SMHI Open Data (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute)

SMHI Open Data (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute)

SMHI serves Swedish meteorological observations, forecasts, hydrology and ocean data through open JSON/XML download APIs (for example opendata-download-metobs). The terms page (Swedish) says: "Med våra öppna data följer licensvillkoren Creative commons Erkännande 4.0 SE." (Signal Lab translation: "Our open data carries the licence terms Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 SE.")

Coverage

Open meteorological observation, forecast, hydrology and ocean data served by SMHI's download APIs. Update cadence: Not stated on the terms page.

Verdict

Swedish meteorological observations, forecasts, hydrology and ocean data from SMHI via open JSON/XML download APIs, no key. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Swedish "Erkännande 4.0 SE"): "Med våra öppna data följer licensvillkoren Creative commons Erkännande 4.0 SE." (Signal Lab translation: "Our open data carries the licence terms Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 SE.") Commercial use and modification are allowed with attribution and a changes note: "Detta är tillåtet även för kommersiella ändamål. Du ska ange SMHI som källa och även ange om du har ändrat i licensmaterialet." (Signal Lab translation: "This is permitted for commercial purposes too. You must state SMHI as the source and also state if you have changed the licensed material.") WARNING: "För konsekvensbaserade vädervarningar och meddelanden gäller särskilda licensvillkor." (Signal Lab translation: "Separate licence terms apply to impact-based weather warnings and messages.") This entry covers SMHI's open observation, forecast, hydrology and ocean data only, not those impact-based warnings. Rate limits: not stated on the terms page. Signal Lab links only.