Reference data

Brighter Planet fetches, corrects, and parses dozens of datasets daily to inform CM1. We present this data for public use here as a service to the community. Additional datasets are posted regularly.

Resources

  1. Air conditioner use

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Residential air conditioning use categories used in RECS (e.g. Turned on just about all summer).

  2. Aircraft

    Last imported 12:35AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Aircraft models (e.g. Boeing 747-400).

  3. Airline

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Airlines (e.g. Virgin America).

  4. Airport

    Last imported 05:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Airports (e.g. John F Kennedy Intl).

  5. Automobile fuel

    Last imported 03:26PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Fuels used by automobiles (e.g. regular gasoline).

  6. Automobile make

    Last imported 01:35PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Automobile makes (e.g. Honda).

  7. Automobile make model

    Last imported 01:30PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Automobile make models (e.g. Honda Civic).

  8. Automobile make model year

    Last imported 03:26PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile make models (e.g. Honda Civic 2007).

  9. Automobile make model year variant

    Last imported 01:11PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual variants of automobile make models (e.g. Honda Civic 2007 4 cylinder 1.8 litre Automatic 5-speed Regular gasoline)

  10. Automobile make year

    Last imported 01:25PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile makes (e.g. Honda 2007).

  11. Automobile make year fleet

    Last imported 01:35PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various automobile make year fleet data.

  12. Automobile model

    Last imported 01:20PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various automobile model data.

  13. Automobile size class

    Last imported 01:15PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Automobile size classes (e.g. Midsize Car)

  14. Automobile size class year

    Last imported 02:20PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile size classes (e.g. Midsize Car 2007).

  15. Automobile type fuel control

    Last imported 04:57PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Automobile emission control standards (e.g. Passenger cars gasoline epa tier 2).

  16. Automobile type fuel year

    Last imported 04:57PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile types that use a particular fuel (e.g. Passenger cars gasoline 2007).

  17. Automobile type fuel year age

    Last imported 03:26PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile types of a particular age that use a particular fuel (e.g. Passenger cars gasoline 2007 age 3).

  18. Automobile type fuel year control

    Last imported 04:57PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile emission control standards (e.g. Passenger cars gasoline 2007 epa tier 2).

  19. Automobile type year

    Last imported 04:57PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual automobile types (e.g. Passenger cars 2007).

  20. Automobile year

    Last imported 01:11PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various automobile year data.

  21. Breed

    Last imported 01:10AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Cat, dog, and horse breeds (e.g. Shepadoodle).

  22. Breed gender

    Last imported 01:10AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Dog breed genders (e.g. Shepadoodle female).

  23. Bts aircraft

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Various bts aircraft data.

  24. Bus class

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Bus service classes (e.g. city transit).

  25. Bus fuel

    Last imported 02:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Fuels used by buses (e.g. Diesel).

  26. Bus fuel control

    Last imported 02:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Bus emission control standards (e.g. Diesel aftertreatment).

  27. Bus fuel year control

    Last imported 02:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annual bus emission control standards (e.g. Diesel 2007 aftertreatment).

  28. Carrier

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Shipping companies (e.g. FedEx).

  29. Carrier mode

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Company-specific shipping modes (e.g. FedEx ground).

  30. Cbecs energy intensity

    Last imported 03:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various cbecs energy intensity data.

  31. Census division

    Last imported 04:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Geographic divisions defined by the U.S. Census (e.g. New England Division).

  32. Census region

    Last imported 04:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Geographic regions defined by the U.S. Census (e.g. Northeast Region).

  33. Climate division

    Last imported 04:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Climate divisions defined by NOAA (e.g. VT2).

  34. Clothes machine use

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Weekly washing machine use categories used in RECS (e.g. 5 to 9 loads).

  35. Commercial building energy consumption survey response

    Last imported 04:59PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various commercial building energy consumption survey response data.

  36. Computation carrier

    Last imported 02:10PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Companies that run data centers (e.g. Amazon).

  37. Computation carrier instance class

    Last imported 02:10PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Virtual server types offered by computation carriers (e.g. Amazon m1.small).

  38. Computation carrier region

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Geographic regions where computation carriers' data centers are located (e.g. Amazon us-east-1a).

  39. Country

    Last imported 05:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Countries (e.g. United States).

