README.md

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license: other
pretty_name: Environmental Geology Datasets

task_categories:
- other

tags:
- geology
- environmental-geology
- geospatial
- gis
- geoai
- hydrology
- hydrogeology
- lithology
- watershed
- mineral-exploration
- remote-sensing
- earth-science
- agdfs

language:
- en
---

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# Environmental Geology Datasets

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## Overview

Environmental Geology Datasets is a curated geospatial dataset repository maintained by NORA Research Lab.
It supports environmental geology, GIS, GeoAI, mineral exploration, hydrogeology, remote sensing, hazard analysis, and scientific research.

The repository is intended to serve as a standardized backend for the Automated Geological Data Fetching System (AGDFS).
It aggregates and organizes third-party geospatial datasets into cloud-friendly formats for efficient storage, querying, and reuse.

## Quick Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/Nora-Research-Lab
- Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/NoraResearchLab
- Dataset: https://huggingface.co/datasets/NoraResearchLab/Environmental_geology-datasets
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nora-research-lab
- X: https://x.com/noraresearchlab

## Repository Structure

```text
geology/
hydrology/
lithology/
terrain/
soil/
climate/
metadata/
raw/
```

## Current Datasets

### Geology

- Macrostrat

### Hydrology

- HydroRIVERS
- HydroBASINS

## Planned Additions

- GLiM
- DEM
- Soil
- Land Cover
- Rainfall
- Air Quality
- Groundwater
- Gravity
- Magnetic
- Earthquake

## Data Format

Vector datasets are stored primarily as GeoParquet.
Raster datasets, when added, should be stored as GeoTIFF.

Standard coordinate reference system:

- EPSG:4326 (WGS84)

## Processing Pipeline

Typical processing steps include:

1. Download from original provider
2. Validate files and geometry
3. Reproject to EPSG:4326 where needed
4. Convert to cloud-native format
5. Compress and optimize
6. Upload to Hugging Face
7. Record source and processing metadata

Scientific meaning and attributes are preserved during conversion.

## Attribution

All third-party scientific datasets remain the property of their original creators.
NORA Research Lab performs aggregation, validation, format conversion, metadata generation, and cloud distribution.

Users should cite both the original dataset providers and NORA Research Lab where appropriate.

## Licensing

This repository includes an MIT LICENSE file for repository code, scripts, and documentation created by NORA Research Lab.
The datasets themselves retain the licenses of their original providers and are not relicensed under MIT.

## Intended Use

This repository is intended for:

- environmental geology
- hydrogeology
- geospatial analysis
- machine learning
- GeoAI
- academic research
- data engineering
- spatial querying

## Limitations

Dataset coverage, resolution, and completeness depend on the original source.
Some datasets may be global, while others may be regional or incomplete in some areas.

Users should review each source's documentation before using the data in publication or production.

## Citation

If you use this repository, please cite:

- the original dataset providers
- NORA Research Lab

## Maintainer

NORA Research Lab

GitHub: https://github.com/Nora-Research-Lab

Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/NoraResearchLab

Dataset: https://huggingface.co/datasets/NoraResearchLab/Environmental_geology-datasets

Last updated: 2026