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      "note": "Official portal and access policy re-reviewed. Releases principally cover educational/simplified and reconstructed event data with simulation/software; selected raw-data samples may be included. Experiment embargoes apply before release. This review does not confirm live metadata-adapter health.",
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      "name": "Oxford Research Archive (ORA) — research data",
      "organization": "University of Oxford",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
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      "docsUrl": "https://ora.ox.ac.uk/api",
      "access": "Public OAI-PMH metadata under CC0; released files follow item-specific licenses and access terms. Embargoes can apply.",
      "note": "Mixed institutional repository accepting research datasets across disciplines. The separate ORA-Data label is being phased out; filter for data records.",
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        "University of Oxford",
        "Oxford Research Archive (ORA) Data",
        "Oxford Research Archive",
        "Oxford University",
        "Oxford ORA",
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        "Оксфорд",
        "Оксфордский университет",
        "oxford-ora"
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    {
      "id": "tsinghua",
      "name": "ETS-Data",
      "organization": "Tsinghua University Press and Tsinghua University School of Vehicle and Mobility",
      "domain": "engineering",
      "region": "China",
      "url": "https://ets-data.sciopen.com/",
      "docsUrl": "https://eng.svm.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1013/1032.htm",
      "access": "Public discovery and free downloads under the platform's use agreement and author-defined licences. Reuse beyond validation can require permission.",
      "note": "Verified 清华大学 (Tsinghua University)-backed repository for transportation and vehicle research data, code and replication packages. Subject-specific, not a campus-wide general data repository.",
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        "ETS-Data",
        "Tsinghua University Press and Tsinghua University School of Vehicle and Mobility",
        "Tsinghua University",
        "清华大学",
        "Цинхуа",
        "Университет Цинхуа",
        "ETS Data"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "harvard",
      "name": "Harvard Dataverse",
      "organization": "Harvard University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://dataverse.harvard.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://support.dataverse.harvard.edu/",
      "access": "Search and Data Access APIs plus web downloads. Dataset owners can restrict files and define access terms.",
      "note": "Multidisciplinary research-data repository open to contributors inside and outside Harvard.",
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      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Harvard Dataverse",
        "Harvard University",
        "harvard-dataverse"
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        "date": "2026-09-28T22:04:07.663Z",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval not confirmed",
        "error": "The operation was aborted due to timeout"
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      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "datacite",
      "name": "DataCite Commons",
      "organization": "DataCite",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://commons.datacite.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://support.datacite.org/docs/api",
      "access": "Public discovery and unauthenticated metadata API",
      "note": "Finds DOI metadata and connections among research outputs, people and organizations. DataCite provides discovery metadata; files and their licenses reside with the linked providers.",
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      "kind": "registry",
      "aliases": [
        "DataCite Commons",
        "DataCite"
      ],
      "adapter": "datacite",
      "probe": {
        "date": "2026-09-28T22:04:07.656Z",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval not confirmed",
        "error": "The operation was aborted due to timeout"
      },
      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "zenodo",
      "name": "Zenodo / CERN",
      "organization": "CERN / OpenAIRE",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://zenodo.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://zenodo.org/",
      "access": "Check each record’s license, authentication and usage limits; portal listing is not a partnership.",
      "note": "Retained legacy catalogue entry; its documentation and access terms have not been re-reviewed in this expansion. Multidisciplinary repository; availability and reuse depend on each deposit.",
      "verifiedOn": null,
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Zenodo / CERN",
        "CERN / OpenAIRE"
      ],
      "adapter": "zenodo",
      "probe": {
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval timed out; availability is not confirmed"
      },
      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nasa",
      "name": "NASA Earthdata Search / CMR",
      "organization": "NASA Earth Science Data Systems",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/site/docs/search/api.html",
      "access": "Public metadata discovery APIs; free Earthdata Login commonly required for data retrieval.",
      "note": "Cross-archive discovery for Earth-observation collections and granules. CMR is metadata infrastructure; files and subset services are delivered by the relevant data center.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "NASA Earthdata Search / CMR",
        "NASA Earth Science Data Systems",
        "earthdata",
        "NASA Earthdata"
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      "adapter": "nasa",
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        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval succeeded"
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      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "ebi",
      "name": "EMBL-EBI",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/",
      "access": "Check each record’s license, authentication and usage limits; portal listing is not a partnership.",
      "note": "Retained legacy catalogue entry; its documentation and access terms have not been re-reviewed in this expansion. Umbrella resource portal; individual databases and their access policies are listed separately.",
      "verifiedOn": null,
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
        "EMBL-EBI"
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      "adapter": "ebi",
      "probe": {
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval succeeded"
      },
      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": null
    },
    {
      "id": "re3data",
      "name": "re3data",
      "organization": "re3data",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://www.re3data.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.re3data.org/api/doc/",
      "access": "Public repository registry; metadata API",
      "note": "Discovers research repositories by subject, country and access characteristics. It describes repositories rather than hosting their datasets; follow each repository's access and reuse terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "registry",
      "aliases": [
        "re3data"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "fairsharing",
      "name": "FAIRsharing",
      "organization": "FAIRsharing / University of Oxford",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://fairsharing.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing",
      "access": "Public discovery without an account",
      "note": "Curated registry linking databases, standards and policies. It helps identify suitable data resources and standards; inclusion does not imply that the underlying data are openly downloadable.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "registry",
      "aliases": [
        "FAIRsharing",
        "FAIRsharing / University of Oxford"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "openaire",
      "name": "OpenAIRE EXPLORE",
      "organization": "OpenAIRE",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://explore.openaire.eu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://graph.openaire.eu/docs/11.3.0/apis/graph-api/quickstart/",
      "access": "Public discovery; documented Graph API",
      "note": "Searches an aggregated scholarly graph of publications, research data, software and related entities. Records link to source repositories; access to the underlying objects varies.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "registry",
      "aliases": [
        "OpenAIRE EXPLORE",
        "OpenAIRE"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "gbif",
      "name": "Global Biodiversity Information Facility",
      "organization": "GBIF participant network and Secretariat",
      "domain": "biodiversity",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/",
      "access": "Most read APIs are anonymous; bulk occurrence-download requests require a free account.",
      "note": "Species occurrences, checklists and metadata. Large exports are asynchronous and citable; publisher licences and data-quality flags must be retained.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Global Biodiversity Information Facility",
        "GBIF participant network and Secretariat",
        "GBIF"
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      "adapter": "gbif",
      "probe": {
        "date": "2026-09-28T22:04:07.665Z",
        "status": "Metadata retrieval not confirmed",
        "error": "The operation was aborted due to timeout"
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      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "4tu-researchdata",
      "name": "4TU.ResearchData",
      "organization": "4TU.ResearchData / TU Delft and partner universities",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Netherlands",
      "url": "https://data.4tu.nl/",
      "docsUrl": "https://oit.tudelft.nl/FAIR4TU_Submission_Help/main/intro.html",
      "access": "Dataset discovery and downloads; check the individual record's licence and access conditions.",
      "note": "University-backed international repository with a focus on science, engineering and design.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "4TU.ResearchData",
        "4TU.ResearchData / TU Delft and partner universities"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "aflow",
      "name": "AFLOW",
      "organization": "AFLOW Consortium",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://aflow.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://aflow.org/documentation/",
      "access": "Public search and APIs; scientific, academic and non-commercial reuse",
      "note": "Calculated materials properties; published terms restrict use to stated purposes, so do not label it unrestricted open data.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "AFLOW",
        "AFLOW Consortium"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "alice-open-data",
      "name": "ALICE Open Data",
      "organization": "ALICE Collaboration / CERN",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://opendata.cern.ch/docs/about-alice",
      "docsUrl": "https://opendata.cern.ch/docs/about-alice",
      "access": "Open selected ESD and simplified files; analysis tools provided.",
      "note": "The documented 2010 samples are selected, not statistically representative or efficiency-corrected; ALICE explicitly says they cannot support full scientific studies.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "ALICE Open Data",
        "ALICE Collaboration / CERN"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "allen-brain-map",
      "name": "Allen Brain Map",
      "organization": "Allen Institute",
      "domain": "neuroscience",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://brain-map.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://brain-map.org/support/documentation",
      "access": "Public atlases and datasets; APIs and downloads",
      "note": "Brain cell, gene-expression, anatomy and connectivity resources; available access methods vary by atlas.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
        "Allen Brain Map",
        "Allen Institute"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "alma-archive",
      "name": "ALMA Science Archive",
      "organization": "ALMA partnership",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "Chile",
      "url": "https://almascience.org/aq/",
      "docsUrl": "https://help.almascience.org/kb/articles/can-i-download-alma-data-without-using-a-gui",
      "access": "Web search, TAP/SIAv2 discovery and download scripts; permissions for proprietary data.",
      "note": "Millimeter/submillimeter observations and products. Public and proprietary holdings coexist; raw interferometric files may require CASA calibration and imaging.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "ALMA Science Archive",
        "ALMA partnership"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "alphafold",
      "name": "AlphaFold Protein Structure Database",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI / Google DeepMind",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/api-docs",
      "access": "Open predicted structures; API and bulk downloads",
      "note": "AI-predicted protein structures include confidence metrics; predictions are not experimental structural measurements.",
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      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "AlphaFold Protein Structure Database",
        "EMBL-EBI / Google DeepMind",
        "alphafold-db"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "cambridge-apollo",
      "name": "Apollo Research Data",
      "organization": "University of Cambridge",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/info/data-reuse",
      "access": "Released research data are openly downloadable, except temporary embargoes. The Rights section of each record states its reuse license.",
      "note": "Cambridge's mixed institutional repository includes datasets, scripts, code, images and other research outputs. The bounded metadata adapter searches archived Dataset records only; software and articles remain discoverable on the source website.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-10-06",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Apollo Research Data",
        "University of Cambridge",
        "Apollo",
        "Cambridge University",
        "Кембридж",
        "Кембриджский университет"
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      "adapter": "cambridge-apollo",
      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "reviewSources": [
        "https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/",
        "https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/info/data-reuse",
        "https://github.com/DSpace/RestContract/blob/main/search-endpoint.md"
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        "status": "Public metadata retrieved successfully; dataset files were not downloaded",
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    },
    {
      "id": "argo",
      "name": "Argo Global Data Assembly Centres",
      "organization": "International Argo Program / GDAC operators",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://argo.ucsd.edu/data/",
      "docsUrl": "https://argo.ucsd.edu/data/data-from-gdacs/",
      "access": "Free public NetCDF files and indexes at the two GDACs.",
      "note": "Ocean float profiles and metadata, with real-time and delayed-mode products. Apply documented quality flags and prefer adjusted variables as appropriate.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Argo Global Data Assembly Centres",
        "International Argo Program / GDAC operators"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "noirlab-data-lab",
      "name": "Astro Data Lab",
      "organization": "NSF NOIRLab",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://datalab.noirlab.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://datalab.noirlab.edu/docs/manual/UsingAstroDataLab/ServiceInterfaces/QueryManager/QueryManager.html",
      "access": "Public synchronous SQL/TAP queries; accounts for additional workspace services.",
      "note": "Hosts survey catalogs, file collections and analysis services. Anonymous querying is supported for public datasets; it is not blanket access to all telescope data.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Astro Data Lab",
        "NSF NOIRLab"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas-open-data",
      "name": "ATLAS Open Data",
      "organization": "ATLAS Collaboration / CERN",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://opendata.atlas.cern/",
      "docsUrl": "https://atlas.cern/Resources/Opendata",
      "access": "Open files; tutorials and analysis environments.",
      "note": "Collision and simulated-event releases for education and research. CERN hosts the files; research formats require experiment-specific analysis knowledge.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "ATLAS Open Data",
        "ATLAS Collaboration / CERN"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "bioimage-archive",
      "name": "BioImage Archive",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-archive/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/bioimage-archive/help-download/",
      "access": "Open released imaging datasets; web and bulk file downloads",
      "note": "Biological imaging studies with metadata; data volumes can be large and individual studies define their organization.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "BioImage Archive",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "biomodels",
      "name": "BioModels",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/online/courses/biomodels-quick-tour/what-is-biomodels/",
      "access": "Public published models; downloads and web services",
      "note": "Computational models of biological systems; inspect model provenance, curation status and associated publication.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "BioModels",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "biostudies",
      "name": "BioStudies",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/about",
      "access": "Open released studies and downloadable supporting files",
      "note": "Study-level metadata and data packages, including ArrayExpress; linked external repositories retain their own access rules.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "BioStudies",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "dados-gov-br",
      "name": "Brazil Portal de Dados Abertos",
      "organization": "Controladoria-Geral da União",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Brazil",
      "url": "https://dados.gov.br/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.gov.br/conecta/catalogo/apis/api-portal-de-dados-abertos",
      "access": "Government data catalog and documented REST API",
      "note": "Discovers Brazilian public-sector dataset metadata, organizations and resource links. The wider national catalog can include non-open records; check access status, source links and license for each entry.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "Brazil Portal de Dados Abertos",
        "Controladoria-Geral da União"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "bodc",
      "name": "British Oceanographic Data Centre",
      "organization": "National Oceanography Centre",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.bodc.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/all-data.html",
      "access": "Catalogs and downloadable files; registration and licence/access conditions vary.",
      "note": "Marine profiles, currents, samples and wave data. Some holdings require an account or permission; metadata services do not imply unrestricted measurement downloads.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "British Oceanographic Data Centre",
        "National Oceanography Centre"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "caltech",
      "name": "CaltechDATA",
      "organization": "California Institute of Technology Library",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://data.caltech.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.caltech.edu/help/search",
      "access": "Public file downloads and an API/CLI; check dataset licences and record-level access.",
      "note": "Institutional data and software repository built on InvenioRDM.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-10-06",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
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      "note": "Chemical entities of biological interest; generally excludes macromolecules directly encoded by genomes.",
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      "note": "Mixed institutional repository explicitly supporting datasets, code and software.",
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      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "docsUrl": "https://www.bristol.ac.uk/staff/researchers/data/accessing-research-data/",
      "access": "Open datasets can be downloaded; restricted datasets have a separate access process. Check access level and licence per record.",
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      "url": "https://data.europa.eu/en",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.europa.eu/api/hub/search/",
      "access": "Public metadata search, API and SPARQL",
      "note": "European data discovery catalog aggregating publisher metadata. Use the distribution links to reach the actual data; licenses and access conditions are specified by the source publisher.",
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      "aliases": [
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      "access": "Public catalog; API key for Catalog API v4",
      "note": "Metadata catalog of federal, state, local and tribal data, linking to publisher distributions. The current Catalog API replaces CKAN for new development; records can include restricted or non-public access levels.",
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      "docsUrl": "https://www.data.gov.au/data/about",
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      "docsUrl": "https://dataspace.hkust.edu.hk/ds/service/about",
      "access": "Official guide says published datasets are openly accessible with DOIs; depositor chooses the reuse license.",
      "note": "Multidisciplinary institutional research data. Read each dataset's Terms of Use; publishing eligibility is HKUST faculty, staff and research postgraduates.",
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      "note": "Dedicated data repository, distinct from the university's Deep Blue Documents repository.",
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      "note": "Curated public datasets in a SciCat catalog. This is separate from DESY's restricted beamtime storage and should not be described as access to all DESY experiments.",
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      "note": "Multidisciplinary institutional final research data. Some records register data stored externally; inspect file availability, restrictions and terms. Separate from the DR-NTU publication repository.",
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      "note": "Curated repository accepting data from any research field. Published data are available for reuse under Dryad's CC0 policy; submission and curation workflows are separate from downloading. UC Berkeley identifies Dryad as its general research-data repository; Dryad remains an independent, multi-institutional service.",
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      "checked": "2026-09-28",
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      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "note": "Satellite imagery and Earth-observation products. Metadata search and retrieval URLs are provided; collection-specific availability and processing apply.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
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      "aliases": [
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      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
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      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "note": "Three-dimensional electron microscopy reconstructions and metadata; maps complement atomic models held in PDB.",
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      "note": "Genome annotations across species; record the assembly and release when comparing or reusing results.",
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      "id": "epfl-zenodo",
      "name": "EPFL Community on Zenodo",
      "organization": "École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Switzerland",
      "url": "https://zenodo.org/communities/epfl",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.epfl.ch/campus/library/services-researchers/after-research/zenodo/",
      "access": "Zenodo web downloads and REST API for public records; restricted and embargoed files may require permission.",
      "note": "Official EPFL-curated institutional community on CERN-operated Zenodo; includes datasets and code as well as other outputs.",
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      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "EPFL Community on Zenodo",
        "École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "esa",
      "name": "ESA ESASky",
      "organization": "European Space Agency",
      "domain": "earth-space",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://sky.esa.int/",
      "docsUrl": "https://sky.esa.int/",
      "access": "Check each record’s license, authentication and usage limits; portal listing is not a partnership.",
      "note": "Retained legacy catalogue entry; its documentation and access terms have not been re-reviewed in this expansion. ESASky is an astronomy discovery interface; linked archives may apply their own access policies.",
      "verifiedOn": null,
      "kind": "portal",
      "aliases": [
        "ESA ESASky",
        "European Space Agency"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": null
    },
    {
      "id": "eso-archive",
      "name": "ESO Science Archive",
      "organization": "European Southern Observatory",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://archive.eso.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://archive.eso.org/cms/eso-data/programmatic-access.html",
      "access": "Anonymous public browsing/downloads; TAP and VO services; authorization for proprietary files.",
      "note": "Raw frames, calibrations, processed products and catalogs have separate access routes. Recent observations may remain proprietary.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "ESO Science Archive",
        "European Southern Observatory"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "esrf-data",
      "name": "ESRF Data Portal",
      "organization": "European Synchrotron Radiation Facility",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "France",
      "url": "https://data.esrf.fr/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.esrf.fr/cms/live/live/en/sites/www/home/UsersAndScience/support-and-infrastructure/software/data-portal-icat.html",
      "access": "Public files can be downloaded without login; embargoed data need authorization.",
      "note": "Experimental metadata and raw data for non-proprietary research generally become public after a three-year embargo. Large transfers may use Globus.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
        "ESRF Data Portal",
        "European Synchrotron Radiation Facility"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "eth-research-collection",
      "name": "ETH Research Collection",
      "organization": "ETH Zurich",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Switzerland",
      "url": "https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/info/about",
      "access": "Public metadata and downloads for open deposits; some records link to externally hosted files and access terms vary.",
      "note": "Mixed repository for publications and research data, including datasets, software and other data types.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "ETH Research Collection",
        "ETH Zurich"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "b2find",
      "name": "EUDAT B2FIND",
      "organization": "EUDAT",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://b2find.eudat.eu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.eudat.eu/b2find/",
      "access": "Public cross-repository metadata discovery",
      "note": "Indexes harmonized metadata from EUDAT data centers and community repositories. B2FIND is a discovery catalog; data downloads and access conditions remain with source repositories.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "registry",
      "aliases": [
        "EUDAT B2FIND",
        "EUDAT"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "b2share",
      "name": "EUDAT B2SHARE",
      "organization": "EUDAT",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://b2share.eudat.eu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.eudat.eu/b2share/",
      "access": "Public metadata; open or restricted files",
      "note": "Research-data repository with persistent identifiers and community collections. B2SHARE stores and publishes data, while supporting access restrictions; inspect the record's license and file availability.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "EUDAT B2SHARE",
        "EUDAT"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "eumetsat-data-store",
      "name": "EUMETSAT Data Store",
      "organization": "EUMETSAT",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://data.eumetsat.int/",
      "docsUrl": "https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/user-guides/frequently-asked-questions-for-data-store",
      "access": "Registered access, API credentials and EUMDAC client; product licensing applies.",
      "note": "Meteorological satellite products via search and download services. Dataset licences and availability vary; avoid assuming every EUMETSAT product has identical access terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "EUMETSAT Data Store",
        "EUMETSAT"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ena",
      "name": "European Nucleotide Archive",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/home",
      "docsUrl": "https://ena-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/retrieval/programmatic-access.html",
      "access": "Open public records; browser, REST APIs and file downloads",
      "note": "Nucleotide sequences, assemblies and raw reads; unreleased submissions are excluded and sensitive human data may reside in controlled archives.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "European Nucleotide Archive",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "eurostat",
      "name": "Eurostat",
      "organization": "European Commission",
      "domain": "economics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/",
      "docsUrl": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/user-guides/data-browser/api-data-access/api-getting-started",
      "access": "Public statistical tables and dissemination APIs",
      "note": "Official European statistics with data and metadata access. APIs generally deliver the latest dataset version, so record retrieval dates and metadata when reproducing an analysis.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "Eurostat",
        "European Commission"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "expression-atlas",
      "name": "Expression Atlas",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gxa/home",
      "docsUrl": "https://ebi-gene-expression-group.github.io/atlas-help-pages/help-page.html",
      "access": "Open processed expression data; downloads and R package",
      "note": "Curated bulk and single-cell expression analyses; source raw data can have separate access conditions.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Expression Atlas",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "faostat",
      "name": "FAOSTAT",
      "organization": "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations",
      "domain": "agriculture",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.fao.org/statistics/highlights-archive/highlights-detail/faostat-launches-a-new-api-developer-portal-to-make-data-access-easier/en",
      "access": "Public statistics, downloads and API developer portal",
      "note": "Food, agriculture, forestry and related country statistics. FAO introduced an API developer portal in 2026 with data and metadata queries; consult FAO statistical terms and source notes.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "FAOSTAT",
        "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "figshare",
      "name": "Figshare",
      "organization": "Figshare",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://figshare.com/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.figshare.com/v2/",
      "access": "Public item discovery and downloads; REST API",
      "note": "Hosts research data and other scholarly outputs with persistent identifiers. Check the individual item for files, version, license and any access restrictions.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Figshare"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "gaia-archive",
      "name": "Gaia ESA Archive",
      "organization": "European Space Agency",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://gea.esac.esa.int/archive/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia-users/archive/programmatic-access",
      "access": "Public TAP/ADQL and astroquery access; registration unlocks persistent user features.",
      "note": "Released Gaia source catalogs and associated DataLink products. Query results and user spaces have service limits; this is not a raw spacecraft telemetry archive.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Gaia ESA Archive",
        "European Space Agency"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "genbank",
      "name": "GenBank",
      "organization": "NCBI / NIH",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/",
      "access": "Open public sequences; Entrez, E-utilities and bulk releases",
      "note": "Annotated nucleotide sequences exchanged with INSDC partners; submitters may assert third-party intellectual-property rights.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "GenBank",
        "NCBI / NIH"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ncbi",
      "name": "Gene Expression Omnibus",
      "organization": "NCBI / NIH",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/info/download.html",
      "access": "Open released records and bulk downloads",
      "note": "Functional genomics and gene-expression data; private submissions are excluded and sensitive human datasets belong in controlled repositories.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Gene Expression Omnibus",
        "NCBI / NIH",
        "geo",
        "NCBI GEO / SRA"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ges-disc",
      "name": "GES DISC",
      "organization": "NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center",
      "domain": "climate",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/help",
      "access": "Catalog search, download links and dataset-specific subset services; Earthdata Login required.",
      "note": "Atmospheric, precipitation, hydrology and reanalysis products. File format, available variables and processing level differ by collection.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "GES DISC",
        "NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "google-public-data",
      "name": "Google Cloud Public Datasets",
      "organization": "Google Cloud",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://cloud.google.com/public-datasets",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/public-data",
      "access": "Public hosted data; Google Cloud project for BigQuery queries",
      "note": "BigQuery hosts public datasets for SQL analysis. Storage is covered by the program, while query usage follows quotas and pricing; review each dataset's terms, location and actual update date.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "cloud",
      "aliases": [
        "Google Cloud Public Datasets",
        "Google Cloud"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "gwosc",
      "name": "Gravitational Wave Open Science Center",
      "organization": "LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA collaborations",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://gwosc.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://gwosc.org/api/",
      "access": "Unauthenticated read-only REST API v2 and strain-file downloads.",
      "note": "Released strain, event catalogs, parameters and quality segments. API v2 is paginated and throttled; release embargoes apply to new observations.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Gravitational Wave Open Science Center",
        "LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA collaborations",
        "LIGO / Virgo / KAGRA · GWOSC"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "gwas-catalog",
      "name": "GWAS Catalog",
      "organization": "NHGRI / EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/docs",
      "access": "Open curated associations, downloads and available summary statistics",
      "note": "Genome-wide association studies; full summary statistics exist only for contributing studies and are not individual participant genomes.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "GWAS Catalog",
        "NHGRI / EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "heasarc",
      "name": "HEASARC",
      "organization": "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/archive/apis.html",
      "access": "Xamin, Virtual Observatory APIs, astroquery and archive-file access.",
      "note": "High-energy astrophysics mission data and catalogs; product availability and analysis requirements vary by mission and processing level.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "HEASARC",
        "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "heidelberg-heidata",
      "name": "heiDATA",
      "organization": "Heidelberg University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Germany",
      "url": "https://heidata.uni-heidelberg.de/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.data.uni-heidelberg.de/en/rdm-services/publish-archive/heidata",
      "access": "Official platform for publishing Open Research Data.",
      "note": "Institutional research datasets plus data supporting Heidelberg publishing and disciplinary services. Includes disciplinary deposits beyond Heidelberg institutional projects; check item-level licenses and availability.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "heiDATA",
        "Heidelberg University"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "imperial-helix",
      "name": "Helix",
      "organization": "Imperial College London",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://helix.imperial.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-staff/scholarly-communication/research-data-management/archival-and-preservation/about-helix/",
      "access": "Searchable repository records; download availability and licensing must be checked per dataset.",
      "note": "Imperial's dedicated FAIR research-data repository; the Spiral homepage now directs dataset users to Helix.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Helix",
        "Imperial College London"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "hepdata",
      "name": "HEPData",
      "organization": "Durham University / CERN",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.hepdata.net/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.hepdata.net/formats",
      "access": "Public JSON search/records and YAML, CSV, ROOT and YODA exports.",
      "note": "Numerical tables and supporting material associated with particle-physics publications; distinct from detector event archives.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "HEPData",
        "Durham University / CERN"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "hku-datahub",
      "name": "HKU DataHub",
      "organization": "University of Hong Kong",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "China (Hong Kong SAR)",
      "url": "https://datahub.hku.hk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://hub.hku.hk/researchdata/",
      "access": "Public discovery and published research outputs; inspect each item's files and reuse license.",
      "note": "Multidisciplinary institutional research data, scholarly outputs and educational resources. Mixed output types; filter for datasets. Deposit access is for HKU researchers and students.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "HKU DataHub",
        "University of Hong Kong"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "hugging-face-datasets",
      "name": "Hugging Face Datasets",
      "organization": "Hugging Face / community",
      "domain": "computing",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets",
      "docsUrl": "https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/datasets-overview",
      "access": "Mixed access: public, gated and private repositories",
      "note": "Dataset cards state provenance and licenses; gated repositories may require login, acceptance of terms and author approval.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Hugging Face Datasets",
        "Hugging Face / community"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "human-cell-atlas",
      "name": "Human Cell Atlas Data Portal",
      "organization": "Human Cell Atlas",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://data.humancellatlas.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.humancellatlas.org/help",
      "access": "Open published multi-omic datasets and downloads",
      "note": "Community single-cell atlases; use the access conditions and provenance supplied with each project.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Human Cell Atlas Data Portal",
        "Human Cell Atlas"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ibge",
      "name": "IBGE SIDRA and Data Services",
      "organization": "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística",
      "domain": "social-science",
      "region": "Brazil",
      "url": "https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/",
      "docsUrl": "https://servicodados.ibge.gov.br/api/docs/",
      "access": "Public statistical tables and documented data APIs",
      "note": "Brazilian census, survey, economic and geographic data. IBGE data services expose aggregate observations, locations, geographic meshes and metadata; use table definitions when comparing indicators.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "IBGE SIDRA and Data Services",
        "Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ill-data",
      "name": "ILL Data Portal",
      "organization": "Institut Laue-Langevin",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "France",
      "url": "https://data.ill.eu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ill.eu/en/for-ill-users/your-experiment-from-a-to-z/data-management/",
      "access": "Registered ILL user account required for downloads; dataset permissions apply.",
      "note": "Neutron experiment raw and processed data and logs. Public release follows embargo; open-data downloads are logged and identified to the experiment PI.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
        "ILL Data Portal",
        "Institut Laue-Langevin"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "inspire",
      "name": "INSPIRE",
      "organization": "INSPIRE collaboration of particle-physics institutions",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://inspirehep.net/",
      "docsUrl": "https://github.com/inspirehep/rest-api-doc",
      "access": "Public REST API; pagination and service limits apply.",
      "note": "Scholarly metadata for literature, authors and related HEP resources. It is a discovery and bibliography service, not an experimental event-data store.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "INSPIRE",
        "INSPIRE collaboration of particle-physics institutions"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "japan-egov",
      "name": "Japan e-Gov Data Portal",
      "organization": "Digital Agency, Government of Japan",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Japan",
      "url": "https://data.e-gov.go.jp/info/en",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.e-gov.go.jp/data/api_guide",
      "access": "Public data catalog and metadata API",
      "note": "Current national portal for cross-agency discovery of public-sector open data, formerly DATA.GO.JP. Metadata link to provider resources; inspect each resource's format, availability and terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "Japan e-Gov Data Portal",