  40. Country lodging class

    Last imported 04:59PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various country lodging class data.

  41. Country rail class

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various country rail class data.

  42. Country rail traction

    Last imported 03:45PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various country rail traction data.

  43. Country rail traction class

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various country rail traction class data.

  44. Diet class

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Brighter Planet-defined diet classes (e.g. Vegetarian).

  45. Dishwasher use

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Dishwasher use categories used in RECS (e.g. 4 to 6 times a week).

  46. Egrid country

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Various egrid country data.

  47. Egrid region

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    eGRID regions defined by the U.S. EPA (e.g. TX).

  48. Egrid subregion

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    eGRID subregions defined by the U.S. EPA (e.g. NPCC New England).

  49. Flight distance class

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Flight distance classes defined by the UK DECC and used in the WRI GHG Protocol calculation tools (e.g. short haul).

  50. Flight distance class seat class

    Last imported 02:30PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various flight distance class seat class data.

  51. Flight seat class

    Last imported 02:30PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Aircraft seat classes used in the WRI GHG Protocol calculation tools (e.g. Short haul economy).

  52. Flight segment

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Flight segments that originated or terminated in the U.S. in 2008 and 2009.

  53. Food group

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Food groups (e.g. dairy).

  54. Fuel

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Non-variable characteristics of fuels (e.g. energy content of Distillate Fuel Oil No. 2).

  55. Fuel price

    Last imported 01:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Prices for fuel types.

  56. Fuel type

    Last imported 01:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Fuel types (e.g. Motor Gasoline) [deprecated].

  57. Fuel year

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Annually variable characteristics of fuels (e.g. energy content of Motor Gasoline 2007).

  58. Gender

    Last imported 01:10AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Cat, dog, and horse genders (e.g. female).

  59. Greenhouse gas

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Greenhouse gases (e.g. Carbon dioxide).

  60. Industry

    Last imported 01:05AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002.

  61. Lodging class

    Last imported 04:22PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Types of lodging establishments (e.g. Motel or inn).

  62. Lodging fuel use equation

    Last imported 05:10PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various lodging fuel use equation data.

  63. Mecs energy

    Last imported 04:25PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various mecs energy data.

  64. Mecs ratio

    Last imported 04:30PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various mecs ratio data.

  65. National transit database company

    Last imported 04:59PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various national transit database company data.

  66. National transit database mode

    Last imported 04:59PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various national transit database mode data.

  67. National transit database record

    Last imported 04:59PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various national transit database record data.

  68. Petroleum administration for defense district

    Last imported 04:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    PADD and subdistricts defined by the EIA (e.g. East Coast New England).

  69. Rail class

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Rail service classes (e.g. commuter rail).

  70. Rail company

    Last imported 05:00PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various rail company data.

  71. Rail fuel

    Last imported 05:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various rail fuel data.

  72. Rail traction

    Last imported 03:45PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Various rail traction data.

  73. Residence appliance

    Last imported 03:30PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Residential appliances (e.g. refrigerator).

  74. Residence class

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Residence classes used in RECS (e.g. Apartment in a house or a building with 2-4 units).

  75. Residence fuel price

    Last imported 03:17PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Monthly prices for residential fuels.

  76. Residence fuel type

    Last imported 03:17PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Residential fuels (e.g. fuel oil).

  77. Residential energy consumption survey response

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Responses from the 2005 EIA RECS.

  78. Shipment mode

    Last imported 01:06AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Shipping modes (e.g. ground).

  79. Species

    Last imported 01:10AM UTC on Saturday, January 28, 2012. See log

    Pet species (e.g. dog).

  80. State

    Last imported 04:05PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    U.S. states (e.g. Vermont).

  81. Urbanity

    Last imported 02:18PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    Rural-urban continuum designations used in RECS (e.g. Suburbs).

  82. Zip code

    Last imported 04:06PM UTC on Friday, January 27, 2012. See log

    U.S. zip codes (e.g. 05753).

Datasets (beta)

  1. Automobile industry

    A dataset for Google Public Data Explorer currently showing sales volume and fuel efficiency for different automobile manufacturers over the years.

  2. Flight industry

    A dataset for Google Public Data Explorer currently showing total passengers vs. seats flown for different airlines and aircraft over the years.