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National Geothermal Data System

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Name of repository
National Geothermal Data System
Additional name(s)
  • NGDS
Repository URL
https://data.geothermaldata.org/
Subject(s)
Description
The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) is a distributed data system that provides access to information related to geothermal energy from a network of data providers, including academic researchers, private industry, and state and federal agencies.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
86.784 datasets
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Dates

Closed
2026-08-24

Institutions (6)

Institution name
Association of American State Geologists
Additional name(s)
  • AASG
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
NGDS Partners
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Open Energy Information, Geothermal Data Repository
Additional name(s)
  • OpenEI GDR
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Southern Methodist University, Geothermal Lab
Additional name(s)
  • SMU Geothermal Lab
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
U.S. Department of Energy, Geothermal Technologies Office
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
U.S. Geological Survey
Additional name(s)
  • USGS
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (3)

Data license
CC
Data license
ODC
Data license
OGL

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • CKAN
Enhanced publication
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
OpenDAP
Url
https://www.geothermaldata.org/ngds-exchange-methods-and-metadata#quicktabs-ngds_exchange_methods_and_metada=2

Remarks

Remarks
NGDS data and metadata can be transferred according to Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) protocols such as Web Map Service (WMS), Web Feature Service (WFS), and Catalog Service for the Web (CSW).
Entry date
2014-09-15
Last update
2026-08-24
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re3data.org: National Geothermal Data System; editing status 2026-08-24; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R37902 last accessed: 2026-09-21