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The Hub relies on data contributions to build a diverse network of water data across entities, geographies, and disciplines, supporting its mission to create a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) water data landscape for Texas.
To achieve this goal, we need your help! If you have a suggestion or are interested in contributing data, resources, or applications to the Hub please contact us.
Adding Data Has Benefits
Standardized Documentation
A standardized metadata schema and streamlined entry process make it easy to create consistent, accurate metadata and data dictionary information for your datasets, ensuring they meet federal open data standards and are understood and used appropriately.
Increased Access, Use, and Value
Indexed search and a “one-stop shop” for Texas water data make your data easier to find for those who need it. Users no longer need to learn the ins and outs of your organization, website, or the Texas water data landscape to discover, access, and use your data effectively.
No Moving Data, Easy Download, and Fewer Requests
Connecting data through links, APIs, and services ensures you remain the authoritative owner of your data. Your organization continues to host, maintain, and provide public access to your data as usual, while the Hub offers an additional easy and reliable download process that can reduce the time and effort you spend responding to requests.
Highly Sought Information
The Hub actively seeks water datasets and applications that are publicly available, downloadable, or ideally accessible as web services, such as:
- Webservice or API-based data
- Historical data not previously accessible
- Easily linked data or data with common identifiers
- Statewide coverage datasets
- Continuous record data
- Water data within these categories
Information We Cannot Accept
Currently, the Hub does not include data that is not publicly available for download in a machine-readable format. We cannot accommodate the following types of data:
- Private or non-public data
- PDF reports or studies without raw data
- Non-machine-readable data
- Paper maps or non-digital data
- Thesis or dissertations that are not published
- Static tables, graphs, or images embedded in webpages (without a downloadable format)
- Datasets without an owner or producer
- Data not related to Texas water