Mizzou-Student-Research-Team/GeoLayers-SeismometerNetworkBuilder

*This Hugging Face Datasets repo is used for a web tool. Here is the link to the web tool: https://huggingface.co/Mizzou-Student-Research-Team.*

Dataset Citations

• —USGS Fiber‑Optic Seismology Experiment — U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). Fiber‑Optic Seismology Experiment Interactive Map. https://www.usgs.gov/tools/fiber-optic-seismology-experiment-interactive-map

• —North American Roads Dataset — U.S. Department of Transportation. (n.d.). North American Roads [Feature Layer]. https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/usdot::north-american-roads

• —BTS Railroads Dataset — Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2025). Railroads [Feature Layer]. https://geodata.bts.gov/datasets/e143f436d4774402aa8cca1e663b1d24_0/explore

• —USGS Quaternary Faults — U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/faults

• —U.S. Military Bases Dataset — U.S. Department of Transportation. (n.d.). Military Bases [Feature Layer]. https://data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/usdot::military-bases (data-usdot.opendata.arcgis.com in Bing)

• —National Forest Boundaries (Oregon GeoHub) — Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office. (n.d.). National Forest Boundaries. https://geohub.oregon.gov/datasets/oregon-geo::national-forest-boundaries (geohub.oregon.gov in Bing)

• —USGS VS30 Global Map (GMT Grid File) — U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). VS30 Data Products. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/vs30/

• —Natural Earth Ocean Polygons — Natural Earth. (n.d.). 10m Physical Vectors – Ocean. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/

• —OpenStreetMap Building Footprints — OpenStreetMap Contributors. (n.d.). Building Footprints via Overpass API. https://www.openstreetmap.org
• —Note: The API was also used to programmatically access in the main application code. This dataset serves as a fallback option in case the API does not work in the code.

• —OpenStreetMap Water Bodies — OpenStreetMap Contributors. (n.d.). Water Features (excluding oceans) via Overpass API. https://www.openstreetmap.org

• —USGS Earthquake Catalog — U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). Earthquake Search Catalog. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/

• —Esri Federal Data. “Emergency Response Structures [Feature Layer].” Medical Emergency Response Structures, published 30 June 2021, updated 8 Aug. 2025. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/fedmaps::medical-emergency-response-structures/about 9 February 2026.

• —Esri Federal Data. “Fire Stations EMS Services [Feature Layer].” Medical Emergency Response Structures, published 30 June 2021, updated 8 Aug. 2025, https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/fedmaps::medical-emergency-response-structures/about. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

• —Esri Federal Data. “HospitalsMedicalCenters [Feature Layer].” Medical Emergency Response Structures, published 30 June 2021, updated 8 Aug. 2025. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/fedmaps::medical-emergency-response-structures/about. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.

• —Federal Emergency Management Agency. “National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index CountyNational Risk IndexRating_Composite – v1.20.” Federal Emergency Management Agency, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5771b821a2124413b2ee590a73ca338d. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
• —Note: This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). The dataset was narrowed to include data relevant to earthquake risk and a numeric map of earthquake risk categories.

• —U.S. Census Bureau. “TIGER/Line Shapefiles (U.S. County Boundaries).” U.S. Census Bureau, 2023, https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html. Accessed Fall 2025.
• —Note: This was used for the population density dataset.

• —U.S. Census Bureau. “American Community Survey (ACS).” U.S. Census Bureau, 2022, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs. Accessed Fall 2025.

• —Twitter‑Derived Social Media Dataset — Bright Data (original collection), processed by project collaborator. (2025). Derived Social Media Dataset (X/Twitter). Source: https://x.com/ (via BrightData)

• —USGS Earthquake API — U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.). ComCat Earthquake Catalog API. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/
• —Note: This API was not used to generate any raw files stored in this data repository. Instead, it was accessed programmatically in the main application code.

• —IRIS FDSN Station API — IRIS / EarthScope Consortium. (n.d.). FDSN Station Web Service. https://service.iris.edu/fdsnws/station/1/
• —Note: This API was not used to generate any raw files stored in this data repository. Instead, it was accessed programmatically in the main application code.

Disclaimer

• —All datasets stored in this repository are preprocessed, filtered, and/or transformed versions of the original data sources listed above.
• —The links provided here point to the original, authoritative sources.
• —This project and its derived datasets are not endorsed by any of the data providers, including USGS, FEMA, DOT, OSM, or others.
• —Users should consult the original sources for the most current and official data.

License

This project is released under the MIT License.

• —You may use, modify, and distribute this software according to the terms of the license.
• —You must include the original license notice in any copies or substantial portions of the software.
• —This software is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind.