Data Refuge is a public, collaborative project designed to address the following concerns about federal climate and environmental data:

What are the best ways to safeguard data?
How do federal agencies play crucial roles in data collection, management, and distribution?
How do government priorities impact data’s accessibility?
Which projects and research fields depend on federal data?
Which data sets are of value to research and local communities, and why?

DataRefuge is also an initiative committed to identifying, assessing, prioritizing, securing, and distributing reliable copies of federal climate and environmental data so that it remains available to researchers. Data collected as part of the #DataRefuge initiative will be stored in multiple, trusted locations to help ensure continued accessibility.

DataRefuge acknowledges--and in fact draws attention to--the fact that there are no guarantees of perfectly safe information. But there are ways that we can create safe and trustworthy copies. DataRefuge is thus also a project to develop the best methods, practices, and protocols to do so.

DataRefuge depends on local communities. We work in partnership with Environmental Data Governance Initiative (EDGI), Climate Mirror, ProjectARCC, and with local collaborators at #ProtectClimateData and other DataRescue events.

This is the data catalog for DataRefuge. To view the Data Refuge website, click here

Please note that the workflow developed in January that has populated most of the datasets found here is no longer being supported as of May 21, 2017. Please contact us with questions.

Code for the Data Refuge CKAN theme can be found here.
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National Endowment for the Humanities(Data Refuge)
Dec 7, 2017
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States. Because democracy demands wisdom, NEH serves and strengthens our republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. The...
Health Resources and Service Administration
Dec 7, 2017
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides health care to people who are geographically isolated, and/or economically or medically vulnerable. This includes people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers and their families, and those otherwise unable t...
United States Department of Transportation
Dec 7, 2017
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the U.S. government concerned with transportation. Its mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life...
National Science Foundation (NSF)(DataRefuge)
Dec 7, 2017
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense. With an annual budget of $7.5 billion (FY 2016), NSF is the funding source for approximately 24 percent of all federally supp...
United States Geological Survey
Dec 6, 2017
The USGS was established in 1879 with the responsibility to map public lands, examine geological structure, and evaluate mineral resources. Over the next century, its mission expanded to include the research of groundwater, ecosystems, environmental health, natural hazards, and climate and land use change.
United States Department of Energy(Data Refuge)
Dec 6, 2017
The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID)(DataRefuge)
Dec 6, 2017
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to: Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; Strengthen democracy and good governance; Protect human r...
United States Department of Agriculture(Data Refuge)
Dec 6, 2017
We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. We have a vision to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Am...
National Center for Education Statistics(DataRefuge)
Dec 6, 2017United States Department of Education (ED)
The National Center for Education Statistics is a part of the U.S. Department of Education and is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)(DataRefuge)
Dec 6, 2017
The UNFCCC secretariat services the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, its Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
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