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Data access — Group 18

Group 18 is combining agency-held climate, hydrology, and community datasets to demonstrate what fast, standards-aware interoperability can look like. Use this page to keep track of the data sources, permissions, and storage locations that power our summit deliverables.

Primary data streams

Source Description Access Notes
NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO) Hourly precipitation and temperature summaries for pilot watersheds. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/ Use the API token stored in the team password vault. Pull into data/raw/noaa_cdo/.
USGS Water Services API Streamflow, gauge height, and discharge records for interoperability testing. https://waterservices.usgs.gov/ Document parameter codes in the metadata crosswalk (documentation/metadata-crosswalk.md).
Local partner datasets Community-provided socio-ecological indicators (shared via CyVerse). i:/iplant/home/shared/esiil/Innovation_summit/Group_18/shared_data/ Confirm sharing permissions before redistribution; reference data contracts in the repo.

Storage layout

  • Community folder: i:/iplant/home/shared/esiil/Innovation_summit/Group_18/
  • shared_data/ – canonical copies from partners.
  • harmonized/ – outputs from automated schema mapping workflows.
  • deliverables/ – figures, briefs, and reproducible notebooks ready for publication.
  • Local repo folders:
  • data/raw/ – scratch space for downloads (do not commit large files).
  • data/processed/ – small extracts safe to version control if <50 MB.

Access checklist

  • [ ] Record API tokens or credentials in secure storage (not in Git).
  • [ ] Capture provenance and licensing details in documentation/metadata-crosswalk.md.
  • [ ] Note any restrictions in commit messages and the Data section of the homepage.
  • [ ] When in doubt, link to authoritative sources instead of copying large files into the repo.