Recommended Datasets for National Centers
INFORMATION COOPERATIVE
National Steering Committees of the Information Cooperative National Centers are responsible for guiding the development of each national node. Therefore, the specific data stored at each Information Cooperative Node and the specific local or distributed resources for which metadata descriptions are developed are decided at the local (country) level. Following are some of the basic types of data that are most frequently included at Information Cooperative Nodes. This list will be enlarged significantly as time and resources permit.
Environmental Data
Geographic Data, Remote Sensing Data, and Spatial Data
- Digital Base Maps with Human and Geological Features
- Digital Thematic Maps
- Administrative Boundary Maps
- Forest Maps
- Coastal Data
- Land Cover
Economic Data
- Labor, Employment and Income Statistics
- Registers of Enterprises
- International Classifications for Statistical Data
- Energy Production Data
- Energy Resource Data
- Energy Consumption Data
- National Accounts
- Tax Codes, Laws Implementation
- Foreign Trade
- Utility Rates, Incentives
- Agricultural/Land Use
- Price Indices and Exchange Rates
Policy and Law Data
- Register of Laws
- Environmental Treaties
Health Statistics
- Hospital Information
- Morbidity Data
- Birth Data
- Birth Control Data
- Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data
Population and Demographics
- Census Micro Data (Time series)
- Fertility and Family Survey Data
- Estimates and Projections
- Vital Statistics
Other
- Catalogue of National Databases and Informatics Capabilities
- Relevant Governmental Organizations and NGOs
- Status of Privatization and Ownership Laws and Institutions