        "Digital Agency, Government of Japan"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "jarvis",
      "name": "JARVIS",
      "organization": "NIST",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://jarvis.nist.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://pages.nist.gov/jarvis/databases/",
      "access": "Public data downloads and JARVIS-Tools access",
      "note": "Materials simulations, machine-learning datasets and raw calculation links; check the method and dataset version.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "JARVIS",
        "NIST"
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      "adapter": null,
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    },
    {
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      "organization": "Johns Hopkins University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://archive.data.jhu.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://dataservices.library.jhu.edu/data-sharing/",
      "access": "Open research-data downloads without user registration; separate licensed-data collections may have different access rules.",
      "note": "Curated multidisciplinary data repository; the open repository accepts data free of ethical and legal constraints.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Johns Hopkins Research Data Repository",
        "Johns Hopkins University"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "snu-kossda",
      "name": "Korea Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA)",
      "organization": "Seoul National University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "South Korea",
      "url": "https://kossda.snu.ac.kr/",
      "docsUrl": "https://en.snu.ac.kr/snunow/events?bbsidx=153757&md=v",
      "access": "Public catalog; indexed repository records explicitly distinguish Member Access and Restricted Access.",
      "note": "Social-science survey and qualitative research data. Data downloads are not universally anonymous or unrestricted. Homepage fetch timed out during verification, but official SNU and indexed repository pages establish the service.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Korea Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA)",
        "Seoul National University"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "kyoto-kurenai",
      "name": "KURENAI — research data",
      "organization": "Kyoto University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Japan",
      "url": "https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/openaccess/1404329?lang=en",
      "access": "Public research data can receive DOIs and permanent URLs.",
      "note": "Mixed institutional repository with a genuine Data or Dataset category and evidence data for articles. Filter to Data or Dataset; many other records are publications. Limited peer-review links are available before publication.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "KURENAI — research data",
        "Kyoto University"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "laads",
      "name": "LAADS DAAC",
      "organization": "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
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      "docsUrl": "https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/learn/using-laads-apis/",
      "access": "REST/JSON API v2 for discovery and downloads; Earthdata/download-token authentication.",
      "note": "MODIS, VIIRS and related atmosphere and land products. Request selected granules; API v2 replaces older LAADS interfaces.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "LAADS DAAC",
        "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "lhcb-open-data",
      "name": "LHCb Open Data",
      "organization": "LHCb Collaboration / CERN",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://opendata.cern.ch/docs/about-lhcb",
      "docsUrl": "https://opendata.cern.ch/docs/lhcb-getting-started",
      "access": "Run 1 DST/MDST files; on-demand Ntupling Service for custom outputs.",
      "note": "DST analysis needs LHCb software. The 2026 Ntupling Service exposes Run 1 and Run 2 through requested ntuples, not unrestricted interactive raw-file queries.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "LHCb Open Data",
        "LHCb Collaboration / CERN"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "massbank",
      "name": "MassBank",
      "organization": "MassBank Consortium",
      "domain": "chemistry",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://massbank.eu/MassBank/",
      "docsUrl": "https://github.com/MassBank/MassBank-documentation",
      "access": "Public spectra; web search and downloadable releases",
      "note": "Reference mass spectra; inspect each record's LICENSE field and contributor attribution requirements.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "MassBank",
        "MassBank Consortium"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "mast",
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      "organization": "Space Telescope Science Institute / NASA",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://archive.stsci.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://archive.stsci.edu/publishing/data-use",
      "access": "Public archive search, APIs and file downloads; authenticated access for exclusive data.",
      "note": "Optical, ultraviolet and other mission products, including Hubble and Webb. Discovery of an observation does not imply download rights during its exclusive-access period.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "MAST",
        "Space Telescope Science Institute / NASA"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "materials-cloud",
      "name": "Materials Cloud Archive",
      "organization": "Materials Cloud",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "Switzerland",
      "url": "https://archive.materialscloud.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://archive.materialscloud.org/information",
      "access": "Open published records and files; selected OPTIMADE endpoints",
      "note": "Computational materials research datasets and provenance; license and available API coverage depend on the deposited record.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Materials Cloud Archive",
        "Materials Cloud"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "materials",
      "name": "Materials Project",
      "organization": "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://materialsproject.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.materialsproject.org/downloading-data/using-the-api/getting-started",
      "access": "Public materials data; account and API key for API access",
      "note": "Computed material structures and properties; API rate limits apply and not every property is in the summary endpoint.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Materials Project",
        "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory",
        "materials-project"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "melbourne-figshare",
      "name": "Melbourne Figshare",
      "organization": "University of Melbourne",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Australia",
      "url": "https://melbourne.figshare.com/",
      "docsUrl": "https://library.unimelb.edu.au/research-outputs",
      "access": "Public published materials; university-affiliated researchers can deposit.",
      "note": "Research data, supplementary materials and non-traditional research outputs. Not every item is a dataset; individual access conditions and licenses apply.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "mendeley",
      "name": "Mendeley Data",
      "organization": "Mendeley / Elsevier",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://data.mendeley.com/",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.mendeley.com/api/docs/",
      "access": "Public published datasets; documented API",
      "note": "Hosts versioned research datasets with DOIs, alongside private draft workflows. Review the published dataset's license and files; API operations have their own authentication requirements.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "Mendeley / Elsevier",
        "mendeley-data"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "metabolights",
      "name": "MetaboLights",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "chemistry",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/online/courses/metabolights-quick-tour/getting-data-from-metabolights/",
      "access": "Open public studies; web, API and file downloads",
      "note": "Metabolomics raw data and study metadata in ISA-Tab; unreleased submissions remain private.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "EMBL-EBI"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "mgnify",
      "name": "MGnify",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metagenomics/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.mgnify.org/src/docs/api.html",
      "access": "Open public microbiome analyses; REST API and files",
      "note": "Metagenomic, metatranscriptomic and amplicon data analyses; prepublication submissions are not part of the public catalogue.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "EMBL-EBI"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "microboone-public-data",
      "name": "MicroBooNE Public Datasets",
      "organization": "MicroBooNE Collaboration / Fermilab",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://microboone.fnal.gov/documents-publications/public-datasets/",
      "docsUrl": "https://microboone.fnal.gov/documents-publications/public-datasets/",
      "access": "Public dataset downloads.",
      "note": "The documented releases contain simulated neutrino interactions overlaid on cosmic-ray data. They are selected research/ML samples, not the experiment's complete detector archive.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "MicroBooNE Collaboration / Fermilab"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "minerva-open-data",
      "name": "MINERvA Open Data",
      "organization": "MINERvA Collaboration / Fermilab",
      "domain": "physics",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://minerva.fnal.gov/opendata/",
      "docsUrl": "https://minerva.fnal.gov/getdata/",
      "access": "Downloadable open data product and supporting analysis material.",
      "note": "Neutrino and antineutrino analysis products. Check the current release inventory; the documentation distinguishes released medium-energy samples from planned low-energy data.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "MINERvA Open Data",
        "MINERvA Collaboration / Fermilab"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "mit-libraries-dataverse",
      "name": "MIT Libraries Dataverse",
      "organization": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/mit-libraries",
      "docsUrl": "https://libraries.mit.edu/search/",
      "access": "Public dataset discovery and downloads for released files; access and reuse terms vary by dataset.",
      "note": "MIT Libraries' official research-dataset collection hosted within Harvard Dataverse; not a separate MIT-operated platform.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-10-06",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
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        "Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries",
        "MIT",
        "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
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      "adapter": "mit-libraries-dataverse",
      "status": "metadata_adapter",
      "checked": "2026-10-06",
      "reviewSources": [
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        "https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/mit-libraries"
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      "adapterDocs": "https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/search.html"
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    {
      "id": "monash-bridges",
      "name": "Monash Bridges",
      "organization": "Monash University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Australia",
      "url": "https://bridges.monash.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.monash.edu/researchinfrastructure/eresearch/capabilities/communicate",
      "access": "Open access publishing of datasets; data can receive DOIs.",
      "note": "Research data, collections and research activity outputs across disciplines. Mixed repository also includes theses and other outputs; inspect individual file access and reuse licenses.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "ned",
      "name": "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database",
      "organization": "NASA / Caltech-IPAC",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/Documents/Guides/Interface",
      "access": "Public object lookup and documented programmatic interfaces.",
      "note": "Curated measurements, cross-identifications and references for extragalactic objects; chiefly an integrated scientific database rather than raw telescope files.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "NASA / Caltech-IPAC"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "name": "NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive",
      "organization": "NASA / Caltech-IPAC",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/voapi.html",
      "access": "Catalog TAP/cone-search APIs plus image and spectrum APIs and files.",
      "note": "Infrared and related survey catalogs, images and spectra. Use server-side catalog queries or image cutouts rather than downloading full survey archives.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive",
        "NASA / Caltech-IPAC"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "gdc",
      "name": "NCI Genomic Data Commons",
      "organization": "National Cancer Institute",
      "domain": "medicine",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://portal.gdc.cancer.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://gdc.cancer.gov/access-data/data-access-processes-and-tools",
      "access": "Mixed access: open files plus dbGaP-authorized controlled files",
      "note": "Cancer genomics via portal, API and transfer tool; sensitive individual-level files require authentication and study authorization.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "NCI Genomic Data Commons",
        "National Cancer Institute"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "neuromorpho",
      "name": "NeuroMorpho.Org",
      "organization": "George Mason University",
      "domain": "neuroscience",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://neuromorpho.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://neuromorpho.org/myfaq.jsp",
      "access": "Open reconstructions; REST metadata and direct morphology files",
      "note": "Digital neuronal morphology under CC BY 4.0; programmatic users should use the API and direct file URLs.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "George Mason University"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "id": "nist",
      "name": "NIST Data",
      "organization": "National Institute of Standards and Technology",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://data.nist.gov/sdp/",
      "docsUrl": "https://data.nist.gov/sdp/",
      "access": "Check each record’s license, authentication and usage limits; portal listing is not a partnership.",
      "note": "Retained legacy catalogue entry; its documentation and access terms have not been re-reviewed in this expansion. Discovery portal for NIST data; follow individual records for files, licences and usage conditions.",
      "verifiedOn": null,
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
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        "National Institute of Standards and Technology"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": null
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      "name": "NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP",
      "organization": "NOAA CoastWatch West Coast Node",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/",
      "docsUrl": "https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/rest.html",
      "access": "Public REST-style griddap/tabledap queries and multiple export formats.",
      "note": "Oceanographic and environmental grids and tables. Select variables and spatial/temporal subsets; ERDDAP is a service framework, with each server having its own holdings.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "NOAA CoastWatch West Coast Node"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "noaa",
      "name": "NOAA NCEI / Climate Data Online",
      "organization": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
      "domain": "climate",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices",
      "access": "Public files and several data services; CDO API v2 requires a free token.",
      "note": "Weather, climate, ocean and geophysical archives. CDO's token requirement and limits apply to that API, not to every NCEI download service.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "NOAA NCEI / Climate Data Online",
        "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
        "noaa-ncei",
        "NOAA NCEI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
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      "name": "NOMAD",
      "organization": "NOMAD / FAIRmat",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "Germany",
      "url": "https://nomad-lab.eu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.nomad-lab.eu/1.4.3/howto/manage/program/api.html",
      "access": "Public released entries; API and raw/processed downloads",
      "note": "Materials-science simulations and experiments; private and embargoed uploads require authorization.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "NOMAD / FAIRmat"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "noaa-nomads",
      "name": "NOMADS at NCEP",
      "organization": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction",
      "domain": "climate",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/info.php?page=gribfilter",
      "access": "Public HTTPS model files and GRIB-filter subsetting.",
      "note": "Operational weather-model outputs. Available dates and retention depend on product; this is not a guaranteed permanent archive of every forecast cycle.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "NOMADS at NCEP",
        "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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    {
      "id": "nrao-archive",
      "name": "NRAO Data Archive",
      "organization": "National Radio Astronomy Observatory",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://archive.nrao.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://science.nrao.edu/facilities/vla/archive/index",
      "access": "Archive search and HTTPS retrieval; observing-team sign-in for proprietary data.",
      "note": "VLA, VLBA and GBT data. Scripted discovery exists, but retrieval/staging and reduction depend on telescope and product; raw radio data are not analysis-ready tables.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "National Radio Astronomy Observatory"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
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      "id": "nsidc",
      "name": "NSIDC Data",
      "organization": "National Snow and Ice Data Center",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://nsidc.org/data",
      "docsUrl": "https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/get-started-nsidc-data",
      "access": "Files and dataset-specific APIs/subsetting; NASA DAAC products require Earthdata Login.",
      "note": "Snow, ice and cryosphere observations. Access differs across NSIDC programs and collections; current Earthdata Cloud routes replace several legacy services.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "National Snow and Ice Data Center"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "obis",
      "name": "Ocean Biodiversity Information System",
      "organization": "UNESCO-IOC / IODE and OBIS network",
      "domain": "biodiversity",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://portal.obis.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://portal.obis.org/data/access/",
      "access": "Public API, mapper exports and bulk/cloud options.",
      "note": "Marine species occurrences and associated environmental data. Use bulk access for large analysis, rather than treating the interactive API explorer's sample response as a full export.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
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        "UNESCO-IOC / IODE and OBIS network"
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      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "oecd",
      "name": "OECD Data Explorer",
      "organization": "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development",
      "domain": "economics",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://data-explorer.oecd.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/insights/data-explainers/2024/09/api.html",
      "access": "Public statistical explorer and SDMX API",
      "note": "Economic, social and environmental statistics with downloadable observations and metadata. Use the current Data Explorer API documentation and respect its rate limits and dataset terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "OECD Data Explorer",
        "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "india-ogd",
      "name": "Open Government Data Platform India",
      "organization": "Government of India / National Informatics Centre",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "India",
      "url": "https://www.data.gov.in/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.data.gov.in/help",
      "access": "Public data resources; API key for API access",
      "note": "Government datasets and API resources published by ministries, states and departments. Check each resource's coverage and format, together with the Government Open Data License and any stated conditions.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "government",
      "aliases": [
        "Open Government Data Platform India",
        "Government of India / National Informatics Centre"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "oqmd",
      "name": "Open Quantum Materials Database",
      "organization": "Northwestern University",
