Our long-term environmental data
We are a major custodian of environmental datasets. The long-term environmental data hosted by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) make a difference, informing research, policy-making, commercial innovation and conservation action all around the world. We are committed to making the data we manage available for others to use.
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NERC data centre
The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) holds nationally-important data sets for the terrestrial and freshwater sciences.
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Data portals
Our data portals enable users to visualise and interrogate the diverse environmental datasets held by UKCEH.
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Records centres
Our records centres host a wealth of environmental information, gathered over decades.
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Monitoring programmes
Our long-term, large-scale monitoring programmes enable us to monitor the health of the environment and identify environmental change.
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Information products
UKCEH has a long history of creating innovative information products. We take a flexible approach to licensing to meet the needs of commercial, non-commercial and academic customers.
Web-based apps
Our web-based apps and tools provide methods to search and evaluate different data or support decision-making relating to specific environmental challenges.
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Software & models