Repository details
NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
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Name of repository
NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
Additional name(s)
- SEDAC
Repository URL
Subject(s)
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Political Science
- Economics
- Life Sciences
- Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
- Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
- Soil Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Geosciences
- Geophysics and Geodesy
- Geography
- Human Geography
- Engineering Sciences
- Construction Engineering and Architecture
- Construction Engineering and Architecture
- Urbanism, Spatial Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Landscape Planning
Description
SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, was one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). SEDAC was a regular member of the World Data System and focuses on human interactions in the environment. Its mission was to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between the Earth and social sciences.
Contact(s)
- administrative: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
- support: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/contact
Certificate(s)
Keyword(s)
- agriculture
- climate
- conservation
- energy infrastructure
- environmental assessment
- environmental health
- environmental indicators
- environmental sciences
- environmental treaties
- global environment
- governance
- hazards
- health
- infrastructure
- land use
- marine and coastal
- population
- poverty
- remote sensing
- socioeconomics
- sustainability
- water
Repository size
325 collections
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Dates
Started
1998
Closed
2025
Institutions (2)
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- CIESIN
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1997
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- NASA EOSDIS
- NASA Earth Data
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1997
Policies (2)
Policy name
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
Data license
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
open
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- Fedora
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced publication
yes
Metadata standards (1)
Remarks
Remarks
SEDAC is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index.
This record is combined with 'NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center', see https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010160
The World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment has been superseded by the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), which is a regular member of the World Data System (WDS). The International Council for Science (ICSU) replaced the World Data Centers (WDC) with the WDS, which supports the provision of trusted scientific data services by certifying its members to ensure that they maintain the organizational capabilities and infrastructure for managing the data products and services that they offer.
Entry date
2012-12-09
Last update
2026-03-12
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