Department of Interior

USGS ScienceBase API

ScienceBase provides collaborative scientific data management infrastructure enabling upload, documentation, sharing, and discovery of USGS scientific data using standards-compliant REST web services. Covers a broad range of earth science, ecology, and natural resource data.

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https://www.usgs.gov/sciencebase-instructions-and-documentation/api-and-web-services

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: USGS ScienceBase API
description: ScienceBase provides collaborative scientific data management infrastructure enabling upload,
  documentation, sharing, and discovery of USGS scientific data using standards-compliant REST web services.
  Covers a broad range of earth science, ecology, and natural resource data.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/
baseURL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog
tags:
- Science Data
- Ecology
- Natural Resources
- Data Catalog
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.usgs.gov/sciencebase-instructions-and-documentation/api-and-web-services
contact:
- FN: USGS ScienceBase
  url: https://www.sciencebase.gov