The USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC) is a tool for discovery of public USGS Datasets through text-based search; keyword, mission area, data source, and scientist faceting; and GIS-based search mechanisms. Developed by USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries program, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Mercury Consortium.
Understanding SDC URL
SDC URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/#fq='SDC Field'':Your search term&q=*%3A* "SDC Field" could be substituted by any field listed below.
Copy/Paste the code below to include SDC "Quick Search" snippet on your website:
Web Services
Users can search SDC holdings via a REST based Web service. To invoke the Web service, simply add/replace the query parameter (fq) with any of the above defined SDC fields. Here is an example: