Open Data NRW

Throughout the course we will consistently use open data provided by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia via Geobasis NRW.

The following sites are the main starting points for the open data. Unfortunately there is only a German version provided. Please use Google Chrome (or another capable browser) to translate the pages to English!

1. Geobasis NRW - Products and Services:
   1. https://www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de/brk_internet/geobasis/index.html
   2. https://www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de/brk_internet/geobasis/opendata/index.html
2. Open Data - Digital Geospatial Base Data NRW (Open Data - Digitale Geobasisdaten NRW):
   https://www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de/brk_internet/geobasis/opendata/index.html
3. Spatial Data Services (Geodatendienste):
   https://www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de/brk_internet/geobasis/webdienste/geodatendienste/
   1. XML to fill WMS (Web Mapping Service) selection list in QGIS (right click link → “save link as …”)
   2. XML to fill WCS (Web Coverage Service) selection list in QGIS (right click link → “save link as …”)
   3. XML to fill WFS (Web Feature Service) selection list in QGIS (right click link → “save link as …”)
4. OpenGeodata.NRW:
   https://www.opengeodata.nrw.de/produkte/

To fill in all WMS, WCS and WFS services in the QGIS online resources go to link 3 and scroll down to the end to the table “Further Information”.

Right click on the links to the xml-files listing the online geodata services and save them locally on your computer's file system.

In QGIS click on “add WMS/WMTS layer”, “add WCS layer” and “add WFS layer”, respectively and load the corresponding xml files.

This provides a long list of all available online services by Geobasis NRW. Now you can connect to them and load them for your project.

LUQS: Luftqualitätsüberwachungsmessnetz (Luft-qualitäts-überwachungs-mess-netz)

https://www.opengeodata.nrw.de/produkte/umwelt_klima/luftqualitaet/luqs/konti_nach_komponenten/

https://www.lanuv.nrw.de/umwelt/luft/immissionen/messorte-und-werte/