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GEE Community Datasets

It is feasible to sometimes use a machine readable list of catalog assets. While we are going to introduce a STAC catalog again at some point the assets are also available in two specific formats with the total running count above.

  Download latest JSON version here

JSON format

This holds information about the datasets in this structure as a JSON list. If the license is custom for a dataset license text is included to clarify the details. The structure is the following

Field Description
Title The name of the dataset.
Sample Code A link to a sample script demonstrating how to use the dataset in Google Earth Engine.
Type The type of data (e.g., table).
ID The unique identifier for the dataset in the Earth Engine catalog.
Provider The organization or entity that provides the dataset.
Tags Keywords associated with the dataset to help with search and categorization.
License The licensing terms under which the dataset is provided.
License Text Additional text explaining the license (if applicable).
Docs A link to documentation or more information about the dataset.
Thematic Group The category or group under which the dataset falls (e.g., Oceans and Shorelines, Hydrology). 
[
    {
        "title": "Global Shoreline Dataset",
        "sample_code": "https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=users/sat-io/awesome-gee-catalog-examples:oceans-shorelines/GLOBAL_SHORELINES",
        "type": "table",
        "id": "projects/sat-io/open-datasets/shoreline/mainlands",
        "provider": "United States Geological Survey, USGS",
        "tags": "Global Shoreline, Shoreline, mainlands, Oceans",
        "license": "Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International",
        "docs": "https://gee-community-catalog.org/projects/shoreline/",
        "thematic_group": "Oceans and Shorelines"
    },
    {
        "title": "NWI_CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata",
        "sample_code": "https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=users/sat-io/awesome-gee-catalog-examples:hydrology/NATIONAL-WETLANDS-INVENTORY",
        "type": "table",
        "id": "projects/sat-io/open-datasets/NWI/rpm/CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata",
        "provider": "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service",
        "tags": "wetlands, conservation areas, habitats, fish, wildlife, drinking water, recreation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata",
        "license": "custom",
        "license_text": "The US FWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) is a publicly available resource that provides detailed information on the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of US",
        "docs": "https://gee-community-catalog.org/projects/nwi/",
        "thematic_group": "Hydrology"
    }
]

CSV Format

The CSV file is created using a Github action within the repository and contains all fields in the JSON representation. Fields like license_text if empty for a specific license are left empty.

  Download latest CSV version here

id provider title type tags sample_code license license_text docs_page thematic_group
projects/sat-io/open-datasets/shoreline/mainlands United States Geological Survey, USGS Global Shoreline Dataset table Global Shoreline, Shoreline, mainlands, Oceans https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=users/sat-io/awesome-gee-catalog-examples:oceans-shorelines/GLOBAL_SHORELINES Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International NA https://gee-community-catalog.org/projects/shoreline/ Oceans and Shorelines
projects/sat-io/open-datasets/NWI/rpm/CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NWI_CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata table wetlands, conservation areas, habitats, fish, wildlife, drinking water, recreation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,CO_Riparian_Project_Metadata https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=users/sat-io/awesome-gee-catalog-examples:hydrology/NATIONAL-WETLANDS-INVENTORY custom The US FWS National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) is a publicly available resource that provides detailed information on the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of US https://gee-community-catalog.org/projects/nwi/ Hydrology
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