Groundwater Resources of the World (WHYMAP GWR)

The World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) provides data and information about the earth´s major groundwater resources. The Groundwater Resources Map shows various characteristic groundwater environments in their areal extent and classified by their aquifer productivity and recharge potential. Additional groundwater related features such as wetlands and areas of low rainfall are included in the dataset.
 
Citation proposal
. Groundwater Resources of the World (WHYMAP GWR). https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/29949f35-6fe1-4775-bc97-62274a30c70b
 

INSPIRE

Identification

File identifier
29949f35-6fe1-4775-bc97-62274a30c70b   XML
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
code
010a4885-4f3b-4285-99de-14ab983c18ee
Metadata language
eng English
Spatial representation type
Vector
Encoding
Format
Shapefile
Version
n/a
Projection
 

Classification of data and services

Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Geologie
  • Geology
GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ( Theme )
  • Grundwasser
  • Hydrogeologie
  • Groundwater
  • Hydrogeology
Other keywords
Keywords ( Theme )
  • Aquifer
  • Grundwasserneubildung
  • Groundwater recharge
  • Grundwasservorkommen
  • Groundwater resources
  • Grundwasserentnahme
  • Groundwater abstraction
Keywords ( Place )
  • Weltweit
  • World-wide
 
 

Geographic coverage

N
S
E
W


 

Temporal reference

Temporal extent
Temporal extent
Date ( Revision )
2010-01-19
 

Quality and validity

Lineage
World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP)
Denominator
25000000
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints
Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen, s.: https://www.bgr.bund.de/AGB - General terms and conditions, s. https://www.bgr.bund.de/AGB_en; Die bereitgestellten Informationen sind bei Weiterverwendung wie folgt zu zitieren: Datenquelle: WHYMAP, (C) BGR Hannover & UNESCO Paris
 

Restrictions on access and use

 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
Email
whymap@bgr.de
 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
Email
whymap@bgr.de
 

Metadata information

Contact for the metadata
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
Email
geodatenmanagement@bgr.de
Date stamp
2025-03-12
Metadata language
English
Character set
utf8 UTF8
 
 

SDS

Conformance class 1: invocable

Access Point URL
Endpoint URL
Technical specification
 

Conformance class 2: interoperable

Coordinate reference system
 
Quality of Service
 
Access constraints
Limitation
 
Use constraints
Limitation
 
Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
 
 

Conformance class 3: harmonized

 
 

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