophyll, and dissolved oxygen; 
- diver observations of SAV, dreissenid mussel, round goby abundance and substrate properties; 
- measurements of dreissenid mussel abundance and size class distribution coincident with SAV biomass; 
- nutrient content of SAV, dreissenid mussels, and sediments;
- and information about sampling locations and operations.
This is a revised version of data release; all changes are described in the ReleaseHistory_Cladophora2018_v2.txt. 
First posted: April 30, 2020
Revised, v1-1: September 30, 2020 
Revised, v2: June 2023

Tags: acoustic-doppler-current-profiling, algae, algal-blooms, aquatic-biology, aquatic-vegetation, benthos, biota, ctd-measurement, environment, eutrophication, freshwater-ecosystems, great-lakes-region, habitat-alteration-and-disturbance, inlandwaters, invasive-species, lake-erie, lake-huron, lake-michigan, lake-ontario, mollusks, nuisance-species, nutrient-content-water, optical-methods, oxygen-content-water, phosphorus, submerged-aquatic-vegetation, surface-water-quality, suspended-material-water, turbidity, usgs-5f22beaf82cef313ed94abf8, water-ph, water-sampling, water-temperature
Organization: Department of the Interior
Mesocarnivore Survey of Lassen Volcanic National Park, Klamath Network, 2017-2018 (ver. 2.0, April 2022)

Remote camera stations were set up in Lassen Volcanic National Park from August to October 2017 and June to September 2018 to document occurrence of mesocarnivores and other wildlife. 126 cameras were set up at 32 primary sampling units (clusters of two to four cameras) throughout the park. Random locations for primary sampling units were chosen using a 3-km sampling grid over the park area. The dataset contains all species observed within the study time-frame, the date and time of observation and the number of individuals detected as well as identification for individual locations, cameras and images. Of the three target species of conservation concern (Pacific fisher (Pekania pennanti), Pacific marten (Martes caurina), Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator)), Pacific martens and Red foxes were detected.

Tags: biota, birds, california, camera-survey, carnivores, environment, image-collections, insects, klamath-monitoring-network, lassen, lassen-volcanic-national-park, mammals, mesocarnivores, pacific-northwest, plumas, shasta, tehama, usgs-5f21e80782cef313ed943b98, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Precipitation, suspended-sediment, and water-quality data collected at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson and Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, during water years 2016-18

Precipitation, suspended-sediment, and water-quality data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Army on two bases in Colorado, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson and Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, during water years 2016–18. Data were collected to assist in understanding the potential effects of military training maneuvers on water resources and water quality for various streams on each base.

Tags: colorado, colorado-springs, environment, fort-carson, hydrology, pinon-canyon, precipitation-atmospheric, surface-water-quality, suspended-material-water, usgs-5f21d1f282cef313ed940058
Organization: Department of the Interior
Groundwater data, predictor variables, and rasters used for predicting the probability of high arsenic and high manganese in the Glacial Aquifer System, northern continental United States

This data release contains input data used in model development and TIF raster files used to predict the probability of high arsenic (As) and high manganese (Mn) in groundwater within the glacial aquifer system in the northern United States. Input data include measured As and Mn concentrations at groundwater wells, and associated predictor variable data. The probability of high As and high Mn was predicted using boosted regression tree methods using the gbm package in R version 4.0.0. The response variables for individual models were the occurrence of: (1) As &gt;10 µg/L, and (2) Mn &gt;300 µg/L. Water-quality data were compiled from three sources, as described in Wilson and others (2019): a compilation of data from numerous agencies and organizations at the state, regional, and local level; the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Safe Drinking Water Information System. The resultant dataset consisted of 10,001 As and 14,565 Mn measurements across the study area. A total of 108 predictor variables were originally considered for model development which included well characteristics, soil properties, aquifer properties, predicted nitrate, hydrologic position on the landscape, groundwater age, predicted pH, and predicted anoxic conditions. After model refinement, a total of 79 and 55 predictor variables were used for predicting the probability of high As and high Mn, respectively. The probability of high As and high Mn was predicted at two depths representative of public and domestic drinking water supply depths at a resolution of 1 km across the glacial aquifer.

