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Discontinued Data

Three discontinued public datasets, with their mirror sources, coverage, and differences from earlier copies recorded.

Data after publication ends

Researchers still need earlier public data after a publisher removes its download. DaedalMap retains verified copies and records where each copy came from, what it covers, and where it differs from another release.

How copies are checked

A preserved data pack meets these checks:

  • The original publisher has stopped distributing the dataset.
  • A community or institutional mirror exists and has been retrieved.
  • The mirrored copy has been hash-verified or row-compared with the last known publisher release before discontinuation.
  • Differences between the mirror and the last known publisher copy are documented.

Permanence commitment: once DaedalMap publishes a verified preservation release, that exact release remains available with its provenance and checksum even if an upstream publisher later restores, replaces, or disowns the dataset. A newer release may supersede it for normal use, but does not erase the preserved copy.

CIA World Factbook

  • Pack: world_factbook
  • Original publisher: Central Intelligence Agency
  • Discontinued: February 4, 2026
  • Stated reason: None given by the publisher
  • Mirrors used: Mozilla Data Collective, Factbook Archive
  • Coverage: 1990 - 2025, 111 indicators across 195+ countries
  • Normal cadence: Continuous on the publisher's site; annual snapshots commonly cited in research

FEMA Future National Risk Index

  • Pack: future_nri (in preparation)
  • Original publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Removed: February 2025
  • Stated reason: Not publicly disclosed; subject of a 2025 lawsuit dismissed for lack of standing in March 2026
  • Mirrors used: EELP Harvard Law tracker; fulton-ring/nri-future-risk recreation repository
  • Coverage: Single Dec 2024 prototype release; county scale; five hazard families across mid-century and late-century, lower and higher warming scenarios
  • Mirror enrichment: The fulton-ring recreation carries ten additional columns the original FEMA file omitted, including the Coastal Flooding hazard family. Methodology source is the EELP-hosted technical document.

Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)

  • Pack: cejst (in preparation)
  • Original publisher: Council on Environmental Quality, White House
  • Removed: January 22, 2025
  • Stated reason: Public access discontinued by the publisher; the tool and underlying data remain mirrored by community partners
  • Mirrors used: Public Environmental Data Partners CloudFront CDN; EDGI gov-data archiving
  • Coverage: v2.0 release (Dec 2024), 74,134 census tracts, 136 columns
  • Mirror differences: The PEDP mirror differs from DaedalMap's earlier copy in 216 rows across three columns. A possible explanation is a late publisher patch captured by the mirror after the source copy was retrieved. The mirror supplies the newer values.