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AOB (http://energybenchmarking.lbl.gov/AOB.html ) is a web service consisting of a set of benchmarking analysis and visualization methods that draw upon a database containing sets of buildings that can be combined in various ways to obtain "peer groups" against which individual buildings can be compared.

Licensing and registration is required.

Active mines and mineral plants in the US (http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mineplant/ ) includes mine plants and operations for commodities monitored by the Minerals Information Team of the USGS. Operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the USGS.

The Administrative Fines file (http://www.fec.gov/data/AdminFine.do?format=html ) includes information identifying the report (i.e. failure to file, failure to file on time or failure to file 48 hour notices) that caused the penalty, the amount of the fine, information about the candidacy if the penalty was paid by a campaign committee, whether the report was late or not filed and whether the penalty has been paid. The file also contains the Commission generated case number for each case.

The EPA's Adopt Your Watershed program (http://www.epa.gov/adopt/ ) challenges people to serve their community by taking part in activities to protect and restore their local watershed. The Adopt Your Watershed database has more than 2,600 watershed groups.

The ADS-B Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT) (http://sapt.faa.gov/adsb-xml.php ) is an XML-based web service, most commonly used by flight planning software to check for ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) compliance.

Agency Acronyms and Codes is a listing of agencies, their sub agencies and the acronyms and codes used to identify them.

Aggregated Federal R&D Budget for Networking and Information Technology (http://www.nitrd.gov/Open/index.aspx ) is a compilation of information from member Federal agencies and is broken down over the following eight program component areas: High End Computing Infrastructure & Application, High End Computing Research & Development, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Human-Computer Interaction & Information Management, Large Scale Networking, High Confidence Software & Systems, Social Economic & Workforce Implications of IT & IT Workforce Development, and Software Design & Productivity. Aggregated Federal R&D Budget for Networking and Information Technology information is available from 1992 forward.

The AIDSinfo Drug API (http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/api/ ) is used to access drug information in the AIDSinfo drug database.

The AQS Data Mart (https://www.epa.gov/aqs ) is a database containing all of the information from the AQS system. The Air Quality System (AQS) is EPA's repository of ambient air quality data. AQS stores data from over 10,000 monitors, 5000 of which are currently active. State, local and tribal agencies collect the data and submit it to AQS on a periodic basis. The AQS Data Mart was built as a storehouse of air quality information that allows users to make complex, time consuming queries.

The AQS Data Mart includes information from the EPA’s substance and facility registry systems to allow for cross-media integration. It also contains the physical descriptions of monitors as the owners have entered into AQS. This includes the geographic location (latitude, longitude, elevation, and datum), the political entity where the monitor resides (tribal land or state + county), administrative information about the monitor (the agencies responsible for its operation and its schedule) and information related to the monitoring protocol: the substance (parameter) measured, the sampling method, the sampling schedule, the duration of each sample taken, the analysis method, and whether the methods are approved or equivalent reference methods.

The AirData AQS REST API (https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B9A27C77A-495A-4E82-B4B9-BDA6F63F9E59%7D ) enables the retrieval of historical air quality data from EPA. AQS contains the data that the US EPA has collected via the national ambient air monitoring program. It also includes the associated aggregate values calculated by EPA (8-hour, daily, annual, etc.).

Multiple endpoints are available depending upon the operation to be performed. They are:

/rawData
A synchronous request that returns raw data that matches your query criteria

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#rawData_get

/rawDataNotify
Same as /rawData but performed asynchronously. A Transaction ID number is returned which can be used later to retrieve the data once the data becomes available.

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#rawDataNotify_get

/profile
The purpose of this service is to give users a "profile" of the available data in the system before they construct other queries to retrieve the data. It returns a list of monitors that match your selection criteria and a profile of the data available from those monitors. Any monitor that matches your selection criteria will be returned. Particular attention should be paid to the time window. If the monitor operated between the years of the begin date and end date (only full years are considered), the monitor will be included in the returned list. However, information about the entire operational history of the monitor will be included in the returned file.

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#profile_get

/profileNotify
Same as /profile but performed asynchronously. A Transaction ID number is returned which can be used later to retrieve the data once the data becomes available.

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#profileNotify_get

/status
Returns the status of a previously submitted asynchronous request

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#status_get

/retrieve
Retrieves the data created with a previously submitted asynchronous request.

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#retrieve_get

/list
Returns a list of valid values for a variable.

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#list_get

/serviceAvailable
Returns a response if the service is available

    https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/ramltohtml.html#serviceAvailable_get

Registration required.

The AIRNow-Gateway (http://www.airnowgateway.org/ ) provides real-time air quality data and forecasts to protect public health across the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico. AIRNow receives real-time ozone and PM_2.5 data from over 2,000 monitors and collects forecasts for more than 300 cities.

As part of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) program, the AIRNow Gateway system broadens access to AIRNow data and data products. AIRNow Gateway produces data products in several standard data formats and makes them available via FTP and web services.

Registration required.

The Airport Service (http://services.faa.gov/docs/services/airport/ ) serves airport status and delay information from the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) as displayed on http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

Airport Status / AFP (http://www.fly.faa.gov/What_s_New/XML_is_changing.jsp ) was introduced in the summer of 2006 and marks a significant new step in en-route traffic management. The principal goal for the initial deployment was to provide enhanced en-route traffic management during severe weather events. An AFP is a traffic management process that identifies constraints in the en-route system, develops a real time list of flights that are filed into the constrained area, and distributes expect departure clearance times (EDCT) to meter the demand through the area.

ARDF (http://tin.er.usgs.gov/ardf/ ) consists of descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral resources and is published for individual U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000 scale quadrangles in Alaska. These descriptions were complied from published literature and from unpublished reports and data from industry, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the U.S. Geological Survey and other sources. Compilation of this database is an ongoing process and each report is essentially a progress report.

ALJ Disposition Data (http://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/03_ALJ_Disposition_Data.html ) is a listing of hearings completion data by name of individual administrative law judges (ALJ) for all ALJs in ODAR. The data includes hearing office name, total dispositions, decisions, allowances, denials and fully favorable or partially favorable decisions.

The HazCollect system, http://www.weather.gov/os/hazcollect/ , will provide an automated capability to streamline the creation, authentication, collection, and dissemination of non-weather emergency messages in a quick and secure fashion. The HazCollect system is a comprehensive solution for the centralized collection and efficient distribution of Non-Weather Emergency Messages (NWEMs) to the NWS dissemination infrastructure, the Emergency Alert System (EAS), and other national systems.

Registration required.

The Alternative Fueling Station API (https://developer.nrel.gov/docs/transportation/alt-fuel-stations-v1/) provides location based information about alternative fueling locations across the United States. Alternative fuels include biodiesel, compressed natural gas, ethanol, electric charging, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, and propane station locations.

Registration required. Please visit: https://developer.nrel.gov/signup/

AINMS (https://nais.aphis.usda.gov/ainmngt/ ) is a web-based program used to administer the issuance of Animal Identification Numbers (AINs), to record the distribution of devices with the AIN and for the retirement of the AIN devices from abattoirs, etc. The AIN is one official numbering system defined by the Code of Federal Regulations and contains a 15-digit number. The AINs, starting with "840" (the numeric representation for USA), is administered through the AINMS. The AINs are one option that may be used to identify animals individually to support State and Federal animal-disease monitoring and surveillance programs. AINs may also be used by industry for performance recording or breed registration or other programs they provide.

A USDA eAuthentication account id is required (http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov/eauthWhatIsAccount.html ).

The Archival Descriptions from the Archival Research Catalog (http://www.archives.gov/open/dataset-arc.html ) provides archival descriptions of the permanent holdings of the federal government in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The archival descriptions include information on traditional paper holdings, electronic records, and artifacts. ARC is a work in progress.

Archival Finding Aids (http://www.loc.gov/rr/ead/ ) provide a comprehensive overview of a collection's scope and contents. They define the conditions under which a collection may be accessed or copied, explain its provenance, and contain histories of individuals and organizations connected with the collection. Archival finding aids progressively describe a collection's component parts. Corresponding identifiers (such as call numbers or container numbers) help researchers request items of interest.

Finding Aids are available by the repository or custodial division in which the collections may be used. The repository or custodial divisions at the LOC include American Folklife Center; Geography and Map Division; Manuscript Division; Motion Picture Section; Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division; Music Division; Prints and Photographs Division; Rare Book and Special Collections Division; Science, Technology and Business Division.

The ASCQuerySvc Web Service allows computer systems used by lenders, regulatory agencies, and other interested parties to automatically perform searches of the Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) National Registry and have the search results immediately available to their computer systems.

The Appraisal Subcommittee's (ASC) Mission is to:

• oversee the appraiser regulatory programs established by the States, Territories and the District of Columbia (States);


• monitor the requirements addressing appraisal standards for federal financial institutions;


• maintain the National Registry of State certified and licensed appraisers;


• monitor and review operations of the Appraisal Foundation.

ACRES (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/acres/ ) is an online database for Brownfields Grantees to electronically submit data directly to EPA. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.

The Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies service (http://id.loc.gov/ ) enables both humans and machines to programmatically access authority data at the Library of Congress via URIs. This service is influenced by -- and implements -- the Linked Data movement's approach of exposing and inter-connecting data on the Web via dereferenceable URIs.

The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is the first vocabulary to be included in the Authorities and Vocabularies service. Additional vocabularies to be included are:

• Thesaurus of Graphic Materials
• MARC Geographic Area Codes
• MARC Language Codes
• MARC Relator Codes

LCSH has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress. By virtue of cooperative cataloging, other libraries around the United States also use LCSH to provide subject access to their collections. In addition LCSH is used internationally, often in translation.

ABS (https://www.energystar.gov/istar/has/ ) is a free web service designed to exchange energy use data and facility information, with EPA’s Portfolio Manager software tool. Using XML-based Web Services provided by the EPA, third-party energy service companies can securely provide energy and building data from their systems to Portfolio Manager in exchange for receiving the EPA’s energy performance rating and other related energy and environmental performance metrics.

Registration required.

The Aviation Accident Database and Synopses (http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/ ) contains information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. Generally, a preliminary report is available online within a few days of an accident. Factual information is added when available, and when the investigation is completed, the preliminary report is replaced with a final description of the accident and its probable cause. Full narrative descriptions may not be available for dates before 1993, cases under revision, or where NTSB did not have primary investigative responsibility.

ADDS (http://adds.aviationweather.gov/ ) makes available to the aviation community text, digital and graphical forecasts, analyses, and observations of aviation-related weather variables. ADDS is a joint effort of NCAR Research Applications Program (RAP), Global Systems Division (GSD) of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Aviation Weather Center (AWC).