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All content published on the website of the Natural Hazards Portal, including texts, graphics, images, layout, etc., are protected by law and may be re-used, distributed or presented publicly only if expressly permitted by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) (naturgefahrenportal (at symbol) dwd.de).
All open spatial data and spatial data services of the DWD as well as all DWD services that are defined as high-value datasets (HVD) may be re-used under the Creative Commons license conditions BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) provided that the source is acknowledged. Spatial data here includes any location-related weather and climate information offered for access.
For rules and templates about this acknowledment klick on acknowledging the DWD as source.
For developing its services, the DWD uses, among other things, the following information from third parties:
Basic spatial data:
Surveying authorities of the Länder
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, BKG)
Satellite data:
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The Natural Hazards Portal displays information obtained from third parties. Their rights belong to their respective owner.
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