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The data sets in this directory were provided by Mr. Gregory Yetman and Drs. Stuart Gaffin and Deborah Balk from the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. There are three data files at three spatial resolutions of 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 degree in both latitude and longitude and for the reference year of 1990.Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are commonly given for nations as a single aggregated number. This data set generates estimates of GDP density distributed subnationally to facilitate the integration of GDP with other data at a sub-national level and to promote interdisciplinary studies that include socioeconomic aspects. This is one of two coarse resolution Socioeconomic data sets included in the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) Initiative II data collection, the other being the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), also produced by CIESIN.

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Product Data for Drugs in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The rebate drug product data file contains the active drugs that have been reported by participating drug manufacturers as of the most recent rebate reporting period under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. All drugs are identified by National Drug Code (NDC), unit type, units per package size, product name, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval date, the date the drug entered the market, plus indicators to show whether the drug is an innovator or non-innovator drug, whether it is available by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC), the FDA therapeutic equivalency code, and the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) rating and termination date, if applicable.

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Surface Locations of Boreholes drilled for exploration or oil and gas production. Dataset is maintained by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Please note: older well locations were mapped on a NAD27 grid and have been projected to NAD 83 for inclusion in this file. When plotted on the current NAD 83 grid, they will not appear to "line up", because the NAD 83 grid represents a complete re-grid, and not a re-projection of the old NAD 27 grid. All current wells have been plotted on a NAD 83 grid.

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The MPA Inventory is a comprehensive catalog that provides detailed information for existing marine protected areas in the United States. The inventory provides geospatial boundary information (in polygon format) and classification attributes that seek to define the conservation objectives, protection level, governance and related management criteria for all sites in the database. The comprehensive inventory of federal, state and territorial MPA sites provides governments and stakeholders with access to information to make better decisions about the current and future use of place-based conservation. The information also will be used to inform the development of the national system of marine protected areas as required by Executive Order 13158.

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This Comprehensive Conservation Plan CCP was written to guide management on Texas Chenier Plains Refuge Complex for the next 15 years. This plan outlines the Complex vision and purpose and describes how Texas Chenier Plains Refuge Complex will contribute to the overall mission of the Refuge System. The plan provides an introduction to the Complex, an overview of the CCP process, alternatives, the affected environment, an environmental impact analysis, and coordination and consultation. Key planning issues include: expansion of the Complex, recreational uses, habitat management, restoration of Refuge lands, and threats to the ecosystem.

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Radiometric ages of geological materials by K-Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, fission track, and U-Th-Pb dating methods. A revision of DDS-14 correcting locations and providing the data in more convenient formats.

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Monthly tabulated index of the East Atlantic Teleconnection pattern. The data spans the period 1950 to present. The index is derived from a rotated principal component analysis (RPCA) of normalized 500-hPa height anomalies from the period 1950-2000. The data source is the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis. The resulting time series is then re-normalized to coincide with the 1981-2010 base period monthly means. The index is updated monthly. Calculating the index using the RPCA approach is a somewhat complicated process, in that it is not derived independently of the other extra tropical teleconnection pattern indices.

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For this award, Tyvak proposes to develop a complete suite of avionics for a Nano-Launch Vehicle (NLV) based on the architecture determinations performed during Phase I. This system will address the unique avionics challenges of a dedicated small launch vehicle and will utilize heritage and lessons learned from Tyvak's CubeSat avionics systems, modifying and optimizing its existing products for use with this new class of launch vehicles. The major technical objectives are: - Provide broad compatibility with all known NLV systems in development - Determine and provide appropriate performance and reliability metrics while maintaining the low-cost/low-mass approach made possible by commercial electronic systems - Implement the latest network protocols with support for wireless systems in the NLV environment - Develop a GPS metric tracking system and perform requirement verification to meet range safety recommendations - Demonstrate the reliability of low-cost/low-mass/low-power/redundant automatic flight termination system (AFTS) by combining the latest generation of commercial miniature GPS systems with high performance computer systems currently used by Tyvak - Validate functionality and performance for the entire NLV avionics suite through a series of incremental tests, from vibration and thermal vacuum, through a stratospheric balloon flight, an inert test article flight, to final demonstration on a NLV proxy.

