AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Estero Bay Benthic Cover 1999

These data detail the distribution of various bottom types, including seagrass, unvegetated areas, open water, algal beds, and oyster habitats, along with the apparent shoreline in the Southwest Florida Seagrass project area, which encompasses Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, San Carlos Bay, the lower Caloosahatchee River, and Estero Bay.

The data were produced for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Marine Research Institute (now called the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District. Data were developed by stereoscopically photointerpreting and digitizing 1:24,000-scale natural color aerial photographs, which were accurately georeferenced using GPS ground control points and a Zeiss P3 analytical stereoplotter. Classification of seagrass and other categories followed the FDOT Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System, aided by a developed photointerpretation key. A minimum mapping unit of 0.25 acres was applied to all classes. Ground truthing was conducted during the photointerpretation phase to maintain classification accuracy and consistency.

Separately, a cooperative mapping program involving the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve focused on collecting marine geophysical data. The main goals were to create seafloor maps to better define the extent of oyster habitats and the bay's overall seafloor geology, providing updated information for resource management. This geophysical data is valuable for managing the bay's oyster resources and serves as a geologic framework for scientific research and public use.

The layers available within the data download include biotic, geoform, and substrate.

Partners: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, South Florida Water Management District, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve

Tags: benthic, biosphere, biotic, coastal, doc/noaa/nos/ocm, earth science, ecosystems, florida, geoform, marine ecosystems, marinecadastre, national ocean service, noaa, office of coastal management, seafloor, substrate, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Bogue Sound Benthic Cover 1992

These data represent submerged aquatic vegetation for Bogue Sound, North Carolina, collected in 1992 by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management as part of the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP). The submerged aquatic vegetation was mapped according to stringent parameters detailed in the C-CAP protocol, using 1:20,000-scale aerial photography. Photographs were taken at low tide and during times when the growth stage of the submerged aquatic vegetation allowed for clear identification. Care was taken to minimize the effects of turbidity, sun glint, wind, and haze on the photos. The imagery was scanned using a photogrammetric-quality scanner at a pixel resolution of approximately 0.85 meters.

Signature development occurred in the summer of 2001. The images were orthorectified using ground control points sourced from state digital orthoquads and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's Digital Terrain Elevation Data. The resulting benthic data is classified according to the System for Classification of Habitats in Estuarine and Marine Environments. The thematic accuracy of these data has not been assessed due to the significant time difference between the 1992 image acquisition and the 2002 interpretation date.

The layers available within the data download include biotic and substrate.

Partners: State of North Carolina

Tags: benthic, biosphere, biotic, coastal, doc/noaa/nos/ocm, earth science, ecosystems, marine ecosystems, marinecadastre, national ocean service, noaa, north carolina, office of coastal management, seafloor, seagrass, substrate, u.s. department of commerce, united states of america
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Aquatic Organism Passage Activities (Feature Layer)

This dataset provides USFS watershed improvement activities to barriers to upstream migration. This includes improving existing passage structures or removing them entirely. Structures include culverts, dams, diversion dams. Also included are where structures have been added to purposely create barriers to protect native populations from invasive species. Data include the planned fiscal year and planned cost, the completed fiscal year, approximate completed cost, and partners involved. Each AOP activity is displayed as a single point.<div><br /></div><div><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=Aquatic+Organism+Passage' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata and Downloads</a><br /></div>

Tags: activities, aop, aquatic, aquatic-organism-passage, assessments, edw, fish, habitat, measures, nrm, open-data, survey, usda-forest-service, wit
Organization: Department of Agriculture
National Forest System Roads (Feature Layer)

Existing Forest Service roads with attributes representing their characteristics. This feature layer includes only open Forest Service Roads. Forest Service roads closed to motorized uses can be found <a href='https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b365db10bd29460dbd5ab152aa2116c0' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>here</a>.

Tags: basic, forest-system, forest-system-roads, fs, nfsr, open-data, open-roads, recreation, roads, transportation, usfs
Organization: Department of Agriculture
MVUM Symbology - Motor Vehicle Use Map Roads

The feature class indicates the specific types of motorized vehicles allowed on the designated routes and their seasons of use. The feature class is designed to be consistent with the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Only roads with a SYMBOL attribute value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12 are Forest Service System roads and contain data concerning their availability for OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) use. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Information for each individual unit must be verified as to be consistent with the published MVUMs prior to inclusion in this data. Not every National Forest has data included in this feature class.

Tags: open-data
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Motor Vehicle Use Map: Trails (Feature Layer)

The feature class indicates the specific types of motorized vehicles allowed on the designated routes and their seasons of use. The feature class is designed to be consistent with the MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Map). It is compiled from the GIS Data Dictionary data and Infra tabular data that the administrative units have prepared for the creation of their MVUMs. Only trails with the symbol value of 5-12, 16, 17 are Forest Service System trails and contain data concerning their availability for motorized use. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Individual unit's data must be verified and proved consistent with the published MVUMs prior to publication in the EDW. Click this link for full metadata description:  <a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/meta/S_USA.Trail_MVUM.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata</a> _

Tags: forest-service, mvum, national-forest, open-data, recreation, road, roads, trails, transportation, travel-management-rule, usfs
Organization: Department of Agriculture
MVUM Symbology - Motor Vehicle Use Map Trails

This feature class depicts Forest Service trails where motorized use is allowed. It contains information on the specific type of motor vehicle and their seasons of use. The feature class is consistent with the appropriate National Forest's Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Non-motorized trails are not included in this data. Trails in this feature class are legal for some motorized use for at least a portion of the year. Any reference to Open or Dates Open refers strictly to when it is legal to use that motor vehicle on the trail. It is not meant to describe when the conditions would be appropriate for that use. As an example, a trail may be designated open to motorcycles all year long but there may be periods of time when snow depth prevents the use of motorcycles on that trail. It is compiled from the GIS Data Dictionary data and tabular data that the administrative units have prepared for the creation of their MVUMs. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Individual unit's data must be verified and proved consistent with the published MVUMs prior to publication in the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

Tags: open-data
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Range RangeImprovementLine

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Depicts structural range improvements that are lines. This will include fences, Stock Driftway/Feedway (handling facility) and distribution pipelines (Range Water System). These improvements are assets tracking expenditures on the ground across the landscape.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>

Tags: farmingstructure
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Motor Vehicle Use Map: Roads (Feature Layer)

The feature class indicates the specific types of motorized vehicles allowed on the designated routes and their seasons of use. The feature class is designed to be consistent with the MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Map). It is compiled from the GIS Data Dictionary data and NRM Infra tabular data that the administrative units have prepared for the creation of their MVUMs. Only roads with a SYMBOL attribute value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12 are Forest Service System roads and contain data concerning their availability for OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) use. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Data for each individual unit must be verified and proved consistent with the published MVUMs prior to publication.The Forest Service's Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Infrastructure (Infra) is the agency standard for managing and reporting information about inventory of constructed features and land units as well as the permits sold to the general public and to partners. <a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/meta/S_USA.Road_MVUM.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata</a>

Tags: forest-service, mvum, national-forest, open-data, recreation, road, roads, trails, transportation, travel-management-rule, usfs
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration: Polygon (Feature Layer)

Activities meeting the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Restoration initiative are a subset of activities that benefit native plants, and in doing so, benefit pollinators. Activities such as thinning, prescribed fire and other methods of fuel removal, treating invasive species and acres of native plantings can benefit Monarchs. Activities are self-reported by Forest Service Units and are reported when completed. This layer does not contain all activities that benefit Monarchs because this is a relatively new requirement for the program. The quality and comprehensiveness of this data will increase over time. <a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/meta/S_USA.Activity_MBHR_PL.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata</a>

Tags: activities, activity, butterflies, fiscal-year, forest-service, habitat, mbhr, monarch, open-data, restoration, usfs
Organization: Department of Agriculture
CLIGEN Parameter Set for Mainland China

<p dir="ltr">This is a parameter set for the stochastic weather generator, CLIGEN, for Mainland China. The dataset is modified from the original Creative Commons dataset described in the Wang et al. (2021) publication, <i>CLIGEN Parameter Regionalization for M</i><i>ainland China</i>. The gridded dataset has a 10 km spatial resolution and consists of 96,676 individual parameter sets. Modifications include addition of two missing parameter types, dew point temperature and wind, that were not part of the original dataset and were later added for completeness. Dew point temperature was taken from the coarser ERA5 dataset at 0.25 arc degree resolution, resulting in repeat values in neighboring grid points in the 10 km grid. Surrogate wind parameters were found using the "International Conversions Program", which is a CLIGEN tool that assists in finding appropriate values for missing parameters. In this approach, wind parameters are taken from ground stations in the 2015 US CLIGEN network that were found to have similar parameter values to those of the original grid. The surrogate wind stations are indicated at the bottom of each parameter file. The file labeling convention was also modified to embed the latitude and longitude coordinates of each grid point into the file name. The grid numbers associated with the original file labels are shown at the top of each parameter file.</p><p dir="ltr">The original data article was published in Earth Systems Science Data Journal:</p><p dir="ltr">Wang, W., Yin, S., Yu, B., & Wang, S. (2021). CLIGEN parameter regionalization for mainland China. <i>Earth System Science Data Discussions</i>, <i>2021</i>, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-2945-2021</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p>

