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Open Data Portal Bavaria; access to open administrative data

The Bavarian Open Data Portal open.bydata is the central access point to open data - especially administrative data - in Bavaria.

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    Data enthusiasts can find free, machine-readable data sets from all over Bavaria via the open.bydata portal. At the same time, the associated open bydata competence center offers the administration support and free services to share more data and networks open data players and communities in Bavaria. In this way, we are creating added value for all of us - administration, companies, but also science and civil society.

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byte – Bayerische Agentur für Digitales

byte – Bayerische Agentur für Digitales

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The Bavarian open data portal open.bydata is the central hub for open data in Bavaria. The vision of open.bydata is a better Bavaria through data. To achieve this, the open bydata competence center operates in the following fields of action:

  • Strengthening open data competence in the administration through comprehensive consulting services, hands-on material to get started and infrastructure for sharing data in Bavaria
  • Development of innovative solutions to make Bavarian data more visible and to network it as linked open data
  • Creating added value from open data together with various open data communities

Business and science, as well as interested citizens and administrative staff, have free access to open administrative data via open.bydata. The datasets can be processed, shared and reused.

The individual datasets are described with the help of metadata to enable the datasets to be found quickly. In addition to the title and a description, the data set can be assigned keywords and categories, for example, as well as additional information such as the license for subsequent use or the file format under which the data set is available. The actual data can then be retrieved directly from the portal in the selected format.

The search function can be found in the "Search" tab. You can enter the search term directly in the search field and use the filter options on the left-hand side (e.g. by data format) to narrow down the search. As a search result, you will receive a list of data records containing the search term. After selecting the desired data record, you will receive additional information on the data record and can retrieve the data in the corresponding available data format.

There are also several interfaces that enable automated use. The descriptions and the data itself can be retrieved and evaluated easily, securely and continuously. This is particularly relevant for business and research.

The open bydata competence center offers a wide range of products and services for data providers and users:

  1. Own Open Data presences: A separate area adapted to the respective organization to share data openly and make it reusable for others - free of charge, individualized and integrated into the structure of open.bydata.
  2. Individual consulting services on topics such as data provision, data quality and linked open data.
  3. Handouts on topics such as the High Value Datasets Ordinance or data inventory and information on all aspects of open data such as licensing, data description and data quality.
  4. Various presentations, workshops and events on new technical developments and the benefits and added value of open data.
  5. The Open Data Round Table network format to bring together the various open data players and communities in Bavaria, initiate open data initiatives and thus create added value for everyone.

The open.bydata portal and the associated services are continuously being developed.

The open bydata competence center welcomes feedback.

Status: 15.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales
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