A dataset of water-use estimates for 2015, aggregated to the county level in the US, from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Use Science Project.
Example Type
dataset
Subject Area
geography
hydrology
Original Context
public data
Audience Level
Intermediate
Advanced
Audience Composition
General
Pedagogical Description
Good examples of field dictionaries and abbreviations in action, FIPS codes and other location/geography codes/shorthand, cleaned dataset with accompanying visualizations. Is a good example of government data protocols and regulations in action.
Data Processing
Data has been processed for release to the public, specific processing is noted in accompanying metadata file.