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(French) Il s'agit des données sur les projets ou propositions de lois discutés au parlement ainsi le vote desdits projets ou propositions (ne pas confondre avec les lois déjà adoptées). Les données concernant ces projets et propositions de lois doivent être disponibles lors de toute la durée de la session parlementaire.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| In an open and machine-readable format | ||
| Publicly available | No | The data are provided as paid services. Details can be found at: https://www.meteo.gov.gh/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=56# The charge is made dependent on the use case of the data. It seems that commercial applications are charged more than non-commercial ones, but there is no price list to see the pricing models. A user must email the agency with details of what exactly they need as stated on this website: https://www.meteo.gov.gh/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:how-do-i-apply-for-meteorological-data-from-meteorological-agency&catid=36:faq-items&Itemid=55. The include online form link was not working as of January 19th, 2017 as 5;55 am GMT |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| collector_name | Ghana Meteorological Agency | |
| Controlled access | No | |
| characteristics |
The submission is correct. Weather data are provided as paid services. Details can be found at: https://www.meteo.gov.gh/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=56# The charge is made dependent on the use case of the data. It seems that commercial applications are charged more than non-commercial ones, but there is no price list that would enable verifying pricing models. It was not possible to verify if forecasts for several days are provided. A user must email the agency with details of what exactly they need as stated on this website: https://www.meteo.gov.gh/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:how-do-i-apply-for-meteorological-data-from-meteorological-agency&catid=36:faq-items&Itemid=55. A link to a request form was available, but not working as of January 19th, 2017 as 5;55 am GMT. Another try on February 10th, 2017, 1.30pm GMT brought similar results.