Dex source triage — agency · URL · best dex
Started 2026-06-19. The working ledger for the admin-URL-draining campaign: every
real datasource (144 with observations, the AutoSense stub tail excluded) mapped to the
best dex family for it. Column C is the recommendation; we lock each as Mike works
the backlog. Bright line throughout: measured reality only (feedback_measured_reality_only)
— forecasts, reanalysis, scenario/economic models are held out, never dexed.
Three dex families: Eventdex (slot = one event) · Yeardex (slot = one year) · Locationdex (slot = one fixed place/station). Not every source is dex-shaped: a continuous measured point-series with no event/year/place structure is a paper-feed (stays a live source, papers draw from it directly, no dex).
A. Already dexed — done, no action
| Agency | Source | URL | Dex |
|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | usgs_earthquake | earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query | Eventdex eq |
| NOAA SPC | spc_tornado_history | spc.noaa.gov/wcm/ | Eventdex tor (+ NCEI severe-wx 15 kinds) |
| Smithsonian | smithsonian_gvp | webservices.volcano.si.edu | Eventdex vol |
| NOAA/Kyoto | dst_index · kyoto_dst_realtime | cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi | Eventdex gst |
| LIGO/Virgo | gwosc_events | gwosc.org/eventapi | Eventdex gw |
| IceCube | icecube_neutrinos | dataverse.harvard.edu | Eventdex neutrino |
| Pierre Auger | auger_uhecr | opendata.auger.org/catalog | Eventdex uhecr |
| NOAA NCEI | ibtracs_hurricanes | ncei.noaa.gov/.../ibtracs | Eventdex tc |
| FEMA | fema_disasters | fema.gov/api/open/v2 | Eventdex fema |
| NASA/CNEOS/GMN | cneos_fireballs · gmn_meteors · nasa_neo · meteorite_falls | ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov etc. | Eventdex entry |
| NASA DONKI | donki_flare | api.nasa.gov/DONKI/FLR | Eventdex flare |
| NASA DONKI | donki_cme | api.nasa.gov/DONKI/CME | Eventdex cme |
| NOAA/Blitzortung | goes18/19_glm_flashes · blitzortung_lightning | noaa-goes*.s3 / blitzortung.org | Eventdex lightning |
| NOAA NWS | nws_alerts | api.weather.gov/alerts | Eventdex flood + severe-wx |
| USDA ERS | usda_landuse | ers.usda.gov/.../major-land-uses | Yeardex landuse |
| USDA ERS | usda_dairy | ers.usda.gov/.../dairy-data | Yeardex dairy |
| World Bank | worldbank_forest | data.worldbank.org | Yeardex forest_cover |
| World Bank | worldbank_energy | data.worldbank.org | Yeardex energy_use |
| NMDB | nmdb_stations · nmdb_cosmic_rays | nmdb.eu | Locationdex neutron_monitor |
| NOAA CO-OPS | noaa_tide_stations · noaa_tides | tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov | Locationdex tide_gauge |
B. Dex CANDIDATES — actionable, not yet dexed (work these)
| Agency | Source | URL | Best dex | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERMAGNET | intermagnet | imag-data.bgs.ac.uk | Locationdex magnetic_observatory |
~150 fixed observatories, measured field. Next Locationdex. |
| USGS | usgs_water | waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/iv | Locationdex streamgauge |
~13k+ gauges, measured streamflow, deep records. Next Locationdex. |
| EU JRC | european-radiological-data-exchange-platform (EURDEP) | jeodpp.../EURDEP | Locationdex radiation_monitor |
EU gov radiation network, fixed stations, measured. NEW candidate. |
| NOAA NCEI | igra_soundings | ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/igra | Locationdex radiosonde_station (or paper-feed) |
Fixed launch sites, measured profiles. Place = the site. |
| GeoSphere Austria | geosphere | dataset.api.hub.geosphere.at | Locationdex weather_station (regional) |
Austrian met network, measured. Smaller/regional. |
| Safecast | safecast | api.safecast.org/measurements.json | Locationdex radiation (deferred) |
~half roving drive-surveys → binned-mobile special case later. |
| Caltech/ZTF (Fink) | fink_transients | api.fink-portal.org | Eventdex transient |
Astro transient alerts = discrete events. |
| The Space Devs | launch_library | ll.thespacedevs.com | Eventdex launch |
Spaceflight launches = discrete events. |
| CelesTrak | celestrak_satcat | celestrak.org/pub/satcat.csv | Eventdex (merge → entry reentry, or own reentry) |
Satellite reentries = atmospheric-entry events. |
| NASA JPL | jpl_sbdb · nasa_neo (close approaches) | ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov | Eventdex neo |
Close approaches = dated events. |
| NUFORC | nuforc | nuforc.org | Eventdex nuforc |
UFO sighting reports = a report log (like FEMA admin records). |
| EMSC / ISC / GFZ | emsc · isc · gfz_geofon | seismicportal.eu / isc.ac.uk / geofon.gfz | Eventdex eq (cross-source merge) |
Earthquake catalogs → merge into eq like NCEI→tor. |
| NOAA NHC | nhc_storms | nhc.noaa.gov/CurrentStorms.json | Eventdex tc (live edge) |
Live TC fixes → feed the existing tc kind. |
| USGS | usgs_volcanoes | volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public | Eventdex vol (merge) or Locationdex |
Volcano activity/alerts → feed vol, or volcano-monitoring places. |
| EU JRC | global-surface-water-explorer (GSWE) | jeodpp.../GSWE | Yeardex (surface-water extent) | Satellite-MEASURED water occurrence. Annual. Measured. |
| EU EDGAR | edgar | jeodpp.../EDGAR | Yeardex (emissions) — FLAG | Emissions inventory (activity-derived). Borderline measured-vs-estimate. Inspect. |
| World Bank | world_bank (generic) | api.worldbank.org/v2 | Yeardex (more indicators) | Same engine as forest/energy; pick measured indicators. |
C. Held out — model / forecast / reanalysis / scenario (NOT dex material)
The measured-reality bright line. These stay live platform sources but are barred from
dexes and papers (feedback_measured_reality_only).
