The Best UK Solar System Data Centre Alternatives in 2026

The UK's Biological Records Centre coordinates records of terrestrial and freshwater species with volunteer observers.

The World Data Center for Climate archives and publishes Earth system model data and related products for climate research.

The space weather center provides data display and downloads for geomagnetic, ionospheric, solar, and related observations.

PAINT makes operational data from concentrating solar power plants available, including calibration images, measurements, and weather information.

The World Data Center for Ionosphere and Space Weather archives and distributes ionospheric and space weather data.

ForestGEO reports a research network spanning sites in multiple countries and links to its plot information and publication database.

WDCA archives atmospheric aerosol data on microphysical, optical, and chemical properties for the WMO Global Atmosphere Watch program.

The Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre provides biodiversity information for the region.

The NWT Centre for Geomatics provides maps, applications, web map services, data, reports, and user guides.

Remote Sensing Systems provides public data files available over ftp with account registration, plus documentation on downloads and file versions and announcements on data releases and discontinuations.

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System coordinates people and technology to gather ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes data.

Browse climate data publications and research highlights from the Bjerknes Climate Data Centre.

Historic Environment Scotland provides access to digital and physical archives and collections documenting Scotland’s past.

The USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System provides publication search with filters for agency and topic.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Pacific archive includes temperature and salinity profiles collected from water samples and profiling systems.

KBase brings together a community-driven systems biology platform with tools for creating shareable and reproducible workflows.

Bhoonidhi provides access to an archive of remote-sensing data from Indian satellites.

Kingston Data brings together local information and lets visitors view borough profiles by ward or postcode.

Merton Data brings together local information about the borough and lets visitors explore details and compare local areas.

Search the CEDA Archive for atmospheric and Earth observation data, which includes more than 20 petabytes of research.

Statistics Canada's data catalog offers searchable tables, microdata, and visualizations across topics including health, labor, and trade.

Maharashtra’s state data bank provides indicators and reports covering census data, prices, surveys, and economic statistics.

The Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility provides biodiversity information and data through Agriculture Canada.

BioChem provides biological and chemical marine data through its database.