      "domain": "materials",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://oqmd.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://oqmd.org/api/",
      "access": "Open data without credentials; native REST and OPTIMADE APIs",
      "note": "DFT thermodynamic and structural properties; data are CC BY 4.0 and represent calculations rather than measurements.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Open Quantum Materials Database",
        "Northwestern University"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "open-targets",
      "name": "Open Targets Platform",
      "organization": "Open Targets",
      "domain": "medicine",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://platform.opentargets.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/data-access",
      "access": "Open target-disease evidence; GraphQL API and bulk downloads",
      "note": "Integrated evidence for drug-target discovery; associations are research evidence, not proof of clinical efficacy.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Open Targets Platform",
        "Open Targets"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "openml",
      "name": "OpenML",
      "organization": "OpenML Foundation / community",
      "domain": "computing",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://www.openml.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.openml.org/data/use/",
      "access": "Public datasets, tasks and results; web downloads and APIs",
      "note": "Reusable machine-learning benchmarks and experiment metadata; dataset-specific licenses and versions apply.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "OpenML",
        "OpenML Foundation / community"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "openneuro",
      "name": "OpenNeuro",
      "organization": "OpenNeuro project",
      "domain": "neuroscience",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://openneuro.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.openneuro.org/user_guide.html",
      "access": "Open public datasets without an account; web, CLI and DataLad",
      "note": "BIDS-formatted neuroimaging and related data; unpublished private datasets are excluded and dataset licenses should be checked.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "OpenNeuro",
        "OpenNeuro project"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "sheffield-orda",
      "name": "ORDA (Online Research Data)",
      "organization": "University of Sheffield",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://orda.shef.ac.uk/",
      "docsUrl": "https://sheffield.ac.uk/library/research-data-management/orda",
      "access": "Public file downloads for open deposits; restricted, embargoed and metadata-only records also exist.",
      "note": "Figshare-based research-data repository curated by the University Library.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "ORDA (Online Research Data)",
        "University of Sheffield"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "ornl-daac",
      "name": "ORNL DAAC",
      "organization": "Oak Ridge National Laboratory / NASA",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://daac.ornl.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://daac.ornl.gov/tools/",
      "access": "Earthdata-authenticated files; selected REST, OGC and site-subsetting services.",
      "note": "Terrestrial ecology, carbon-cycle, vegetation and field-campaign datasets. Programmatic subsetting applies to supported collections, not every deposited file.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "laboratory",
      "aliases": [
        "ORNL DAAC",
        "Oak Ridge National Laboratory / NASA"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "osf",
      "name": "OSF Public Projects",
      "organization": "Center for Open Science",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://osf.io/search",
      "docsUrl": "https://help.osf.io/article/759-details-of-osf-projects-transition",
      "access": "Public project discovery and downloadable public files",
      "note": "Existing public Projects remain accessible. New Project creation ends November 16, 2026; Projects become read-only February 19, 2027. Registrations and Preprints continue. Check each record's license and external storage links.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "OSF Public Projects",
        "Center for Open Science"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "pangaea",
      "name": "PANGAEA",
      "organization": "Alfred Wegener Institute / MARUM, University of Bremen",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "Germany",
      "url": "https://www.pangaea.de/",
      "docsUrl": "https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/Data_Access_and_Reuse",
      "access": "Published open data via DOI landing pages, file links and HTTP content negotiation.",
      "note": "Earth and environmental research datasets. Standard DOI/HTTP mechanisms support programmatic retrieval; the current guide explicitly distinguishes this from a separate data API.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "PANGAEA",
        "Alfred Wegener Institute / MARUM, University of Bremen"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "pku-open-data",
      "name": "Peking University Open Research Data Platform",
      "organization": "Peking University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "China",
      "url": "https://opendata.pku.edu.cn/",
      "docsUrl": "https://lib.pku.edu.cn/portal/en/xsjl",
      "access": "Public dataset discovery with DOI records and data files.",
      "note": "Multidisciplinary research datasets and social-science collections. Not all records imply unrestricted downloads. CFPS records direct users to a separate official CFPS data platform; check collection-specific access.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Peking University Open Research Data Platform",
        "Peking University"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "penn-scholarlycommons",
      "name": "Penn ScholarlyCommons Research Data",
      "organization": "University of Pennsylvania",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://repository.upenn.edu/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.library.upenn.edu/services/scholarlycommons",
      "access": "Public metadata and downloads for open deposits; check each record's access and reuse conditions.",
      "note": "Mixed institutional repository explicitly including datasets; Penn Libraries offers data curation for deposits.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Penn ScholarlyCommons Research Data",
        "University of Pennsylvania"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "vienna-phaidra",
      "name": "PHAIDRA",
      "organization": "University of Vienna",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Austria",
      "url": "https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/",
      "docsUrl": "https://rdm.univie.ac.at/services-and-consulting/phaidra/",
      "access": "Metadata publicly discoverable; openly accessible files can be accessed worldwide.",
      "note": "Institutional research data and digital collections. Files can be restricted to user groups. Mixed digital-asset types; inspect access and license.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "PHAIDRA",
        "University of Vienna"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "physionet",
      "name": "PhysioNet",
      "organization": "MIT Laboratory for Computational Physiology",
      "domain": "medicine",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://physionet.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://physionet.org/about/database/",
      "access": "Mixed access: open, registered/DUA and credentialed/DUA datasets",
      "note": "Physiological signals and clinical research datasets; MIMIC and other credentialed data are not unrestricted public downloads.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "PhysioNet",
        "MIT Laboratory for Computational Physiology"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "pds",
      "name": "Planetary Data System",
      "organization": "NASA and PDS discipline nodes",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://pds.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/data-search/",
      "access": "Open archive files; node-specific tools; beta Search API for PDS4 discovery.",
      "note": "Peer-reviewed planetary mission and supporting data. Search APIs find products; interpretation and download formats depend on the discipline node and PDS version.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Planetary Data System",
        "NASA and PDS discipline nodes"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "podaac",
      "name": "PO.DAAC",
      "organization": "NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory",
      "domain": "earth",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/cloud-datasets/dataaccess",
      "access": "Earthdata-authenticated cloud files, data-subscriber tools and supported subset services.",
      "note": "Physical oceanography observations, including sea level, temperature and salinity. Legacy PO.DAAC Drive has retired; direct cloud access has credential and region requirements.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "PO.DAAC",
        "NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "pride",
      "name": "PRIDE Archive",
      "organization": "EMBL-EBI",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United Kingdom",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pride/ws/archive/v2/docs/api-guide.html",
      "access": "Open published datasets; REST API and bulk files",
      "note": "Mass-spectrometry proteomics, peptide/protein identifications and supporting spectra; private prepublication projects require authorization.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "PRIDE Archive",
        "EMBL-EBI"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "princeton-data-commons",
      "name": "Princeton Data Commons",
      "organization": "Princeton University",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://datacommons.princeton.edu/discovery/",
      "docsUrl": "https://datacommons.princeton.edu/discovery/about",
      "access": "Public dataset discovery and data/code downloads; consult individual records for file locations and terms.",
      "note": "Princeton's current multidisciplinary research-data repository, launched in 2024; new submissions are directed here rather than legacy DataSpace.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Princeton Data Commons",
        "Princeton University"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "pubchem",
      "name": "PubChem",
      "organization": "NCBI / NIH",
      "domain": "chemistry",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/docs/programmatic-access",
      "access": "Public chemical records; PUG-REST, PUG-View and bulk downloads",
      "note": "Compounds, substances and bioassays; respect dynamic request throttling and source-specific attribution or reuse terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "PubChem",
        "NCBI / NIH",
        "NIH PubChem"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "rcsb",
      "name": "RCSB Protein Data Bank",
      "organization": "RCSB PDB / Worldwide PDB",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://www.rcsb.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.rcsb.org/docs/programmatic-access/web-apis-overview",
