# Explore Available Data

- [Dug Semantic Search](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/dug-semantic-search.md): Step-by-step guidance on using Dug Semantic Search: efficiently and effectively perform and interpret a search using Dug.
- [Search and Results](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/dug-semantic-search/search-and-results.md)
- [PIC-SURE User Guide](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide.md): PIC-SURE: Patient Information Commons Standard Unification of Research Elements
- [Getting Started](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started.md)
- [Requirements and Login](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/pic-sure-2nd-heading.md)
- [Available Data and Managing Data Access](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data.md)
- [TOPMed and TOPMed related datasets](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/topmed-and-topmed-related-datasets.md)
- [BioLINCC Datasets](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/biolincc-datasets.md)
- [CONNECTS Dataset](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/connects-dataset.md)
- [Data Organization in PIC-SURE](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/data-organization-in-pic-sure.md)
- [PIC-SURE Features and General Layout](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-features-and-general-layout.md)
- [PIC-SURE Open Access vs. PIC-SURE Authorized Access](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access.md)
- [PIC-SURE Open Access](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access/search-pic-sure-open-access.md)
- [PIC-SURE Authorized Access](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access/search-authorized-access.md)
- [Data Analysis Using the PIC-SURE API](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/data-analysis-using-the-pic-sure-api.md): Once you have refined your queries and created a cohort of interest, you can begin analyzing data using other components of the BDC ecosystem.
- [Additional Resources](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/additional-resources.md)
- [PIC-SURE API Documentation](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-api-documentation.md): How to get started with PIC-SURE and the common endpoints you can use to query any resource registered with PIC-SURE
- [Appendix 1: BDC Identifiers - dbGaP, TOPMed, and PIC-SURE](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/appendix-1-bdc-identifiers-dbgap-topmed-and-pic-sure.md)
- [Appendix 2: Table of Harmonized Variables](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/appendix-2-table-of-harmonized-variables.md)
- [Discovering Data Using Gen3](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data.md): How to login to the BDC Powered by Gen3 (BDC-Gen3) platform and view available genomic and phenotypic data.
- [Dictionary](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/dictionary.md): Interactive Data Dictionary on BDC-Gen3
- [Exploration](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/exploration.md): An explanation for the Exploration page on BDC-Gen3
- [Query](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/query.md): Overview of the Query page on BDC-Gen3
- [Workspace](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/workspace.md): Overview of Workspaces on BDC-Gen3
- [Profile](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/profile.md): Overview of the Profile page on the BDC-Gen3
- [PFB Files](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/pfb-files.md): Overview of the Portable Format for Bioinformatics (PFB) file type
- [Current Projects](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/parent-study-versus-topmed-study.md): Overview of current projects hosted on BDC-Gen3, including their dependencies, characteristics, and relationships.


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