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Delta - WestJet Show Cause Order 2020-10-13
Delta – WestJet Application for Antitrust Immunity Order to Show Cause
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September 2020 Air Travel Consumer Report
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Changes to the Gross Receipts Calculation in the SBA Program Regulation
Secure Data Commons - Support
Training Materials
Series of training videos to get to know the SDC services and capabilities.
SDC 101 Overview
SDC Personas Guide
Overview of the different personas involved in the SDC including the Project Owners, Data Stewards, Data Providers, and Data Analysts.
How to Request Access to Datasets in the SDC
Inform Secure Data Commons (SDC) users how to request access to specific datasets through the SDC Web Portal.
Getting Started with DBeaver
Overview of how SDC Researchers can get started with using DBeaver.
How to Approve Data Exports out of the SDC
Overview of how SDC Data Stewards can approve data exports out of the SDC.
How to Access and Launch Your Workstations
Overview of how to access your workstations within the SDC.
How to Approve Trusted User Requests
Overview of how to approve trusted user export requests.
How to Request Trusted User Status in the SDC
Overview of submit approval to be a Trusted Researcher within the SDC to support automated exports.
SDC Vocabulary Video Part 1
SDC Vocabulary Video to inform researchers on what the SDC is and what workstations are.
SDC Vocabulary Video Part 2
SDC Vocabulary Video to inform researchers on what types of datasets that exist on the SDC.
Demo Videos
SDC Researcher Demos
Recorded video of an interactive demo of research tools and Notification Service
SDC User Guides
Research Team User Guide
User Guide for Researchers including materials on open source collaboration using GitLab.
Data Provider User Guide
For more videos and more information about the SDC please reach out to the SDC Support Desk.
Last updated January 2025
Secure Data Commons - Getting Data to SDC
Getting Data to SDC
Upload, store, and access your datasets quickly, easily, and securely.
The Secure Data Commons (SDC) enables collaborative but controlled integration and analysis of research data at the moderate sensitivity level, including personally identifiable information (PII) and confidential business information (CBI).
Within the SDC, you can upload data in near real time throughout your project. You can develop common data formats and fix issues as data starts to be generated.
As a data provider, you define the terms of access and grant/deny access to specific SDC users or groups. You can also control the type of derived data users can export or copy from the system.
Features That Matter
Frequent data transfers
- Real-time (e.g., streaming) data ingestion
- Batch (e.g., daily or weekly) data ingests
- Ad hoc (occasional) uploads
Cloud-based data management
- Strong security controls to export derived data out
- Set levels of data curation and warehousing to support analysis
- Validation of incoming datasets in near real time
- Real-time data ingestion streams and batch uploads
Strong access controls
- Multifactor authentication and personal identity verification (PIV) card integration
- Secure workflow for data import and export
- Controlled access to specific datasets and metadata by individual users and teams
Built-in data analysis tools
- Preestablished workstations with open source tools
- Ability to import and share code between researchers
Effective team collaboration
- Project-level controls and teams
- Shared team internal code repositories
Multiple data formats
- Raw
- Curated
- Published
What's Next?
User the steps below to bring your data into the SDC:
Contact the SDC team for a discovery meeting to discuss data restrictions, Data Provider agreement, and user access level to your data within the SDC. Review the Data Provider User Guide.
Once the data is in the SDC, work with the SDC team to monitor the quality and quantity of your data.
Our Enablement Services team offers custom upgrades to help to support your research mission needs along the way.
Last updated October 2023
Secure Data Commons - Enablement Services Program
Enablement Services Program
The Enablement Services Program provides options for you (project owners, data providers, data analysts) and your project team to optimize use of the Secure Data Commons (SDC). Project teams start with five offerings at the baseline category. You may select upgrades (silver or gold) for each offering to meet your project needs.
Still new to the SDC? You can learn more about what the SDC is.
Program Offerings
Project Onboarding and Training
Uploading Data
Data Cleanup
Analyst Setup and Collaboration
Data Analysis Consulting
Service Category Overview
Every project starts with baseline services for each offering. You may wish to upgrade to silver or gold services for additional assistance.
