Tips
When looking for data sets think about what federal or state government agencies collect data about your scientific topic. Government websites often make data available to the public for free.
Data sets are sometimes spelled as one word, datasets.
Where to Find Data Sets - a few examples
- Harvard DataverseFind data across research fields, preview metadata, and download files. Areas include: Chemistry, Medicine, Environmental Science, and more.
- WA Deptartment of EcologyGateway to Ecology's many web-accessible databases and tools.
- NOAA Climate DataClimate Data Online provides free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information.
- WA Geology GIS DataWashington geologic data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other formats.
- U.S. Census DataSelect from a range of demographic & economic data sets to download.
- Data.govPortal to open data sources for over 300,000 U.S. government data sets.