Tags: aquifer-system, arsenic, connecticut, drinking-water-use, glacial-aquifer-system, groundwater, hydrogeology, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maine, manganese, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nawqa, nebraska, new-hampshire, new-jersey, new-york, north-dakota, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode-island, south-dakota, usgs-5f21cf8982cef313ed94004a, vermont, washington, water-quality, wisconsin
Organization: Department of the Interior
National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2019 Products (ver. 3.0, February 2024)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with several federal agencies, has developed and released five National Land Cover Database (NLCD) products over the past two decades: NLCD 1992, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016.  The 2016 release saw landcover created for additional years of 2003, 2008, and 2013. These products provide spatially explicit and reliable information on the Nation’s land cover and land cover change. To continue the legacy of NLCD and further establish a long-term monitoring capability for the Nation’s land resources, the USGS has designed a new generation of NLCD products named NLCD 2019. The NLCD 2019 design aims to provide innovative, consistent, and robust methodologies for production of a multi-temporal land cover and land cover change database from 2001 to 2019 at 2–3-year intervals. Comprehensive research was conducted and resulted in developed strategies for NLCD 2019: continued integration between impervious surface and all landcover products with impervious surface being directly mapped as developed classes in the landcover, a streamlined compositing process for assembling and preprocessing based on Landsat imagery and geospatial ancillary datasets; a multi-source integrated training data development and decision-tree based land cover classifications; a temporally, spectrally, and spatially integrated land cover change analysis strategy; a hierarchical theme-based post-classification and integration protocol for generating land cover and change products; a continuous fields biophysical parameters modeling method; and an automated scripted operational system for the NLCD 2019 production. The performance of the developed strategies and methods were tested in twenty composite referenced areas throughout the conterminous U.S. An overall accuracy assessment from the 2016 publication give a 91% overall landcover accuracy, with the developed classes also showing a 91% accuracy in overall developed.  Results from this study confirm the robustness of this comprehensive and highly automated procedure for NLCD 2019 operational mapping. Questions about the NLCD 2019 land cover product can be directed to the NLCD 2019 land cover mapping team at USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD (605) 594-6151 or mrlc@usgs.gov. See included spatial metadata for more details.

Tags: biota, digital-spatial-data, gis, image-processing, imagerybasemapsearthcover, land-cover, u-s, u-s-geological-survey-usgs, united-states, us, usgs-5f21cef582cef313ed940043
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water Velocity Mapping of the L-67C Canal in support of the Decompartmentalization Physical Model (DPM)

The primary goal of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan is to restore natural water flow through the Everglades.  An approach known as decompartmentalization, which involves the removal of levees, canals, and other barriers to flow, has been suggested to aid in the restoration.  In the region known as Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA-3), the L-67A and L-67C canals and levees, which bisect WCA-3 into WCA-3A to the north and WCA-3B to the south, are major barriers to natural flow.   
A test project for the decompartmentalization of WCA-3 has been initiated through the WCA-3 Decompartmentalization and Sheetflow Enhancement Physical Model (DPM).  This flow-release test involves reconnecting WCA-3A and WCA-3B through the construction of S-152, a structure comprised of ten gated five-foot diameter culverts in the L-67A levee.  In addition, 3,000 feet of the “downstream” L-67C levee were removed to provide a pathway for flow; backfilling of the adjacent canal ranged in extent from no fill to partial fill to complete backfilling.  Data collected during the DPM flow-release test will allow researchers to evaluate the effects of decompartmentalization on the hydrology and landscape within a small section of WCA-3 prior to implementing larger scale restoration efforts. 
Velocity mapping surveys were performed within the L67C canal in the region where the adjacent levee was removed to improve understanding of the movement of water across the connection.  Data collection along the flooded canal edge and within the partial and complete backfill sections of the canal used a point-velocity acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV) within a protective wire-mesh cage to permit data collection within the heavily vegetated environment. Measuring locations were referenced to a differential global positioning system (DGPS) and the ADV was aligned relative to the canal to allow conversion into velocity vectors with heading and magnitude. The downstream component of velocity was also used in conjunction with the depth and section width to provide discharge. Data collection within the unmodified and no fill section of the canal used an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) interfaced with a DGPS to measure the three-dimensional flow fields and discharge. The data were processed using the USGS Velocity Mapping Toolbox (VMT) software package to provide detailed geo-referenced velocity contour images.

Tags: hydrology, miami-dade-county, stream-discharge, the-everglades, usgs-5f21cb6c82cef313ed940022, water-resources
Organization: Department of the Interior
Velocity and water-quality surveys in the Ohio River between Markland Locks and Dam and McAlpine Locks and Dam, Kentucky and Indiana, October 27–November 4, 2016, and June 26–29, 2017

Velocity and water-quality surveys were completed along an approximately 71-mile reach of the Ohio River between Markland Locks and Dam (river mile 531.5) and McAlpine Locks and Dam (river mile 606.8) on October 27–November 4, 2016 (survey #1), and June 26–29, 2017 (survey #2). Water-quality data collected in this reach included surface measurements and vertical profiles of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll, and phycocyanin. Streamflow and velocity data were collected simultaneous to the water-quality data at cross-sections and along longitudinal lines (corresponding to the water-quality surface measurements) and at selected stationary locations (corresponding to the water-quality vertical profiles). All velocity and water-quality data were georeferenced with a differential GPS receiver with submeter accuracy. The data were collected to understand variability of flow and water-quality conditions relative to simulated reaches of the Ohio River and to aid in identifying parts of the reach that may provide conditions favorable to spawning and recruitment habitat for Asian carp.

