Environmental Data Initiative

Create . Package . Archive . Discover . Reuse

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Our Vision

Scientific discovery fueled by data commons accessible to everyone.

Our Mission

Preserve environmental data for open and reproducible science, to promote synthesis across space and time, and to aid in the assessment of environmental change and its consequences.

What We Provide

Information Rich Metadata

Quickly understand a dataset and evaluate its fitness for reuse in new research.

Quality Data for Reuse

Open-access to a thematically diverse collection of environmental data.

Tools to Support Research

Useful tools for publishing and reusing data in the research life cycle.

Secure & Persistent Archive

Guaranteed immutability of all data for long-term access, transparency, and reuse.

Timely One-on-One Support

Around-the-clock support on topics from data curation to software design.

Citation & Attribution

Automatically updated research profiles and data linked to journal articles.

Enhanced Discovery

Data discoverable in the DataONE and Google Dataset Search Engines reach broad audiences.

Data Exploration & Analysis

Intuitive data exploration tools for deeper insights into published data packages.

Analysis Ready Data

Accelerated integration and synthesis of data through thematic standardization.

Workflow Automation

REST API for automating data publication, reporting, and reproducible science.

Training & Skill Building

Based on 40+ years of information management expertise, including from the U.S. LTER Network.

Personalized Data Catalogs

A searchable index of select data publications to embed within a project website.

Featured Data

Effects of Copper Sulfate Toxicity on Multiple Phytoplankton and Animals in Standardized Aquatic Microcosms

Taub, F.B. 2022.

The data published in this featured data package were obtained from a study funded by the Food and Drug Administration (1983-1986) to determine if ecosystems could be used to regulate chemicals. The work on this topic was published in several peer-reviewed articles that have been added as journal citations to the data package landing page in the EDI data repository. At the time of publishing this work, the practice of data publishing was not yet established. Publishing the data now ensures that they are preserved and available for re-use in continuing or future studies.

News

Audit Service Regression Causes EDI Data Portal System Errors

May 18, 2022

Starting on Tuesday 10 May 2022, the PASTA Audit Service began experiencing unexpected system shut downs that resulted in user errors when attempting to access data packages from the EDI Data...

2022 Data Management Fellowship Program

May 11, 2022

We have awarded 15 fellowships for our ecological data management training program for this summer. The Fellows will receive training in ecological data management and gain hands-on experience...

New EDI Website

May 4, 2022

We are excited to announce the release of our new website at https://edirepository.org. This website comes with improved support for EDI users, along with an abundance of documentation for the...

Webinar "EDI reporting tools", 9 May 2022 @ 3:00 pm ET

May 3, 2022

This month’s webinar will be presented at the LTER Information Managers' monthly Water Cooler event.