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| license: other |
| pretty_name: Environmental Geology Datasets |
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| task_categories: |
| - other |
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| tags: |
| - geology |
| - environmental-geology |
| - geospatial |
| - gis |
| - geoai |
| - hydrology |
| - hydrogeology |
| - lithology |
| - watershed |
| - mineral-exploration |
| - remote-sensing |
| - earth-science |
| - agdfs |
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| language: |
| - en |
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| # Environmental Geology Datasets |
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| [](https://github.com/Nora-Research-Lab) |
| [](https://huggingface.co/NoraResearchLab) |
| [](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nora-research-lab) |
| [](https://x.com/noraresearchlab) |
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| ## Overview |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ## Quick Links |
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| - 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 |
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| ## Repository Structure |
| |
| ```text |
| geology/ |
| hydrology/ |
| lithology/ |
| terrain/ |
| soil/ |
| climate/ |
| metadata/ |
| raw/ |
| ``` |
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| ## Current Datasets |
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| ### Geology |
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| - Macrostrat |
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| ### Hydrology |
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| - HydroRIVERS |
| - HydroBASINS |
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| ## Planned Additions |
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| - GLiM |
| - DEM |
| - Soil |
| - Land Cover |
| - Rainfall |
| - Air Quality |
| - Groundwater |
| - Gravity |
| - Magnetic |
| - Earthquake |
| |
| ## Data Format |
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| Vector datasets are stored primarily as GeoParquet. |
| Raster datasets, when added, should be stored as GeoTIFF. |
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| Standard coordinate reference system: |
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| - EPSG:4326 (WGS84) |
| |
| ## Processing Pipeline |
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| Typical processing steps include: |
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| 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 |
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| Scientific meaning and attributes are preserved during conversion. |
| |
| ## Attribution |
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| 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. |
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| Users should cite both the original dataset providers and NORA Research Lab where appropriate. |
| |
| ## Licensing |
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| 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 |
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| This repository is intended for: |
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| - environmental geology |
| - hydrogeology |
| - geospatial analysis |
| - machine learning |
| - GeoAI |
| - academic research |
| - data engineering |
| - spatial querying |
| |
| ## Limitations |
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| 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. |
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| Users should review each source's documentation before using the data in publication or production. |
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| ## Citation |
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| If you use this repository, please cite: |
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| - the original dataset providers |
| - NORA Research Lab |
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| ## Maintainer |
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| NORA Research Lab |
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| GitHub: https://github.com/Nora-Research-Lab |
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| Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/NoraResearchLab |
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| Dataset: https://huggingface.co/datasets/NoraResearchLab/Environmental_geology-datasets |
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| Last updated: 2026 |