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HMGP provides grants to states and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration.The HMGP is one of three Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs administered by FEMA.The HMA grant programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from future disaster damages.

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Alexandrium blooms are one of several algal bloom types often called "red tides," but more correctly referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Alexandrium produces a potent toxin that accumulates in shellfish and can cause illness in humans who eat contaminated shellfish.

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This data set shows the age demographics of the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) patient population for the first day of each fiscal year July 1st 2009-2014. DSH manages the California state hospital system providing mental health services. Patients are mandated for treatment by a criminal or civil court.

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This metadata record describes the ortho & lidar mapping of Pasco County, FL. The mapping consists of lidar data collected using a Leica ALS-40 Lidar Sensor, contour generation, and production of natural color orthophotography with a 30-cm GSD using imagery collected with a Leica ADS-40 Aerial Digital Camera.

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Productivity and costs measures are published for six major sectors: Business, nonfarm business, nonfinancial corporations, total manufacturing, durable goods manufacturing, and nondurable goods manufacturing. For each sector, measures of industry analytic ratios (e.g., productivity, unit labor costs) are available as well as basic data (e.g., output, hours, and compensation) on which they are based. Output data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce; the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Reserve Board. Compensation data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment and average weekly hours are selected from the BLS establishment survey, and, where necessary for the farm sector and for the self-employed, from the BLS labor force survey. The labor input measure is then converted to the hours at work concept using results of a special annual survey, conducted for thispurpose.

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This data set contains the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) boundary line (also known as State Seaward Boundary (SSB), or Fed State Boundary)in ESRI shapefile formats for the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region. The SLA boundary defines the seaward limit of a state's submerged lands and the landward boundary of federally managed OCS lands. In the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region the boundary is projected 3 nautical miles offshore from the baseline for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; and 9 miles for Texas and the Gulf coast of Florida. Further information on the SLA and development of this line from baseline points can be found in OCS Report MMS 99-0006: Boundary Development on the Outer Continental ShelfContains the fedstate (SLA-Boundary) as of March 15, 2013. Used ArcCatalog to create shape files. Shape files put at \\imsnolna04\le\shared\GISPublicInfo.

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To provide the user with a general idea of areas where final critical habitat for Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) occur. The geographic extent includes Bernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro and Valencia Counties in New Mexico.

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The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each print volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year, and is issued on a quarterly basis. Bulk data downloads of Code of Federal Regulations files in XML format are available from 2000 to the present, by year, title, and volume. The current XML data set is not yet an official format of the Code of Federal Regulations. Only the PDF and Text versions have legal status as parts of the official online format of the Code of Federal Regulations. The XML-structured files are derived from SGML-tagged data and printing codes, which may produce anomalies in display. In addition, the XML data does not yet include image files. Users who require a higher level of assurance may wish to consult the official version of the Code of Federal Reulations on FDsys.gov. The FDsys data set includes digitally signed Code of Federal Regulations PDF files, which may be relied upon as evidence in a court of law. See: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR

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SUMMARY DDOD use case request to improve National Death Registry for use with outcomes research. WHAT IS A USE CASE? A “Use Case” is a request that was made by the user community because there were no available datasets that met their particular needs. If this use case is similar to your needs, we ask that you add your own requirements to the specifications section. The concept of a use case falls within the Demand-Driven Open Data (DDOD) program and gives you a formalized way to identify what data you need. It’s for anyone in industry, research, media, nonprofits or other government agencies. Each request becomes a DDOD use case, so that it can be prioritized and worked on. Use Cases also provide a wealth of insights about existing alternative datasets and tips for interpreting and manipulating data for specific purposes. PURPOSE PCORnet funded outcomes research often relies on NDI for mortality events not captured within the medical system Example: "Aspirin trial": Optimal maintenance dose of aspirin for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) Example: Comparative Effectiveness of Liver Transplant Strategies for End-Stage Liver Disease Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy VALUE Complete data is a requirement in order to conduct research. In addition, mortality events outside of healthcare setting don't always get captured. This data would be useful in many comparative effectiveness research studies, regardless of whether funded by PCORI. USE CASE SPECIFICATIONS & SOLUTION Information about this use cases is maintained in a wiki: http://hhs.ddod.us/wiki/Use_Case_7:_National_death_registry_for_outcomes... It serves as a knowledge base. USE CASE DISCUSSION FORUM All communications between Data Users, DDOD Administrators and Data Owners are logged as discussions within GitHub issues: https://github.com/demand-driven-open-data/ddod-intake/issues/7 It aims to provide complete transparency into the process and ensure the same message gets to all participants. CASE STATUS Closed

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NOTICE: This dataset's 800m spatial resolution requires special consideration when executing Geo Data Portal Processing. Raw data subsets are not available for this dataset. Please test short time periods prior to running large processing runs. Report any issues experiencedto the Geo Data Portal team at gdp@usgs.gov. Thanks! Description: http://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/portal_home/published/NEX.html The NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) Downscaled Climate Projections (NEX-DCP30) dataset is comprised of downscaled climate scenarios for the conterminous United States that are derived from the General Circulation Model (GCM) runs conducted under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) [Taylor et al. 2012] and across the four greenhouse gas emissions scenarios known as Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) [Meinshausen et al. 2011] developed for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5). The dataset includes downscaled projections from 33 models, as well as ensemble statistics calculated for each RCP from all model runs available. The purpose of these datasets is to provide a set of high resolution, bias-corrected climate change projections that can be used to evaluate climate change impacts on processes that are sensitive to finer-scale climate gradients and the effects of local topography on climate conditions. Each of the climate projections includes monthly averaged maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and precipitation for the periods from 1950 through 2005 (Retrospective Run) and from 2006 to 2099 (Prospective Run).

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In October 1993, the Taiwanese longliner Jin Shiang fa ran aground at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, spilling 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel and other contaminants onto the reef. Prior to the grounding, the atoll was considered to be one of the most remote and pristine coral reefs in the world. This study is the first to demonstrate the serious, longterm effects of diesel fuel on an oceanic coral reef ecosystem.

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BioSearch is a volunteer monitoring program targeting recreational divers and boaters and designed to gather information about occurrences of large or rare vertebrates and unusual environmental events.

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This dataset contains the number (volume) of 6 selected inpatient procedures (Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repairs (AAA Repairs), Carotid Endarterectomy, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) performed in California hospitals from 2005 to 2013. This dataset does not include procedures performed in outpatient settings.

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This record is an unpublished report about the history of Native Americans, slaves and freedmen in the Pee Dee. It is a historical report but intended for use as educational material. The goal of this publication is to help teachers better present the unique and diverse history of the Pee Dee region to their students. We have incorporated three basic themes of Pee Dee history Native American, African American Slave and Plantation Life, and Postbellum Tenancy. In each we have tried to not only provide teachers with the background to integrate Pee Dee regional material into their classroom studies of South Carolina history, but also to begin implementing a integrated curricula which incorporates math and science. We have tried to encourage the use of higher learning skills while still providing plenty of latitude so all students could benefit from the materials. An integrated curricula, while relatively new to many programs, is very simple. It recognizes that our current method of teaching isolates both the student and the teacher from the broad pattern of interdisciplinary understanding. Integrated curricula allow the student to better understand how diverse concepts come together to promote a fuller understanding of the world and essential concepts. By integrating cultural heritage with components of math and science, this program provides a more exciting, and more worldly, view of South Carolina. It promotes a greater interest in both history and other disciplines. It also allows students and teachers to better understand the dynamic relationship between history, agricultural endeavors, and economic factors. It encourages students to understand, not simply to memorize and parrot. This integrated curricula is developed to increase critical thinking and maximize the participation of the student in the learning process. Coupled with a field trip to the archaeological site, students will have the opportunity to not only better understand the history of their region, but also to see that history being uncovered and explored through archaeology. This combination provides students and teachers with a rare opportunity. This booklet is organized to allow teachers to quickly identify the information essential for curriculum development maximizing the educational potential of the program. Included is information on the goals and objectives of this program, additional background information to provide teachers with the cultural heritage and history content necessary to teach the lessons, three individual teacher lesson plans, student worksheets, and extension activities. While designed for use primarily in Grade 8, to correlate with the instruction of South Carolina History, these materials have wide applicability. With relatively little modification they can be used in Grades 312. Teachers should also be aware that not only does Chicora Foundation offer additional programs and inclass room talks, but the Pee Dee Heritage Center, at Coker College, offers other unique teaching opportunities, including a Tobacco History Curriculum which traces the history of tobacco from Native American use to the early twentieth century. The Pee Dee Heritage Center can be reached at 8033838000 and Chicoras address and telephone number are listed on the title sheet of this publication.