Baseline
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Every project begins here, which includes:
- Overview web session
- Access to training materials
- Help for uploading data
- Analyst workstation setup
- Assistance with basic queries
- Cross-project collaboration
Silver
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Silver services include all baseline services, plus:
- Consultations with data analysts
- Pre-planning report
- Sessions about project costs
- Data preparation for queries
- Analytical tool installation and support
- Database optimization
Gold
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With gold services, the premier option, you receive all silver services, plus:
- On-site consultations
- Building analytical tools
- In-person onboarding
- Specialized training
- Data documentation
- Automating data upload scripts
- Performance boost of analytical models
Available Program Offerings
See more information about each program offering below.
Contact the SDC team to get a quote, upgrade or change your services. If you are an independent analyst not on a project team, email us to find out how the offerings can work for you.
Email SDC TeamProject Onboarding and Training
Personal guidance and coaching about what you need to know to use the SDC
Offering Details
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Offering Details Overview web session with your team
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Offering DetailsDocumentation and training materials
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Offering DetailsDiscovery sessions about business needs and costs
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Offering Details Project pre-planning assessment report
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Offering Details Multiple sessions to estimate and refine project costs
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Offering Details Dedicated onboarding support
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Offering Details 2-day training with your team
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Uploading Data
Working with data providers to safely upload data into the SDC, regardless of the size
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Offering Details Process setup, provide user guide for secure upload
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Offering Details Refining or development of your external scripts
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Offering Details Build metadata, dictionaries for your project
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Offering Details Software development for automating data upload
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Data Cleanup
Support to ensure quality, performance, and reliability of your data entering the SDC
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Offering Details Setting up data for easy queries
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Offering Details Making complex datasets available to query
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Offering Details Error detection and reporting during data upload
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Offering Details Building automated tools to fix errors for the upload process
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Analyst Setup and Collaboration
Help to organize and improve your analyst's research capabilities while using the SDC
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Offering Details Analyst workstations that come with standard tools
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Offering Details Help with installation of other approved open-source software
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Offering Details Setting up collaboration tools based on individual needs
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Offering Details Assist install of new analytical tools on the SDC
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Offering Details Create custom analyst software, up to two per year
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Data Analysis Consulting
Tailored advice, including technical support and resources, to advance the performance of your models and analytical outputs
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Offering Details Specific guidance on using SDC infrastructure
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Offering Details Regular consultations to review challenges and SDC updates
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Offering Details Database optimization for your project needs
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Offering Details Reviewing and improving data scripts and queries
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Offering Details Support to boost the performance of data analyst models
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Last updated November 2021
Secure Data Commons - Current Data
Featured Data
The USDOT Secure Data Commons (SDC) platform features datasets for the following projects - check back soon as new projects (datasets) are added:
Waze for Cities Program
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Safety Information System (HSIS)
Federal Aviation Administration Functional Genomics Research
Waze for Cities Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Safety Data Initiative (SDI) is a cross-cutting, collaborative effort within DOT, led by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation. The intent of SDI is to build on and enhance safety efforts related to data, analysis, and policy making. SDI is integrating Waze data with transportation data to develop rapid crash indicators.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Functional Genomics Research
FAA Functional Genomics team uses the SDC to perform large-scale analyses of data generated from research on biological specimens, primarily derived from human subjects research. The data generated may include genetic sequence and other molecular data, physiology, demographics, study conditions, and performance metrics. This is not available to the public through the SDC at this time. FAA Genomics data owners will make subsets of data accessible in alternative locations, to the extent compatible with subject consent and Institutional Review Board concurrence as appropriate, after review and consideration of proper privacy and data quality elements. For instance, sequence data when ready may be hosted in secure-access repositories appropriate to those types of data.
FHWA Highway Safety Information System (HSIS)
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) to support safety research programs and provides input for program policy decisions. HSIS is a roadway-based system that provides quality data on a large number of crash, roadway, and traffic variables. The crash, roadway inventory, and traffic volume data are acquired annually from a select group of States.
FHWA provides this data to researchers upon request through the HSIS webpage. Educators who wish to use HSIS data for instructional purposes in a road safety course should contact HSIS staff directly at Ana.Eigen@dot.gov. For more information https://highways.dot.gov/research/safety/hsis
December 2024