KNMI Data Platform (KDP)

We provide open access to datasets maintained or generated by the KNMI on weather, climate and seismology. KDP has replaced the KNMI Data Centre (KDC) in 2020.

KDP operates the following three websites:

How does it work?

KNMI publishes datasets and their metadata on KDP. These datasets can come from internal or external sources, and can either be static or updated at fixed or variable intervals. All data on KDP is free to use.

On this website you can browse KDP datasets and view its metadata. Access to the data is only possible via APIs. All data in datasets can be accessed as files via the Open Data API. Certain datasets are also available via WMS or EDR APIs.

KDP strives to be a persistent data repository. Datasets are retained for the lifetime of the repository. KNMI guarantees that, at a minimum, the metadata of a dataset will remain available.

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Privacy Statement

KNMI handles personal data with care and takes all reasonable measures to protect the privacy of its users.

We find it important to continuously improve the user experience when navigating the KNMI Data Platform (KDP) websites. To improve the website, we gather information about the usage of the interface and search engine. For this we process your IP address, gather anonymous statistics and retain logging information for 3 months.

For accessing KDP data, an account can be used. To be able to register, you need a permanently valid email address. Your account email address is retained for the lifetime of your account. We may use this to contact you about your usage of KDP services. We may also ocassionaly send you a general email about our services. Usage of KDP services via an account is tracked for fair usage and monitoring purposes. This logging is retained for 3 months.

KDP makes use of services provided by external parties. Your email address and IP address are processed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Tyk Technologies. Your IP address is also processed by Matomo Analytics and anonymised immediately after collecting it. With each of these parties we have signed Data Processing Agreements to ensure that your personal data is processed securely. We will not share your personal data beyond these parties.

In case of questions, please contact the KNMI Privacy Officer. In case of a dispute, you may also submit a complaint to the Dutch Data Protection Authority.