- Open-Meteo family —
open_meteo(forecast),open_meteo_aqi,open_meteo_flood,open_meteo_marine— forecast model output. - ERA5 / ECMWF / Copernicus —
era5_cloud(reanalysis),ecmwf(forecast). - NASA POWER —
nasa_power— modeled/satellite-derived meteorology. - NOAA SPC outlook —
spc_outlook— convective forecast. - EU JRC flood/climate models —
cems-glofas,cems-glofas-ra-streamflow-analysis,copernicus-emergency-management-service-european-flood-awareness-system(EFAS),floods(JRC),petseta-iv(PESETA climate-impact projections),ensemble,ensembles-bc(climate model ensembles),succast,gec-outlook,sherpa(AQ scenario),mappe,eurad(AQ model),figaro-e3,figaro-reg(economic IO models),transuranus(fuel-rod model).
D. Paper-feeds — measured but continuous point-series, no event/year/place shape
Stay live; papers draw directly. No dex.
- NOAA SWPC / space-weather:
dscovr_solar_wind,goes_xray,noaa_space_weather,nasa_donki(general bundle). - Solar/sun:
silso_sunspots(SIDC Belgium). - Carbon/climate indices:
noaa_co2,noaa_climate_indices(could go Yeardex if an annual subject is wanted; default paper-feed). - Radio/propagation:
wspr,hamqsl_propagation,lwa_spectra. - Drought:
usdm_drought(weekly area product — could be Eventdex drought-episodes; default paper-feed for now). - Satellite/misc measured:
asf_sentinel,gmis,magnetic_poles(NCEI pole positions). - Tidal ephemeris:
lunar_tidal(computed astronomical potential — context, not a measurement of weather/Earth state).
E. EU JRC research tail — mostly model/scenario/economic (won't fit; inspect on demand)
~40 jeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ftp/jrc-opendata/* datasets are EU Commission research
products: economic input-output models, land-cover/scenario maps, transport tools, energy
models, biodiversity indices. Most are model/scenario → held out, a few are measured
research datasets that don't fit event/year/place. Treated as a block; pull a specific one
into B/C/D only if Mike flags it. Examples: alf-bio, algae-industry, anure,
carbon-emissions, dopa, drll, droughtobs, eanr, ecml-data, ecoclim,
eigl-data, eu-cbm-hat, eucropmap, forest (JRC), fwpi, ghg-inv, gmis,
global-dam-watch-database, imap-fp-dataset, jrc-*, kcbd-datasets, liscoast,
maes, metis-mix-2030, pvgis, remdb, s2-gold, strategic-trade-atlas, tedam,
tnet, tourism, trace, transport-*, trimis, uno-films-xps, upu-gamma,
vaia-cbm-database, vecsec-volts, plus the data.gov dataset-* research sets
(cyanobacteria, atmospheric deposition, anthropogenic emissions, PM2.5 by county, etc.).
Next Locationdex candidates (Mike's "note them" ask)
In priority order, each its own scope freeze + full-roster deep-pull:
magnetic_observatory←intermagnet(~150 global observatories, measured field).streamgauge←usgs_water(~13k+ US gauges, measured streamflow, records to ~1900).radiation_monitor← EURDEP (EU gov radiation network, fixed stations, measured).radiosonde_station←igra_soundings(fixed launch sites) — or keep as paper-feed.weather_station←geosphere(Austria; regional, smaller).radiation←safecast(deferred, binned-mobile special case).