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Mineral facilities and operations outside the United States compiled by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS.

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The application of reverse osmosis and ion exchange water treatment of groundwater to meet the growing potable water demand in eastern North Carolina has prompted interest in the potential environmental impacts of these unique water treatment processes. These processes generate a reject water comprised of concentrated salts, metals, and other constituents and major ion toxicity is an important concern in other states where these drinking water production technologies are more prevalent. Effluent and receiving stream samples were collected at three ion exchange and two reverse osmosis membrane water treatment plants WTP in North Carolina. Routine water quality characteristics, ion, nutrient and metal concentrations were documented in 15 effluent and 30 receiving stream samples between 2004 and 2005. Facility and processspecific differences in water quality characteristics of effluents collected from the ion exchange WTPs were apparent. Effluent ion concentrations were typically highest during the sodium regeneration cycle followed by the final rinse and backwash cycles of the ion exchange treatment process. Total residual chlorine concentrations in effluent from one ion exchange facility exceeded the state standard of 17 gL by 8 to 36fold. Effluent characteristics differed substantially between the two reverse osmosis WTPs likely due to source water chemistry; however, effluent samples from each facility were relatively uniform in chemical composition between sampling events. To determine the significance of ion imbalance toxicity associated with process effluents, 15 chronic baseline whole effluent toxicity WET tests were conducted using Ceriodaphnia dubia water flea and Americamysis bahia opossum shrimp in freshwater and saltwater exposures, respectively. Only one effluent sample was not acutely or chronically toxic to test organisms during the baseline WET tests. The toxicity of ion exchange effluents varied based on the treatment cycle with sodium regeneration samples being most toxic at all three facilities and rinse and backwash cycles generally associated with lower toxicity. Subsequent toxicity tests using whole effluent and synthetic effluent test mixtures were performed to identify the potential for major ion imbalance as a source of toxicity in the baseline tests. Of the 14 effluent samples where subsequent tests were conducted, results indicated that sublethal toxicity in only one sample appeared to be related to a constituent other than the major ions; the results of testing with another sample were inconclusive due to elevated control mortality. Bioassessment of benthic community structure was also conducted to determine potential aquatic community structure impacts in the vicinity of the WTPs. Quantitative assessment could only be performed in the receiving stream Filbert Creek for two ion exchange facilities. Although an ion gradient potentially related to hypersaline effluent releases or windtidal influence was present in Filbert Creek, increasing taxa richness and decreasing biotic index values were found along this gradient suggesting that ion concentrations present have not uniquely stressed benthic communities. At the remaining three WTP sites, qualitative assessment indicates the presence of limited benthic communities dominated by species tolerant of lowflow and lowoxygen conditions. Study results provide sufficient evidence that ion concentrations in reverse osmosis and ion exchange water treatment plant effluents are a primary source of the effluent toxicity. Proposed management recommendations focus on more closely matching effluent and receiving stream ion characteristics at existing and proposed WTPs by either diluting effluents prior to discharge in freshwater environments and maximizing instream dilution through outfall design and placement.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Franchise Fund Strategic Plan 2010-2015