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<div id="main"> <div class="inner-banner" id="cemetery"> <div class="container"> <h1 itemprop="headline" rel="bookmark">Using LTER Data</h1> <p id="breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://lternet.edu/">Home</a></span> » <span class="breadcrumb_last" aria-current="page">Using LTER Data</span></span></p> </div> </div> <div id="content" class="container"> <div class="row"> <div id="main-content" class="col-md-12" role="main" itemscope itemprop="mainContentOfPage" itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <article id="post-45977" class="cf post-45977 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry" role="article" itemscope itemprop="blogPost" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <section class="entry-content cf" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="wpb-content-wrapper"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1080" height="500" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-86937" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header.jpg 1080w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-300x139.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-125x58.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-768x356.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-600x278.jpg 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-150x69.jpg 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-75x35.jpg 75w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/data-header-45x21.jpg 45w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></figure> <p class="has-white-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size">The LTER Network makes data available online with as few restrictions as possible. LTER data is reviewed for errors and inconsistencies and thoroughly documented so that it can be incorporated into broader comparative and synthetic studies. LTER <a href="#im">Information Managers</a>, stationed at each LTER site, work to ensure that LTER data is reviewed for errors and inconsistencies and thoroughly documented so that it can be incorporated into broader comparative and synthetic studies.<br><br>LTER data form the backbone of long-term ecological inquiry. Freely available data are used and reused many times over, often to <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/climate-change-makes-kelp-less-nutritious/">answer unexpected questions</a> years after their collection. And, data form the backbone of <a href="https://lternet.edu/current-working-groups/">cross-site synthesis</a>, both within the LTER network and beyond.</p> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-large-font-size" id="h-how-to-access-lter-data">How to access LTER data</h2> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-environmental-data-initiative">Environmental Data Initiative</h3> <p><strong>T</strong>he <a href="https://edirepository.org/">Environmental Data Initiative (EDI)</a> is the main repository for LTER data. EDI is an environmental data repository that curates and maintains data from many environmental science research programs — especially those funded through NSF’s Division of Environmental Biology. It grew out of the information management systems and practices of the LTER Network and was established as an independent program in 2016.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="https://edirepository.org/" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">Search data in EDI</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="240" height="240" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20240%20240'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-78571" style="width:141px;height:141px" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo.png 240w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo-150x150.png 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo-125x125.png 125w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="240" height="240" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo.png" alt="" class="wp-image-78571" style="width:141px;height:141px" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo.png 240w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo-150x150.png 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/edi-logo-125x125.png 125w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></noscript></figure></div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-regional-repositories">Regional Repositories</h3> <p>LTER data are also available through disciplinary or regional repositories such as the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office <a href="http://www.bco-dmo.org/">(BCO-DMO),</a> the <a href="https://search.dataone.org/#profile/ARCTIC">Arctic Data Center</a>, the <a href="http://datadryad.org/">Dryad Digital Repository</a>, and others. The most comprehensive search of public data at this time is available via the <a href="https://www.dataone.org/">DataONE Federation</a>, <a href="https://search.dataone.org/#profile/LTER">LTER member node</a>.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="https://search.dataone.org/#profile/LTER" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">Search LTER data in DataONE</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1907" height="455" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201907%20455'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86938" style="width:169px;height:39px" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo.png 1907w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-300x72.png 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-125x30.png 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-768x183.png 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-1536x366.png 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-600x143.png 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-150x36.png 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-75x18.png 75w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-45x11.png 45w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1907" height="455" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo.png" alt="" class="wp-image-86938" style="width:169px;height:39px" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo.png 1907w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-300x72.png 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-125x30.png 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-768x183.png 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-1536x366.png 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-600x143.png 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-150x36.png 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-75x18.png 75w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dataone-logo-45x11.png 45w" sizes="(max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px" /></noscript></figure></div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-local-site-catalogues">Local Site Catalogues</h3> <p>Many LTER sites also have a local data catalog that includes LTER and non-LTER data, presented in a way that is most usable for site-based researchers. It may also include data that are not yet publicly available because it hasn’t been cleaned and documented or because manuscripts using the data haven’t yet been submitted to journals.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="https://lternet.edu/sites" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">See LTER Sites</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><div class="img-holder "><img decoding="async" width="2010" height="1005" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202010%201005'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-84509" style="width:201px;height:101px" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2010x1005.jpg 2010w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-300x150.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-125x63.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-768x384.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-600x300.jpg 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-150x75.jpg 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-75x38.jpg 75w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-45x23.jpg 45w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 2010px) 100vw, 2010px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2010x1005.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="2010" height="1005" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2010x1005.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-84509" style="width:201px;height:101px" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2010x1005.jpg 2010w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-300x150.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-125x63.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-768x384.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-600x300.jpg 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-150x75.jpg 150w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-75x38.jpg 75w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/synchrony_grid-45x23.jpg 45w" sizes="(max-width: 2010px) 100vw, 2010px" /></noscript><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Credit:</strong> Jornada Basin LTER (right) & Moorea Coral Reef LTER (left), CC BY-SA 4.0.</p></div></figure></div></div> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-using-lter-data-best-practices">Using LTER Data: Best Practices</h2> <p>We love it when LTER data can contribute to scientific discovery and environmental management in unexpected ways and we encourage researchers to cite LTER data using the <strong><a href="https://www.doi.org/">Digital Object Identifier</a></strong> (DOI) associated with each data package.</p> <p>When using data collected by another investigator, it is both courteous and wise to make direct contact with the investigator before incorporating the data into your analyses. Contact information and funding sources are available in the metadata associated with each data package.</p> <p>The <a href="https://lternet.edu/data-access-policy/">LTER Data Access Policy</a> was last updated at the 2017 LTER Science Council Meeting. <a href="https://lternet.edu/documents/information-management-system-guidelines-2018-revision/">Guidelines for LTER information management systems</a> were updated in Fall, 2017.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="/data-access-policy/" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">LTER Data Access Policy</a></div> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="https://lternet.edu/documents/information-management-system-guidelines-2018-revision/" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">Guidelines for LTER Management Systems</a></div> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lter-data-community">LTER Data Community</h2> <p>LTER Information Managers have a strong cross-site community, with weekly watercooler meetings to share all sorts of data management ideas plus formal meetings across the network. They also publish the <a href="https://lternet.edu/story_types/databits/">DataBits Newsletter</a> approximately twice a year, with updates on information activities at sites and deep dives into topics of interest to LTER and other Environmental Information Managers. All current and past issues are available in the <a href="https://lternet.edu/story_types/databits/">LTER DataBits archive</a>.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button" href="/story_types/databits/" style="border-radius:0px;background-color:#209aca">See the DataBits Newsletter Archive</a></div> </div> <div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-recent-databits-stories">Recent DataBits Stories</h3> <div class="wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow"><ul class="columns-5 wp-block-post-template has-small-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid"><li 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