Here you can find a list of the major data portals, categorized on different themes. This list is a collective effort, please add portals that you think are important!
For questions and information, mail to deltaresdata@deltares.nl.
Climate and Weather
Elevation
Satellite Imagery
Marine
Geology
General / National Data Portals
Climate and Weather
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weather Underground | World | Weather conditions world wide (measurements) |
| KNMI Data Centre | Netherlands | The KNMI Data Centre (KDC) provides access to weather, climate and seismological datasets of KNMI. |
Elevation
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ASTER and SRTM data | World | Portal for downloading ASTER and SRTM Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data. Free data, but registration required. |
| AHN1 and AHN2 | Netherlands | Instructions and links to download and visualize the detailed Dutch digital elevation model. |
| ALOS World 3D | World | Global DEM with a 5 m resolution created by the Japanese Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS); unfortunately, not for free. |
Satellite Imagery
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satellietdataportaal | Netherlands | Satellite data from various instruments of multiple satellites, free registration required. |
| Earth Explorer | World | Multiple global satellite datasets, from multiple instruments (e.g. MODIS, Landsat, ASTER, SRTM). Free registration required. |
| Earth Engine | World | Google Earth Engine brings satellite imagery online with tools to mine this data to detect changes, map trends and quantify differences on the Earth's surface |
Marine
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| | Europe | EMODnet: European Marine Observation and Data network. Bathymetry, coastlines, and geographical location of underwater features: wrecks. |
| EMODnet Geology | Europe | Seabed substrate, sea-floor geology, coastal behaviour, geological events and probabilities, and minerals. |
| EMODnet Seabed | Europe | Modelled seabed habitats based on seabed substrate, energy , biological zone, and salinity. |
| EMODnet Chemistry | Europe | The concentrations of chemicals (pesticides, heavy metals, antifoulants) in water, sediments and biota. |
| EMODnet Biology | Europe | Temporal and spatial distribution of species abundance and biomass from several taxa. |
| EMODnet Physics | Europe | Salinity, temperature, waves, currents, sea-level, light attenuation, and FerryBoxes. |
| EMODnet Human Act. | Europe | The intensity and spatial extent of human activities at sea |
| US Ocean Data | United States | The place to search for data on US marine, coastal, and Great Lakes environments. |
| MATROOS | North Sea | MATROOS (Multifunctional Access Tool foR Operational Oceandata Services): recent and historical model and monitoring data relevant to storm surge forecasts |
| SeaDataNet | Europe | SeaDataNet infrastructure links oceanographic data centres and marine data centres from 35 countries riparian to all European seas. |
| OBIS | World | OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) allows users to search marine species datasets from all of the world's oceans. |
| NDBC | World | NDBC (National Data Buoy Center): get wave measurements for model input & calibration |
| Coastdat | North Sea | wind, wave, current and water level data of the North Sea (hindcast database) |
| ICES | World | ICES Oceanographic |
Geology
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OneGeology Portal | World | OneGeology is an international initiative of the geological surveys of the world to create a dynamic digital geological map data for the world. |
| DINO Ondergrondmodellen | Netherlands | The 'DINOloket Ondergrondmodellen' contains a viewer where you can visualize and access data from the DGM, REGIS and GeoTOP geological models. |
| DINO Ondergrondgegevens | Netherlands | Contains an extensive collection of soil and groundwater samples. |
General Data Portals
Name | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nationaal Georegister | Netherlands | Dutch national spatial data catalogue |
| NEDData Hub | Netherlands | Dutch open data portal, including historical data. |
| Data.gov.uk | United Kingdom | UK national data portal |
| Data.gov | United States | US national data portal |
| INSPIRE Geoportal | Europe | INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community) contains European spatial data that may have an impact on the environment. |
| European Environment Agency | Europe | Large collection of European environmental datasets |
