Create a geodata.gov account and Log in

Create an account

To create a geodata.gov account:

Click the 'Sign Up' button located at the top, right of the screen (see Figure 1).
The Create New User form opens
Complete the New User form and click Continue

Fields with asterisks * are required fields, you must complete them to create a geodata.gov account.

Figure 1: Sign up button

Review your personal information and click Continue to create your new account.
If your information is not correct, click Cancel to return to the form and correct your information.
The application alerts you that you successfully created an account and you are now a member of geodat.gov portal (see Figure 2). If you enter a User ID that already exists, you are prompted to enter a different User ID.
You may re-enter a new User ID as many times as necessary.

Figure 2: Enrollment Successful screen

Enrollment Successful

Click Continue again and you are returned to the geodata.gov Home page.
Click the Log in button and log in to the portal with your newly created User ID and Password (see Figure 5).
You must log in to activate your newly created geodata.gov account.

Figure 3: Log In button

Figure 4: Log in button

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Figure 5: Log in dialog box

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After you create a geodata.gov account, log in to your account using your newly created User ID and Password to:

Creating a geodata.gov account allows you to:

Save the maps you compose in the geodata.gov Map Viewer
Save your metadata searches
Manage your community ( if one is assigned to you)
Publish new metadata or update your existing metadata
Publish your planned data collections or acquisitions
Register your data collection for harvesting and update your harvesting information
Review a summary of your harvesting results
If you do not have a user name and password, you can register by clicking the Sign Up button located in the top, right of the page. For additional help on registering see the Quick-Start Guide.