Tags: cligen, climatology-excl-climate-change-processes, hydrology, soil-erosion
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Data from: Multi-year drought has persistent forage quality and quantity effects that can be intensified by heavy grazing in semiarid rangelands

<p dir="ltr">These data were collected as part of a larger research project, called Grazing Management for Drought Resilience (GMDR), which aims to understand how management strategies impact rangeland ecosystem health across varying drought magnitudes. Growing season droughts have major impacts on grassland vegetation and are predicted to become increasingly frequent in semi-arid prairies of North America, but little is known about how droughts and post-drought legacies interact with grazing management to affect forage quality and quantity. The study was conducted in eastern Montana at the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory and a private cattle ranch in the Thunder Basin region of northeastern Wyoming. We experimentally manipulated grazing and rainfall reduction in a full factorial design (3 grazing × 5 precipitation levels). Experimental treatments were used to assess both short and long-term changes in forage quantity and quality. Grazing treatments were implemented in early July in Wyoming and early August in Montana. Forage, consisting of living and dead herbaceous material (e.g. grass, forb) was sampled in May, June, and July for 5 years (2019-2023). Samples were dried and weighed to obtain biomass measurements and subsequently ground for analysis of quality including digestible organic matter and percent fiber. In addition, these data include two composite indices of digestibility: relative feed value (unitless index based on digestibility and fiber content) and digestible forage biomass (g × m-2).</p>

Tags: aboveground-net-primary-production, cattle-beef-cattle, digestible, drought, forage, fort-keogh, grassland, legacy-effects, northern-mixed-grass-prairie, rain-out-shelter, ruminant, thunder-basin-ecoregion
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Great Plains sunflower variety trials

<p dir="ltr"><b>Abstract:</b> This dataset contains aggregated data from sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) variety trials conducted across multiple locations in the Great Plains, with a primary focus on North Dakota and South Dakota. Spanning from 1978 to 2012, the collection provides standardized performance data for commercial hybrids, covering both oilseed and confection market types under irrigated and dryland conditions.</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset includes the final quality-controlled compilation (<code>commercial_sunflower_trials.csv</code>) as well as the original raw Excel files and the R scripts used for data standardization.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>Key variables measured include:</b></p><ul><li><b>Agronomic Performance:</b> Yield (lb/acre), oil content (%), test weight (lb/bushel), and seed weight.</li><li><b>Phenology:</b> Days to flowering (50%), physiological maturity, and harvest moisture.</li><li><b>Morphology:</b> Plant height and head diameter.</li><li><b>Management:</b> Planting and harvest dates, irrigation status, and geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) for trial locations.</li></ul><p dir="ltr">This resource is designed to support research into historical crop performance, genotype-by-environment interactions, and long-term breeding trends in sunflower production.</p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b>*Review the README.md for detailed information about this resource.</b></p>

Tags: agronomic-traits, commercial-hybrids, crop-performance, crop-yield, field-trials, flowering-time, helianthus-annuus, maturity, oil-content, phenology, plant-height, seed-quality, seed-weight, software-code, sunflower, test-weight, variety-trials
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Data from: Soil strength after 21 years of conventional and organic cropping practices in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA

<p dir="ltr">The data in this repository were used to compare soil compaction among the five crop management systems (2 conventional and 3 organic) in the Farming Systems Project at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD (39.0°N, 76.9°W). Soil compaction is a concern for producers because it negatively impacts crop yields. Differences between organic and conventional cropping systems practices, like organic matter inputs and tillage management, can result in differences in soil compaction. Soil penetrometer measurements (cone index, CI) were collected using a tractor-mounted hydraulic five-probe penetrometer in April 2017 prior to planting corn. Data on soil water content, soil C and soil bulk density were evaluated for relationship to soil compaction. The two conventional systems were 3-yr corn/rye cover crop–soybean/wheat/soybean rotations that used no-tillage (NT) or chisel tillage (CT). The three organic systems had different crop rotation lengths and used tillage of varying intensities and timing for seedbed preparation and weed control. The three organic systems were: 2-yr hairy vetch cover crop–corn/rye cover crop–soybean (Org2); 3-yr hairy vetch cover crop–corn/rye cover crop–soybean/wheat (Org3); and 6-yr corn/rye cover crop–soybean/wheat/alfalfa–alfalfa–alfalfa (Org6). Cropping systems management details, data collection methods, results and interpretations are presented in the associated manuscript. The Word document file “2017 FSP Penetrometer Meta DATA.docx” contains a list of the six data tables deposited with AgData Commons as Excel files. The Excel files contain raw and summarized data used in the manuscript. Tables in the Word document contain variable names and short descriptions/definitions of each variable in the Excel data files.</p>

