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Public data and datasets
Datasets The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) has released for public use, and the sources it relies on where their terms allow listing. Each entry shows owner, licence, lineage, time coverage and known limits. Only rights-cleared data appears. Private records, personal data, restricted infrastructure detail and protected community knowledge never do. Part of the research library.
01Register
Public data and datasets on the record.
The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation
- 01InstitutionThe Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
- 02Dataset recordWhat every entry states
- 03Record standardsThe standards a released dataset record follows
- 04What is excludedData that never appears here
- 05Using data wellRead the limits before the numbers
- 06How data is managedStewardship behind the collection
- 07SourcesWhere this page’s references lead
02Dataset record
What every entry states.
A dataset without its context is easy to misuse. Each record carries the information needed to use it correctly.
| Field | What it records |
|---|---|
| Owner and source | Who produced the data and who holds authority over it |
| Licence | The terms of reuse, described on rights and licences |
| Lineage | How the data was derived, processed and versioned |
| Coverage | Places, period and resolution covered |
| Evidence label | Observed, published statistics, estimated, modelled or other |
| Limits | Known gaps, biases and appropriate uses |
03Record standards
The standards a released dataset record follows.
| Part of the record | Standard | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogue entry | DCAT version 3; DataCite metadata | W3C, 2024; DataCite |
| Spatial and temporal assets | STAC; ISO 19115-1 | Community specification; ISO, 2014 |
| Lineage | PROV-O | W3C, 2013 |
| Documentation | Datasheet for the dataset | Gebru and others, 2021 |
| Repository trust | CoreTrustSeal requirements, where a repository is used | CoreTrustSeal board |
| Identifier | UNI and dataset metadata under the proposed NS-1 and NS-3b | Nexus Standards |
Released datasets feed the data bundles of Reports. Data owners can offer a dataset through the Secretariat; terms, sensitivity and the owner’s name are recorded before anything is listed.
04What is excluded
Data that never appears here.
Personal
Personal data
No personal information about individuals, including participants and enquirers.
Restricted
Sensitive detail
No restricted infrastructure topology or security-sensitive locations.
Protected
Community knowledge
No protected community or Indigenous knowledge without the rights-holders’ agreement.
05Using data well
Read the limits before the numbers.
A dataset answers the question it was built for. Before using one, check its coverage, resolution, evidence label and known gaps, and whether it combines with your other sources without changing meaning. Carry reported uncertainty into your results. Never present modelled or estimated data as observed.
06How data is managed
Stewardship behind the collection.
Data is organised under NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) and data, with source rights that persist through every product. Methods for stewardship are described at data engineering, interoperability and stewardship. Methods papers that explain how datasets were built are in methods and technical papers.
Original source authority is retained. Programme estimates stay labelled as estimates and never replace published statistics.
07Sources
Where this page’s references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
- Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) Version 3 (W3C Recommendation, 2024)
- DataCite metadata schema and DOIs for research data
- SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog specification, version 1.0 and later
- ISO 19115-1:2014 Geographic information, metadata, fundamentals (ISO)
- PROV-O: the PROV ontology (W3C Recommendation, 2013)
- Gebru and others, Datasheets for datasets, Communications of the ACM 64 (2021)
- CoreTrustSeal requirements for trustworthy data repositories
- NS-3b, Dataset and product metadata profile (STAC, DCAT, PROV-O), a proposed standard
08Questions
Questions and answers.
Can I download GCRI datasets?
Released datasets can be downloaded under their licence where a download is provided. If a dataset you need is not listed, it may not be released or cleared for reuse.
Why is a dataset I expected missing?
Because its rights may not allow publication, it may contain sensitive information or it may not yet have passed review.
How do I report an error in a dataset?
Write to the integrity concern form with the dataset, version and the issue. Corrections create new versions with their history.
Can my agency contribute data?
Statistics, hydrometeorological and geological agencies can agree a source and methods interface. The agency keeps its authority, and the agreement sets refresh and correction rules.
Do GCRI datasets replace published statistics?
No. Published statistics keep their authority. GCRI datasets may add estimates or combine sources, and they are labelled so that the difference is clear.
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Reports is the Consortium’s quarterly publication. What you know about this subject can become evidence, a case or a correction in the next edition, credited to you and published under CC BY 4.0 where it is your own work.
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- EmailGateway GW-GCRISend it from this pageEvidence, a correction, a case, a method, a review, a translation or profile input. It arrives tagged with this page, so the editor who owns it receives it.
- ZenodoOpen depositDeposit it and submit to the communityPublish your own record on Zenodo with your ORCID iD, then submit it to the Reports community there. Curators review it; the DOI stays yours.
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