Data for everyone: The GeoSphere Austria Data Hub
The GeoSphere Austria Data Hub is a central platform for barrier-free access to a wide range of data on weather, climate, the environment, and geophysics. In accordance with our legal mandate, we provide public sector digital information in a progressive and future-oriented manner.
Free access under the EU PSI Directive
Data is made available in accordance with European guidelines on the reuse of public sector information (PSI) and the EU Implementing Regulation on high-value datasets. For users this implies:
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Free access to open data:
All data and datasets subject to legal open data and PSI requirements are available to you on a permanent basis, in machine-readable format, and free of charge on our data portal and via modern interfaces (APIs).
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Additional Services:
Fees apply only to specialized, customized services and products, as well as data not covered by the statutory open data guidelines.
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LOGIN Area:
Certain user groups, partner institutions, and government agencies are provided with extended data access via a secure login.
Licensing of our data and metadata
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Metadata:
The metadata on this website is in the public domain and is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0). You are free to use it without any legal restrictions. However, in the spirit of academic practice and fair use, we strongly encourage you to provide appropriate attribution of the source. For more information, please refer to the CC0 legal text at
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.
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Geodata and measurement data:
The terms of use and licensing conditions for the data itself may vary. The applicable license is included directly in the metadata for each individual dataset and should be reviewed before use.