name: DLR
description: The German Aerospace Center (DLR) Earth Observation Center (EOC) provides
  public APIs for accessing Earth observation satellite data, remote sensing products,
  and scientific datasets from German aerospace research missions. Services include
  OGC-compliant WMS, WCS, CSW, STAC, and WMTS endpoints covering atmospheric trace
  gases, digital elevation models, land cover, hyperspectral imagery, water resources,
  and more from missions such as TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X, EnMAP, DESIS, and Sentinel
  series.
image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
tags:
  - Earth Observation
  - Remote Sensing
  - Satellite Data
  - Geospatial
  - Aerospace
  - Open Data
  - OGC
  - STAC
  - Atmospheric Science
  - Digital Elevation Models
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dlr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:

  - name: EOC Geoservice STAC API
    description: SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) 1.0.0 API providing interoperable
      access to metadata from 80+ Earth observation collections and products from
      DLR's Earth Observation Center, covering atmospheric, optical, radar, land, water,
      and elevation datasets.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1
    tags:
      - STAC
      - Earth Observation
      - Satellite Data
      - Geospatial
      - OGC
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1/openapi
      - type: Conformance
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1/conformance
      - type: Collections
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1/collections
      - type: Search
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/ogc/stac/v1/search
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Imagery Web Map Service (WMS)
    description: OGC Web Map Service providing visualization layers for DLR Earth
      observation imagery products including optical satellite data, hyperspectral
      imagery, and derived remote sensing products.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/imagery/wms
    tags:
      - WMS
      - Earth Observation
      - Imagery
      - OGC
      - Geospatial
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/imagery/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Imagery Web Coverage Service (WCS)
    description: OGC Web Coverage Service providing direct download and extraction of
      coverage data for DLR Earth observation imagery products, supporting data subsetting
      and retrieval in scientific formats.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/imagery/wcs
    tags:
      - WCS
      - Earth Observation
      - Data Download
      - OGC
      - Geospatial
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/imagery/wcs?SERVICE=WCS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Basemap Web Map Service (WMS)
    description: OGC Web Map Service providing basemap and core geospatial reference
      layers from DLR including global mosaics and topographic reference data derived
      from DLR satellite missions.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/basemap/wms
    tags:
      - WMS
      - Basemap
      - OGC
      - Geospatial
      - Reference Data
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/basemap/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Basemap Web Coverage Service (WCS)
    description: OGC Web Coverage Service for DLR basemap and reference datasets
      including the SRTM X-SAR global digital elevation model mosaic, providing
      programmatic access to raw coverage data.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/basemap/wcs
    tags:
      - WCS
      - Basemap
      - DEM
      - OGC
      - Geospatial
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/basemap/wcs?SERVICE=WCS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Land Web Map Service (WMS)
    description: OGC Web Map Service providing land cover and land use visualization
      layers from DLR research, including World Settlement Footprint, crop type mapping,
      forest structure, CORINE land cover, and urbanization products.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/land/wms
    tags:
      - WMS
      - Land Cover
      - Land Use
      - OGC
      - Geospatial
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/land/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOC Atmosphere Web Map Service (WMS)
    description: OGC Web Map Service providing atmospheric data visualization layers
      from DLR including Sentinel-5P TROPOMI products for ozone, nitrogen dioxide,
      sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde, and cloud fraction.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
    baseURL: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/atmosphere/wms
    tags:
      - WMS
      - Atmosphere
      - Air Quality
      - OGC
      - Sentinel-5P
      - TROPOMI
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/about
      - type: GetCapabilities
        url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/eoc/atmosphere/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
    contact:
      - FN: Geoservice Manager
        email: geoservice@dlr.de

  - name: EOWEB GeoPortal API
    description: Multi-mission web portal API for interactive access to the DLR Earth
      observation data holdings including browse-and-download features, time-series
      data access, OGC WMS/WFS/WMTS/TMS browsing services, and WCS-based data download
      for authorized users. Supports guest access for browsing and registered user
      access for ordering datasets.
    image: https://www.dlr.de/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/
    baseURL: https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/
    tags:
      - Earth Observation
      - Data Portal
      - Satellite Data
      - OGC
      - WMS
      - WCS
      - WMTS
      - WFS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/docs/user/about_egp.html
      - type: Login
        url: https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/resources/context/Login
    contact:
      - FN: DLR Earth Observation Center
        url: https://www.dlr.de/en/eoc/

common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/
  - type: DataCatalog
    url: https://geoservice.dlr.de/data-assets/
  - type: DataAccess
    url: https://www.dlr.de/en/eoc/research-transfer/topics/satellite-data/data-access
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/dlr-eoc
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dlr/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dlr/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dlr/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/resources/context/Login
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.dlr.de/en/eoc/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.dlr.de/en/privacy-policy
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com