Tags: chisel-tillage, cone-index, no-tillage, organic-cropping-systems, penetrometer, soil-compaction, tillage
Organization: Department of Agriculture
USDA Legacy P project: P lability in soils and sediments

<p dir="ltr">The USDA Legacy Phosphorus Project seeks to leverage watershed research with <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ceap/watersheds" target="_blank">USDA NRCS </a>(Natural Resource Conservation Service) and <a href="https://www.ars.usda.gov/natural-resources-and-sustainable-agricultural-systems/water-availability-and-watershed-management/" target="_blank">USDA ARS </a>(Agricultural Research Service) to advance the science, innovation, and forecasting of legacy phosphorus (P) mitigation strategies. This project utilizes <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ceap/watersheds" target="_blank">Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) </a>watersheds across seven research sites within the Snake River, Mississippi River, Lake Erie, Chesapeake Bay, and Lake Champlain watersheds.</p><p dir="ltr">This dataset supports the article </p><p dir="ltr">Simpson,Z.P., Mott,J., Elkin,K., Buda,A., Faulkner,J., Hapeman,C., McCarty,G., Foroughi,M., Hively,W.D., King,K., Osterholz,W., Penn,C., Williams,M., Witthaus,L., Locke,M., Pawlowski,E., Dalzell,B., Feyereisen,G., Dolph,C., … Kleinman, P.J.A. (2024). Phosphorus lability across diverse agricultural contexts with legacy sources. <i>Journal of Environmental Quality</i>, 1–19. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20632" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20632</a></p><p dir="ltr">The main data file contains multiple sheets to guide the user, see 'readme' and 'column descriptions' for details. The 'Data Summary' sheet has the primary data in tidy format.</p><p dir="ltr">The R project (.Rproj) file is useful for navigating the R code in RStudio. Scripts to support and reproduce the analyses in the manuscript are given. Code for figures are also in these scripts. The 'analyses' folder includes EPC0 fits via</p><p dir="ltr"><code>brms</code></p><p dir="ltr">-- for sake of space, only the selected fits are included here ("best performing models by site") -- unzip that folder to use.</p><p dir="ltr">Contact Zach Simpson for more information.</p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr">Funded through an interagency agreement between USDA-NRCS and USDA-ARS, specifically: USDA Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) Watershed Assessment Studies</p>

Tags: epc0, legacy-phosphorus, phosphorus, sediment, soil, sorption
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Data from: Prior sugarcane borer damage does not impact conspecific damage or perennial crop yield in subsequent years of growth

<p dir="ltr">In perennial sugarcane (<i>Saccharum</i> spp.) agroecosystems, herbivory by lepidopteran stem borers like the sugarcane borer (SCB; <i>Diatraea saccharalis</i> (F.)) early in a growing season can increase the probability of conspecific herbivory later in the crop year. However, it is unknown if the effects of prior stem borer damage either to vegetatively propagated seed cane or standing plants can impact conspecific herbivory in ratoon growth following annual aboveground biomass harvest. Using the multiyear harvest cycle of Louisiana sugarcane, we conducted two field experiments and an analysis of a long-term dataset to evaluate if prior SCB damage increased levels of conspecific damage in subsequent crop years. In the first field study, we evaluated if SCB damage to whole stalk and billet seed cane decreased tiller emergence, aboveground biomass, fiber, and sucrose in the following two years of plant growth (i.e., plant cane and first ratoon). In the second field study, we evaluated the impacts of SCB damage sustained during different combinations of crop years on subsequent SCB damage and plant metrics as well as potential mechanisms mediating herbivore damage (i.e., nutrients and biological control potential). Finally, using a long-term dataset, we evaluated if SCB damage accrued during plant cane impacted the probability of conspecific damage in the first ratoon.</p>

Tags: cumulative-and-cascading-effects, diatraea-saccharalis, herbivory, plant-insect-interactions, prior-herbivory, ratoon, saccharum, sugarcane, sugarcane-borer
Organization: Department of Agriculture