Data Commons
A cloud-based resource for searchable, discoverable, computable, and reusable data.
The Data Commons is CyVerse's commitment to supporting open, reproducible science and the FAIR data principles by helping users to access, create, manage, curate, publish, discover, and reuse data on the Data Store. Unlike most repositories, where data can become stagnant and siloed from other cyberinfrastructure services, data in the Data Commons is easily accessible for analysis in any of the CyVerse platforms, such as the Discovery Environment/VICE, CACAO, or Science APIs.
The Data Commons not only provides ways to publish your data, but supports data management throughout the data life cycle, both pre- and post-publication. This includes championing activities like using ontologies and community standards for metadata, enhanced data searching based on full-text indexing, and managing research projects.
Review the Data Commons User Agreement and the CyVerse Data Policy to get a full view of how to manage your data in CyVerse and to learn about the different options for publishing data through CyVerse.
Getting Started
- Publish your data to the Data Commons or to NCBI
- Request a DOI
- Access public data
- Find templates for writing and using metadata
Key Features
Access Public Data Without an Account
- Instantly browse or download public datasets—no login required—making it easy to explore shared research and accelerate discovery.
Make Your Data More FAIR
- Supports best practices for data sharing by helping you make your research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) —a critical step toward reproducible science.
Support for Open Science
- Designed to facilitate transparency and collaboration, the Data Commons promotes open science by enabling researchers to easily share, access, and build upon each other’s work.
Access to Curated and Community
Data Includes two categories of shared data:
– CyVerse Curated Data: Reviewed, stable datasets with assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), ensuring long-term access and citability.
– Community Released Data: Uploaded by researchers and groups within the community—these datasets may evolve or change, offering dynamic, real-world contributions to science.
Publish Your Data with Securely
- Offers pathways to formally publish your datasets either directly through the CyVerse Data Commons Portal or by submitting to trusted external repositories such as NCBI's Sequence Read Archive (SRA) or Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS).