Global Open Data Index: Survey
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3-day forecasts of temperature, precipitation and wind. Forecasts have to be provided for several regions in the country. Short-term weather forecasts are relevant for the general public to plan activities, while also being reliable. See our methodology section for more information.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licenced | Yes | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | GRIB2 | |
| Downloadable at once | No | Data is only accessible through a web form piece by piece. Automating a collect and assemble of all files is quite complex |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Publicly available | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| findable | 3 | |
| findable_steps | Checked last year's index, requirements are still fulfilled | |
| licence_url | https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/L | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 1 | While open, the GRIB format is not easily accessible, trying and just map temperatures for the next day from this data requires some experience. |
| collector_name | Météo France | |
| characteristics | Temperature extremes, Temperature average, Wind speed, Wind direction, Precipitation Amount, Forecast for current day and four following days | |
| location | https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/?fond=produit&i - ARPEGE Atmospheric global forecast model up to 102H, https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/?fond=produit&i - AROME forecast model containing all required characteristics |
The submission was accepted. Thank you, Open Knowledge France, for contributing to the Global Open Data Index.