Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS)
Data and Tools
Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
BISON: (https://bison.usgs.gov) A web-based map viewer allowing users to search, view and download species occurrence data from BISON. BISON APIs: (https://bison.usgs.gov/#api) REST, WMS, and solr services enable direct access to species occurrence data from custom external applications.
Data Management
The USGS Data Management Website provides the Bureau with best practices, tools, and references to enable the management and preservation of science data.
Legacy Data Inventory and Reporting System (LDIRS)
The USGS Legacy Data and Information Reporting System (LDIRS) is an online tool to facilitate the inventory and preservation of USGS legacy data. The LDIRS inventories and reports are available to all USGS employees and getting started is easy!
Historical Stream Fish Distribution Database for the Conterminous United States (1950-1990): IchthyMaps
Fish occurrence data to support high-resolution distribution models and test various community and macroecological hypotheses have not been available at the national scale. We present IchthyMaps, a database of high-quality historical fish occurrences covering fishes of the conterminous United States. Designed on the principles of metacommunity ecology, IchthyMaps is a compilation of presenc...