GEMS/Water Open Global Water Quality Dataset

This dataset comprises data from the GEMStat database that are available under an open data license (CC BY 4.0 or equivalent). It is made available on the Zenodo repository. GEMStat provides access to freshwater quality data. The data are voluntarily provided by countries and organizations worldwide within the framework of the GEMS/Water Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The dataset includes more than 20 Million measurement from over 13,000 stations and covering more than 600 different parameters and spans the time period from 1906 to 2023. This represents over 70% of all GEMStat data, further data is only available under more restricted data licenses. GEMStat is operated by the GEMS/Water programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and hosted at the International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) and the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG). The data in GEMStat is provided by National Hydrological Services of UN member states.
 
Citation proposal
(2024) . GEMS/Water Open Global Water Quality Dataset. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/fb38ac32-1459-48d9-8390-f8dd2e43e0cc
 

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Date ( Creation )
2024-08-12
Date ( Publication )
2024-10-08
Identifier
https://registry.gdi-de.org/id/de.bund.bfg.csw/fb38ac32-1459-48d9-8390-f8dd2e43e0cc
Identifier
Projektnummer BfG / M39600204121
Purpose
Making the dataset available on Zenodo will provide an additional access point to GEMStat data for users.
Status
Completed

  Point of contact

Website
https://gemstat.org  
Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular
Keywords ( Theme )
  • GEMStat
  • GEMS/Water
  • Water Quality
  • Global
  • UNEP
  • opendata
  • Freshwater
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Es gelten keine Bedingungen
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
{ "id": "cc-by/4.0", "name": "Creative Commons Namensnennung – 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)", "url": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "quelle": "United Nations Environment Programme; 23.07.2024" }
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
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Distribution format
  • CSV (inapplicable )

OnLine resource
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13881900  
OnLine resource
https://gemstat.org  
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Statement
The dataset consists of data from the GEMStat database. Water quality data in the GEMStat database are voluntarily provided by countries and organizations worldwide within the framework of the GEMS/Water Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
fb38ac32-1459-48d9-8390-f8dd2e43e0cc   XML
Metadata language
German
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level name
Gewässerchemie
Hierarchy level name
Open Data
Date stamp
2024-11-08
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115
Metadata standard version
2003/Cor.1:2006

  Point of contact

Website
https://gemstat.org  
 
 

  Overviews

Global overview of open data stations available in the dataset. The color code refers to the station type (river, lake, groundwater, reservoir, or wetland).

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  Associated resources

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