7. Open Data and Geospatial Data Infrastructures

The Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Federal States of the Federal Republic of Germany (AdV) recently announced the successful completion of the GNSS Campaign 2021. This represents an important milestone in the modernization of Germany’s national geodetic reference framework.

Digital Twin Germany

The BKG is currently pursuing a complete aerial survey of Germany as part of the Digital Twin of Germany initiative. The primary objective is the generation of 3D geospatial base data relevant to federal institutions. It is planned that a portion of these datasets—albeit not at full resolution—will be made available as open data. In addition to aerial surveying, the thematic expansion of points of interest (POIs), particularly in the area of ports (inland and seaports), is being further advanced.

Further Development of Geodata Portals

Other geodata portals and open geodata offerings, including those provided by the federal states, continue to evolve steadily. This development includes new or improved web interfaces, enhanced filtering options, and the provision of new or updated datasets and services (e.g., higher-resolution aerial imagery, CIR aerial imagery, cadastral data, and avalanche cadastres). Since March, the vector maps of basemap.de have also been made available nationwide as web vector services based on a new data model.