Research Guides: Astronomy: Data, Standards, and Patents

Data, Standards, and Patents

Use the following resources to find data sets, standards, and patents in astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields.

Astronomy Image Explorer
Search images published in peer-reviewed astronomy journals and obtain copyright information for reuse in slide presentations or publications.
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) Data Archive
The ISO Data Archive contains about 30,000 standard observations, 120,000 parallel, serendipity and calibration observations and 17,000 engineering measurements. In addition to the observational data products, the archive also contains satellite data, documentation, data of historic aspects and externally derived products, for a total of more than 400 GBytes stored on magnetic disks.
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)
Search cross-referenced data about extragalactic objects, including redshift, wavelengths, and more.
National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)
Archives NASA's space science and space physics mission data.
Planetary Data System
Publicly available scientific data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The PDS is sponsored by NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
re3data
List of other data repositories related to astronomy and astrophysics.
US Virtual Astronomical Observatory (VAO)
Provides several tools for retrieving and comparing astronomical data.

IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Journals, magazines, conference proceedings, transactions and standards in areas such as electrical engineering, computer science, electronics, media and more.
- To create a shareable link to a document, copy the URL in the browser's address bar and use the Create Proxy Links tool to create an authenticated link.

ISO - International Organization for Standardization
Search and purchase standards from the international standards body.
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
This physical science and technology laboratory is a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce and publishes standards.

ASME Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
Journals, ebooks, and conference proceedings from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Search Tips
- Click Advanced Search to search by author, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), paper number. etc.
  - Under the Update Search heading on the left, use the Filter drop-down to select a category.
  - Click Add term to add another term/search field.
  - Click Update to finalize search.
- To browse the ASME journals available, click the Journals button.
- To browse the ASME books available, click the eBooks button.
- To browse content grouped by topic, click the Topic Collections button.
- Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: engineer* will find engineer, engineered, engineering, etc.
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “crew resource management”
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ASTM Compass This link opens in a new window
ASTM’s standards (both current and historical versions) and many UNE and EN versions of ISO and IEC standards. Special Technical Publications (STPs) and conference proceedings, technical manuals, and research journals such as the Journal of Testing and Evaluation are also included.
- Read the License Agreement and decide whether you accept the terms or not. If so, click on the I Agree and Continue button. If not, close the database.
- Users must create a free account to use tools such as bookmarking, annotating, and sharing. To create a free account, click on Sign In/Register at the top right.
National Fire Codes This link opens in a new window
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes, standards, and handbooks. Current and previous document versions are included.
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SAE MOBILUS This link opens in a new window
Technical papers, standards, ebooks, and related publications from SAE International.
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USPTO Patent Databases
Search the full text of patents 1976 - present; patents issued 1790 - 1975 are searchable by patent number or issue date. The Patent Application Database contains all patent applications published since 2001.
Espacenet
A free patent search tool, including 80 million patent documents from the European Patent Office, the USPTO, and other countries worldwide, searchable by full text.
The Lens
A patent search database including records from patent offices worldwide.
Google Patents - Advanced Search
Patents from around the world, translated. Plus technical papers and books, organized and labeled automatically. Search for prior art, all in one place.
Patentscope
The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices.

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