ScienceBase Data Release Queries

Search by:

• USGS mission area
• USGS science topic keyword
• USGS cost center name
• Advanced queries

USGS mission area

Example query URL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data+Release&filter=party={"name":"Core Science Systems","type":"USGS Mission Area"}

USGS science topic keyword

Example query URL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data+Release&filter=tags={"type": "USGS Scientific Topic Keyword","name": "Water Quality"}

USGS cost center name

Example query URLs: 

• https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data+Release&filter=party={"type":"SDC Data Owner","name":"Science Analytics and Synthesis"}
• https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data+Release&filter=party={"type":"SDC Data Owner","name":"Science Analytics and Synthesis"}&format=csv&max=1000

Advanced queries

• Data releases in progress (not yet published): 
  https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=browseCategory=Data Release - In Progress
  note: in-progress data releases have restricted permissions. Users will need to log in to view in-progress data releases for which they have read access.
   
• Data releases published within a date range (customize URL by date range):
  https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data Release&filter=dateRange={'dateType':'Publication','start':'2018-10-01','end':'2019-10-01'}
   
• Data releases that have been revised after publication (customize URL by date range):
  https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data Release&filter=dateRange={'dateType':'revision','start':'2018-10-01','end':'2019-10-01'}
   
• Note: to filter the search results of any query by science center, append the following to the URL and customize by name: &filter=party={'type':'SDC Data Owner','name':'Science Analytics and Synthesis'}
  For example: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/items?q=&filter=systemType=Data Release&filter=dateRange={'dateType':'Publication','start':'2018-10-01','end':'2019-10-01'}&filter=party={'type':'SDC Data Owner','name':'Science Analytics and Synthesis'}
   
• Query for information about data release views and downloads:
  https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/metrics/52a7f9efe4b0de1a6d2dd10a?&fromDate=2017-01-01&toDate=2020-02-07&timescale=week&format=json
  https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/metrics/52a7f9efe4b0de1a6d2dd10a?&fromDate=2017-01-01&toDate=2020-02-07&timescale=week&format=json&category=files