Geospace Environmental Datasets

GEOSPACE Geospatial Metadata Catalog v1.5.0

This archive documents a comprehensive catalog of geospatial datasets curated for environmental modeling, ecological analysis, and human impact assessment across the continental United States (CONUS). The catalog provides complete metadata and processing capabilities for 103 variables from several data sources:

MODIS Satellite Data (4 variables) Land surface temperature, vegetation indices (NDVI, EVI), and forest cover
ECMWF ERA5 Reanalysis (14 variables) Temperature, precipitation, pressure, humidity, wind components, and atmospheric parameters
GridMET Meteorological Data (17 variables) Climate variables, fire weather indices, drought indicators, and evapotranspiration
CAMS Air Pollution Data (6 variables) PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, and ground-level ozone from Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service; high-resolution atmospheric composition data for air quality analysis
EPA AQS - US Environmental Protection Agency (7 variables) Air quality data for PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, and Lead (Pb)
SVI - Social Vulnerability Index (27 variables) Overall vulnerability scores, theme-specific rankings (Socioeconomic, Household, Minority, Housing), and detailed demographic percentiles from CDC/ATSDR

Enhanced Features in v1.5.0:

Expansion of Built Environment Module: Full support for SVI (2000-2022) dataset.
Spatial Enrichment: Automated workflows to link tabular index data with Census Tract geometries, outputting analysis-ready GeoPackages.

This catalog serves as both a reference document for researchers and a foundation for the GEOSPACE processing framework, enabling automated download and analysis-ready data preparation across multiple Earth observation, climate, atmospheric composition, and socioeconomic data sources.