DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12760663
title: Data Bundle for PyPSA-Eur: An Open Optimisation Model of the European Transmission System

description: PyPSA-Eur is an open model dataset of the European power system at the transmission network level that covers the full ENTSO-E area. It can be built using the code provided at https://github.com/PyPSA/PyPSA-eur.

It contains alternating current lines at and above 220 kV voltage level and all high voltage direct current lines, substations, an open database of conventional power plants, time series for electrical demand and variable renewable generator availability, and geographic potentials for the expansion of wind and solar power.

Not all data dependencies are shipped with the code repository, since git is not suited for handling large changing files. Instead we provide separate data bundles to be downloaded and extracted as noted in the documentation.

This is the full data bundle to be used for rigorous research. It includes large bathymetry and natural protection area datasets.

While the code in PyPSA-Eur is released as free software under the MIT, different licenses and terms of use apply to the various input data, which are summarised below:

corine/*



CORINE Land Cover (CLC) database

Source: https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/corine-land-cover/clc-2012/

Extract from Terms of Use:




Access to data is based on a principle of full, open and free access as established by the Copernicus data and information policy Regulation (EU) No 1159/2013 of 12 July 2013. This regulation establishes registration and licensing conditions for GMES/Copernicus users and can be found here. Free, full and open access to this data set is made on the conditions that:





When distributing or communicating Copernicus dedicated data and Copernicus service information to the public, users shall inform the public of the source of that data and information.




Users shall make sure not to convey the impression to the public that the user's activities are officially endorsed by the Union.




Where that data or information has been adapted or modified, the user shall clearly state this.




The data remain the sole property of the European Union. Any information and data produced in the framework of the action shall be the sole property of the European Union. Any communication and publication by the beneficiary shall acknowledge that the data were produced “with funding by the European Union”.






https://land.copernicus.eu/pan-european/corine-land-cover/clc-2012?tab=metadata


eez/*



World exclusive economic zones (EEZ)

Source: http://www.marineregions.org/sources.php#unioneezcountry

Extract from Terms of Use:




Marine Regions’ products are licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA. Please contact us for other uses of the Licensed Material beyond license terms. We kindly request our users not to make our products available for download elsewhere and to always refer to marineregions.org for the most up-to-date products and services.




http://www.marineregions.org/disclaimer.php


natura/*



Natura 2000 natural protection areas

Source: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-10

Extract from Terms of Use:




EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV).




https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/natura-10#tab-metadata


naturalearth/*



World country shapes

Source: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/10m-admin-0-countries/

Extract from Terms of Use:




All versions of Natural Earth raster + vector map data found on this website are in the public domain. You may use the maps in any manner, including modifying the content and design, electronic dissemination, and offset printing. The primary authors, Tom Patterson and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, and all other contributors renounce all financial claim to the maps and invites you to use them for personal, educational, and commercial purposes.

No permission is needed to use Natural Earth. Crediting the authors is unnecessary.




http://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/


NUTS_2013_60M_SH/*



Europe NUTS3 regions

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units

Extract from Terms of Use:




In addition to the general copyright and licence policy applicable to the whole Eurostat website, the following specific provisions apply to the datasets you are downloading. The download and usage of these data is subject to the acceptance of the following clauses:





The Commission agrees to grant the non-exclusive and not transferable right to use and process the Eurostat/GISCO geographical data downloaded from this page (the "data").




The permission to use the data is granted on condition that: the data will not be used for commercial purposes; the source will be acknowledged. A copyright notice, as specified below, will have to be visible on any printed or electronic publication using the data downloaded from this page.






https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about/policies/copyright


gebco/GEBCO_2014_2D.nc



GEBCO bathymetric dataset

Source: https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/version_20141103/

Extract from Terms of Use:




The GEBCO Grid is placed in the public domain and may be used free of charge. Use of the GEBCO Grid indicates that the user accepts the conditions of use and disclaimer information given below.

Users are free to:





Copy, publish, distribute and transmit The GEBCO Grid




Adapt The GEBCO Grid




Commercially exploit The GEBCO Grid, by, for example, combining it with other information, or by including it in their own product or application






Users must:





Acknowledge the source of The GEBCO Grid. A suitable form of attribution is given in the documentation that accompanies The GEBCO Grid.




