# Smithsonian Open Access (AWS Open Data)

- id: src_01M569G9ADPJW0HGK1YXPW0SXA
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T16 · tags: cc0, museum, 3d-scans, reference-images, open-data, level:established
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:01.859Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569G9ADPJW0HGK1YXPW0SXA

Source: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access

```json
{
  "archived": null,
  "revision": {
    "ref": null,
    "pinned": false
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "CC0 subset of the Smithsonian's digitised collection (over 2.8 million 2D and 3D images with metadata and research data), updated weekly in a public S3 bucket readable without an AWS account; reference imagery, objects and scans for production design.",
  "source_type": "dataset",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Smithsonian Institution",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "Docs site (edan.si.edu) is JavaScript-rendered and could not be read; API key requirements unverified."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": null
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Registry entry: managed by the Smithsonian Institution, license field 'CC0', over 2.8 million 2-D and 3-D images with metadata, updates pushed weekly. · locator: Dataset description and License field · source: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access
- [sourced_fact] Data lives in S3 bucket smithsonian-open-access (us-west-2); listing works with --no-sign-request; docs at edan.si.edu/openaccess/docs. · locator: Resources on AWS section · source: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access
- [sourced_fact] Page notes this is a subset of the institution's holdings and gives a citation format; no usage restrictions are listed beyond CC0. · locator: Usage notes · source: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- dataset: license=CC0-1.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · CC0 declared for the Open Access subset; items outside Open Access may carry restrictions. Model training not addressed. Trademark/third-party rights in depicted subjects not assessed. · evidence: https://registry.opendata.aws/smithsonian-open-access

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