      "access": "Open structural data; search/data APIs and coordinate downloads",
      "note": "Experimental macromolecular structures and associated metadata; computed models are identified separately.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "RCSB Protein Data Bank",
        "RCSB PDB / Worldwide PDB",
        "pdb"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "reactome",
      "name": "Reactome",
      "organization": "Reactome Consortium",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://reactome.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://reactome.org/download-data",
      "access": "Open pathway data; content API and multiple download formats",
      "note": "Curated biological pathways and inferred events; data are available under the project's Creative Commons terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Reactome",
        "Reactome Consortium"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "unicamp-redu",
      "name": "REDU — Repositório de Dados de Pesquisa da Unicamp",
      "organization": "University of Campinas (Unicamp)",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Brazil",
      "url": "https://redu.unicamp.br/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.sbu.unicamp.br/repositorio-de-dados-de-pesquisa/",
      "access": "Official deposit, preservation and sharing platform with public DOI-bearing data records.",
      "note": "Institutional multidisciplinary research data. Some records may describe externally stored data; inspect files and terms.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "REDU — Repositório de Dados de Pesquisa da Unicamp",
        "University of Campinas (Unicamp)"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "aws-open-data",
      "name": "Registry of Open Data on AWS",
      "organization": "Amazon Web Services",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://registry.opendata.aws/",
      "docsUrl": "https://registry.opendata.aws/registry-open-data/",
      "access": "Public registry; access method varies by dataset",
      "note": "Discovery registry for data available through AWS resources. Data are owned and maintained by participating providers, not uniformly by AWS; each record specifies its license, resources and access instructions.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "cloud",
      "aliases": [
        "Registry of Open Data on AWS",
        "Amazon Web Services"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "usp-data",
      "name": "Repositório de Dados Científicos da USP",
      "organization": "University of São Paulo",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Brazil",
      "url": "https://repositorio.uspdigital.usp.br/",
      "docsUrl": "https://uspdigital.usp.br/repositorio/",
      "access": "The public DSpace catalog explicitly provides storage, organization and public access to researchers' data.",
      "note": "Institutional scientific research datasets. Corporate https://uspdigital.usp.br/repositorio/ is the service/login entry; use repositorio.uspdigital.usp.br for discovery. Check record-specific access.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Repositório de Dados Científicos da USP",
        "University of São Paulo"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "unesp-research-data",
      "name": "Repositório Institucional UNESP — Research data",
      "organization": "São Paulo State University (UNESP)",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Brazil",
      "url": "https://repositorio.unesp.br/",
      "docsUrl": "https://jornal.unesp.br/2022/11/03/docentes-da-unesp-colaboram-com-plano-nacional-para-estimular-ciencia-aberta-no-brasil/",
      "access": "Public dataset records include actual XLSX/data file attachments.",
      "note": "Mixed institutional repository including a genuine Research data resource type. A inspected research-data record is explicitly Restricted Access. Filter for Research data, and check access rights; not publication-only.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Repositório Institucional UNESP — Research data",
        "São Paulo State University (UNESP)"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "rhea",
      "name": "Rhea",
      "organization": "SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics",
      "domain": "chemistry",
      "region": "Switzerland",
      "url": "https://www.rhea-db.org/",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.rhea-db.org/help/download",
      "access": "Open reaction data; bulk downloads and SPARQL",
      "note": "Expert-curated biochemical and transport reactions with ChEBI-defined participants; release alignment matters for cross-database joins.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Rhea",
        "SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "nus-scholarbank",
      "name": "ScholarBank@NUS — research data",
      "organization": "National University of Singapore",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Singapore",
      "url": "https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/",
      "docsUrl": "https://nus.edu.sg/nuslibraries/services-help/research-support",
      "access": "Public repository discovery; data access must be checked per record.",
      "note": "Mixed institutional repository explicitly preserving publications and research data. Some indexed download pages currently show login/access issues. Do not promise anonymous data downloads; filter out publication-only records.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "ScholarBank@NUS — research data",
        "National University of Singapore"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "sra",
      "name": "Sequence Read Archive",
      "organization": "NCBI / NIH",
      "domain": "biology",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra",
      "docsUrl": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra/docs/",
      "access": "Open public reads; SRA Toolkit and cloud/file access",
      "note": "Some human sequencing datasets are controlled through dbGaP and require approved access; this catalogue includes the public portion.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Sequence Read Archive",
        "NCBI / NIH"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "sdss",
      "name": "Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Access",
      "organization": "SDSS Collaboration",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "International",
      "url": "https://sdss.org/dr19/data_access/",
      "docsUrl": "https://sdss.org/dr19/data_access/status/",
      "access": "SkyServer SQL/catalog queries; SAS files; CasJobs for larger jobs.",
      "note": "Public, versioned survey releases provide imaging, spectra and catalog products. Choose the appropriate data release and product data model.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Access",
        "SDSS Collaboration",
        "Sloan Digital Sky Survey"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "tokyo-ssjda",
      "name": "Social Science Japan Data Archive (SSJDA)",
      "organization": "University of Tokyo",
      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
      "region": "Japan",
      "url": "https://ssjda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Direct/",
      "docsUrl": "https://csrda.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/infrastructure/ssjda/",
      "access": "Public discovery; data access is application-based, normally free, for eligible academic research and education.",
      "note": "Survey microdata and social-science research data; operated by the Institute of Social Science. Do not label all data open downloads. Requires eligibility, agreement and approval; dataset-specific restrictions apply.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "university",
      "aliases": [
        "Social Science Japan Data Archive (SSJDA)",
        "University of Tokyo"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
      "checked": "2026-09-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "spdf-cdaweb",
      "name": "SPDF / CDAWeb",
      "organization": "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center",
      "domain": "astronomy",
      "region": "United States",
      "url": "https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/",
      "docsUrl": "https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/dev_services.html",
      "access": "Open web services for search, subsets, plots and file retrieval.",
      "note": "Heliophysics science-level time series, mostly CDF/netCDF, and orbit information. Select variables and time ranges to obtain practical analysis subsets.",
      "verifiedOn": "2026-09-28",
      "kind": "repository",
      "aliases": [
        "SPDF / CDAWeb",
        "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center"
      ],
      "adapter": null,
      "status": "portal_only",
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    {
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      "access": "Public imaging collections; controlled datasets require separate approval",
      "note": "Check collection licenses; DUA datasets moved to NCI CRDC/dbGaP and public DICOM access is transitioning toward Imaging Data Commons.",
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      "domain": "multidisciplinary",
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      "note": "Machine-learning benchmark datasets; inspect each dataset's license, citation and provenance.",
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      "note": "Repository for datasets, software, models, workflows and related research outputs, provided using Figshare.",
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      "note": "Multidisciplinary institutional collection in national DataverseNO repository. Use the UiT collection for institution-specific discovery. Dataset licenses vary, including CC0, CC BY, noncommercial and custom terms.",
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      "note": "Brings together statistical databases from the UN system and partner organizations. Coverage, update schedules and reuse conditions vary by contributing database; consult the associated metadata.",
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      "note": "Internationally comparable education, science and culture statistics. Provides aggregate data, methodological notes and bulk downloads; check indicator definitions and dataset terms.",
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      "note": "Continuous measurements, daily values, monitoring sites and water-quality samples. Current API documentation distinguishes these endpoints from legacy Water Services.",
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      "note": "Published astronomical catalogs and tables, with some linked images and spectra. Original catalog references and usage conditions remain relevant.",
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      "access": "Public health indicators and documented data APIs",
      "note": "Country and global health statistics with indicator metadata. WHO also disseminates data through data.who.int; check the relevant indicator source, API guidance and reuse conditions.",
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