GEOLOGICAL, ATMOSPHERIC, CLIMATIC DATA: COLLECTIONS IN THE U. S., POSSIBLY IN THE WORLD. A VISUAL PRESENTATION OF TYPES OF DATA, FORMATS AND LOCATIONS OF STORAGE

Big Data is "all the rage" lately. What constitutes big data in the geosciences? Where is it being stored? How much data? -- some idea of the size of repositories. Who has access? What provisions exist for sharing? What formats? In this survey I want to cover U.S. governmental resources at the federal and state levels, and survey as many institutions as I can. I will quite possibly include (other) nation states, too, if I find significant resources. I intend to include atmospheric and climatic data resources, but probably not GIS.