Not use The GEBCO Grid in a way that suggests any official status or that GEBCO, or the IHO or IOC, endorses any particular application of The GEBCO Grid.




Not mislead others or misrepresent The GEBCO Grid or its source.






https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/documents/gebco_2014_historic.pdf


je-e-21.03.02.xls



Population and GDP data for Swiss Cantons

Source: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/news/whats-new.assetdetail.7786557.html

Extract from Terms of Use:




Information on the websites of the Federal Authorities is accessible to the public. Downloading, copying or integrating content (texts, tables, graphics, maps, photos or any other data) does not entail any transfer of rights to the content.

Copyright and any other rights relating to content available on the websites of the Federal Authorities are the exclusive property of the Federal Authorities or of any other expressly mentioned owners.

Any reproduction requires the prior written consent of the copyright holder. The source of the content (statistical results) should always be given. Anyone who intends on using statistical results for commercial purposes or gain must obtain an authorisation pursuant to Art. 13 of the Fee Ordinance and is liable to pay an indemnity. Please contact the FSO for this purpose.




https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/fso/swiss-federal-statistical-office/terms-of-use.html

https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/bfs/oeffentliche-statistik/copyright.html


nama_10r_3gdp.tsv.gz



Gross domestic product (GDP) by NUTS3 region

Source: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=nama_10r_3gdp&lang=

Extract from Terms of Use:




Eurostat has a policy of encouraging free re-use of its data, both for non-commercial and commercial purposes. All statistical data, metadata, content of web pages or other dissemination tools, official publications and other documents published on its website, with the exceptions listed below, can be reused without any payment or written licence provided that:





the source is indicated as Eurostat;




when re-use involves modifications to the data or text, this must be stated clearly to the end user of the information.



Exceptions





The permission granted above does not extend to any material whose copyright is identified as belonging to a third-party, such as photos or illustrations from copyright holders other than the European Union. In these circumstances, authorisation must be obtained from the relevant copyright holder(s).




Logos and trademarks are excluded from the above mentioned general permission, except if they are redistributed as an integral part of a Eurostat publication and if the publication is redistributed unchanged.




When reuse involves translations of publications or modifications to the data or text, this must be stated clearly to the end user of the information. A disclaimer regarding the non-responsibility of Eurostat shall be included.






https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about/policies/copyright


nama_10r_3popgdp.tsv.gz



Population by NUTS3 region

Source: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=nama_10r_3popgdp&lang=en

Extract from Terms of Use:




Eurostat has a policy of encouraging free re-use of its data, both for non-commercial and commercial purposes. All statistical data, metadata, content of web pages or other dissemination tools, official publications and other documents published on its website, with the exceptions listed below, can be reused without any payment or written licence provided that:





the source is indicated as Eurostat;




when re-use involves modifications to the data or text, this must be stated clearly to the end user of the information.



Exceptions





The permission granted above does not extend to any material whose copyright is identified as belonging to a third-party, such as photos or illustrations from copyright holders other than the European Union. In these circumstances, authorisation must be obtained from the relevant copyright holder(s).




Logos and trademarks are excluded from the above mentioned general permission, except if they are redistributed as an integral part of a Eurostat publication and if the publication is redistributed unchanged.




When reuse involves translations of publications or modifications to the data or text, this must be stated clearly to the end user of the information. A disclaimer regarding the non-responsibility of Eurostat shall be included.






https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about/policies/copyright


GDP_per_capita_PPP_1990_2015_v2.nc



Gross Domestic Product per capita (PPP) from years 1999 to 2015

Rectangular cutout for non-NUTS3 countries in PyPSA-Eur, i.e. MD and UA, including a 10 km buffer

Kummu et al. "Data from: Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990-2015"

Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.4 and associated dataset https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.4


ppp_2013_1km_Aggregated.tif



The spatial distribution of population in 2020: Estimated total number of people per grid-cell. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 30 arc (approximately 1km at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are number of people per pixel. The mapping approach is Random Forest-based dasymetric redistribution.

Rectangular cutout for non-NUTS3 countries in PyPSA-Eur, i.e. MD and UA, including a 10 km buffer

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00647

Source: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/worldpop-population-counts-for-world and https://hub.worldpop.org/geodata/summary?id=24777

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


shipdensity_global.zip



Global Shipping Traffic Density

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0037580/Global-Shipping-Traffic-Density