Tags: acoustic-doppler-current-profiler, chlorophyll, dissolved-oxygen, indiana, kentucky, louisville, markland-locks-and-dam, mcalpine-locks-and-dam, multiparameter-sonde, ohio-river, ph, phycocyanin, river, specific-conductance, temperature, turbidity, united-states-of-america, usgs-5f21b31c82cef313ed93ffb4, velocity, warsaw, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for three large-bodied gull species and hybrids (Larus species) utilizing coastal areas of Alaska.
      Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters.
      Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Tags: alaska, american-herring-gull, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, bering-strait, bethel, biota, birds, breeding-sites, capture-recapture-studies, chukotka, coastal-ecosystems, east-asia-flyway, environment, glaucous-gull, glaucous-winged-gull, gps, health-and-disease, kenai-peninsula, larus-argentatus, larus-glaucescens, larus-hyperboreus, marine-ecosystems, migratory-birds, migratory-rates-routes, migratory-species, nome, north-slope, ornithology, overwintering, pacific-americas-flyway, platform-transmitter-terminal, plumage, ptt, russia, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, soldotna, species-life-history, tagging-devices, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-5f21a8ca82cef313ed93ff7d, utqiagvik, utqiavik, waders-gulls-auks-and-allies, wildlife, yukon-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data from an annual trapping effort of an urban aquatic turtle population in Lafayette, Louisiana from 2009-2021 (ver. 2.0, July 2024)

This dataset includes results from an ongoing annual trapping effort targeting aquatic turtles at two urban ponds in Lafayette, Louisiana. This project began in 2009 and consists of five days of active and passive trapping each May. This project is ongoing with plans to continue in May of 2025.

Tags: aquatic-reptiles, biota, ecology, freshwater-ecosystems, lafayette-parish, louisiana, north-america, population-ecology, turtles, united-states, urban-environments, usgs-5f218a7682cef313ed93c881, wetlands
Organization: Department of the Interior
Channel modification at Soldier Meadows, Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, Nevada

A triangulated irregular network (TIN) developed to create a digital elevation model was modified to represent areas of proposed channel modification at Soldier Meadows, Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, Nevada. This polygon shapefile contains the TIN modifications for locations of selected channels and ditches to be infilled or excavated for proposed restoration.

Tags: black-rock-desert, black-rock-desert-high-rock-canyon-emigrant-trails-national-conservation-area, freshwater-ecosystems, inlandwaters, mathematical-modeling, nevada, soldier-meadow, streamflow, surface-water-non-marine, usgs-5f20c85982cef313ed93c379
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water-quality data for surface-water samples collected from October 2017 through September 2019 at the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project study sites, North Carolina

The dataset contains the environmental data collected for the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project.  The data are from the samples collected during routine and storm-runoff sampling events during October 2017 through September 2019. Several study sites contained in this dataset were sampled for other USGS projects during the same time frame. Unless the samples at these sites were collected in conjunction with the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, the data for other projects at these sites are not included in this dataset.

Tags: biological-data, chatham-county, durham-county, major-ions-data, north-carolina, nutrient-data, orange-county, surface-water, total-organic-carbon-data, unfiltered-metals-data, usgs-5f2071c282cef313ed93c2ad, wake-county, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Analytical results for the environmental and replicate sample sets collected from October 2017 through September 2019 at the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project study sites, North Carolina

The dataset contains the analytical results for environmental and quality-control replicate sample sets and the computed relative percent differences (RPD) greater than 25 percent for the data collected during the surface-water sampling for the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project.  The data are from samples collected during October 2017 through September 2019.  Several study sites contained in this dataset were sampled for other USGS projects during the same time frame.  Unless the samples at these sites were collected in conjunction with the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, the data for other projects are not included in the dataset.

Tags: biological-data, chatham-county, durham-county, major-ions-data, north-carolina, nutrient-data, orange-county, surface-water, total-organic-carbon-data, unfiltered-metals-data, usgs-5f20715882cef313ed93c2ab, wake-county, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Analytical results for blanks collected during surface-water sampling at the Triangle Area Supply Monitoring Project study sites, North Carolina, October 2017 through September 2019

The dataset contains the analytical results for quality-control samples collected during the surface-water sampling for the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project.  The data are equipment blanks, sampling-vehicle (ambient) blanks, and field blanks collected during October 2017 through September 2019.  Several study sites contained in this dataset were sampled for other USGS projects during the same time frame.  Unless the quality-control samples at these sites were collected in conjunction with the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, the data for other projects are not included in the dataset.

Tags: biological-data, chatham-county, durham-county, major-ions-data, north-carolina, nutrient-data, orange-county, surface-water, total-organic-carbon-data, unfiltered-metals-data, usgs-5f2070fc82cef313ed93c2a8, wake-county, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior