Repository details

Public Geodata Repository

Name of repository
Public Geodata Repository
Additional name(s)
  • OSGeo Public Geodata Repository
Repository URL
https://www.osgeo.org/projects/geonetwork/
Subject(s)
Description
OSGeo's mission is to support the collaborative development of open source geospatial software, in part by providing resources for projects and promoting freely available geodata. The Public Geodata Repository is a distributed repository and registry of data sources free to access, reuse, and re-distribute.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.osgeo.org/about/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Dates

Started
2006

Institutions (4)

Institution name
OSGeo Public Geospatial Data Committee
Additional name(s)
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation Public Geospatial Data Committee
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Open Knowledge Foundation
Additional name(s)
  • formerly: Open Knowledge International
Institution identifier(s)
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Additional name(s)
  • OSGeo
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Additional name(s)
  • SDSC
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (2)

Policy name
Bylaws of OSGeo
Policy name
OSGeo membership rules

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database license
other

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (5)

Data license
other
Data license
ODC
Data license
CC
Data license
OGLC
Data license
BSD

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
open

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Contributor Licenses
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
REST
Url
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer

Metadata standards (3)

Metadata standard
DIF (Directory Interchange Format)
Metadata standard
Dublin Core
Metadata standard
FGDC/CSDGM (Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata)

Remarks

Entry date
2014-04-25
Last update
2026-06-02
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re3data.org: Public Geodata Repository; editing status 2026-06-02; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3JS6Z last accessed: 2026-06-16