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What about using non-Federal data repositories to provide or host the required public access to my data? [112]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Use of non-Federal repositories is acceptable however the authoritative copy of the data must be hosted on USGS servers or a federally maintained data service. A metadata record must be included in the USGS Science Data Catalog that includes a DOI link to the data source. [Read more]

Use of non-Federal repositories is acceptable as described at Standards for Establishing Trusted Repositories for USGS Digital Assets. The authoritative copy of the data, however, must be hosted on USGS servers or a federally maintained data service (refer to SM 502.9). For established agreements with the USGS, these arrangements, including a hosting agreement, need to be clearly spelled out in the DMP. In all cases, a metadata record, as described in SM 502.7, must be included in the USGS Science Data Catalog that includes a DOI link back to the data source, regardless of where the data reside or are hosted.