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
 

INSPIRE

Identification

File identifier
fb38ac32-1459-48d9-8390-f8dd2e43e0cc   XML
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
code
https://registry.gdi-de.org/id/de.bund.bfg.csw/fb38ac32-1459-48d9-8390-f8dd2e43e0cc
Metadata language
English
Encoding
Format
CSV
Version
inapplicable
Projection
 

Classification of data and services

Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Classification of data and services

Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Keywords

Other keywords
Keywords ( Theme )
  • GEMStat
  • GEMS/Water
  • Water Quality
  • Global
  • UNEP
  • opendata
  • Freshwater
 
 

Geographic coverage

N
S
E
W


 

Temporal reference

Temporal extent
Temporal extent
Date ( Creation )
2024-08-12
Date ( Publication )
2024-10-08
 

Quality and validity

Lineage
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).
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints
Es gelten keine Bedingungen
Access 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" }
 

Restrictions on access and use

 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde
Email
gwdc@bafg.de
 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde
Email
gwdc@bafg.de
 

Metadata information

Contact for the metadata
Organisation name
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde
Email
gwdc@bafg.de
Date stamp
2024-11-08
Metadata language
German
 
 

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

 
 

  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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