Geospatial Data for Germany
Make Site, Risk and Planning Decisions You Can Defend
One harmonised model of Germany's zoning, hazard and building data, built so your shortlist, risk screen or feasibility study still holds up when someone checks the source.
The Problem
Germany doesn't publish geodata. It scatters it.
Some layers are published nationally, some by the sixteen states, some only by the municipality. Each level brings its own portals, formats, projections and legends. Zoning values sit in PDFs. A WFS endpoint that answered last quarter goes quiet without notice.
We maintain the full pipeline continuously: every source watched, every change re-pulled and versioned, everything harmonised into one model. The data is current and comparable when the decision needs it.
The Chase Is Our Job, Not Yours
One model, one schema
Sixteen states publish in sixteen ways: different services, formats, projections and legends. We harmonise them into one documented model and make the judgement calls explicit.
Honest coverage
Every layer states its exact availability by federal state. Where a state publishes it, we carry it. Where it doesn't, we say so, and we can go looking.
Sources, watched
We monitor the official sources, re-pull them when they change and keep what changed. When something breaks upstream, it breaks on our side, and that is where it gets fixed.
Data Packages
Packages That Fit Together
The catalog ships as thematic packages, scoped to the layers and regions you actually need. Each package you add joins the data you already have, hazard zones against parcels, plans against portfolios, with no reconciliation project. Every layer states its exact per-state coverage, and what the packages do not cover is available as an enterprise add-on.
Risk
Hazard screening layers
The screen a bank or insurer will accept: earthquake zones, flood hazards, designated flood areas, snow load, wind load, subsoil classes and drinking-water protection areas.
Planning & Building Regulations
Plans and reference values
What the plan settles, as data: binding development plans (Bebauungspläne), preparatory land use plans (Flächennutzungspläne) and setback areas, with per-state coverage stated openly; plus GRZ, GFZ and BMZ as nationwide reference values. Building regulations as data, not as PDFs.
3D Buildings & Terrain
All 16 states, including Bavaria
Massing, heights and visibility without commissioning a survey: LOD2 building models with height attribution plus a digital terrain model, fully national. Building footprints without per-state cadastre licensing friction.
Demographics & Labour
Nationwide
Who is around the site: national demographic and labour-market indicators that back every location decision with population and workforce data, delivered in the same model as the spatial layers.
Beyond the packages: land use and transport layers from ATKIS, Germany's official topographic dataset, protection zones and the ALKIS parcel cadastre are available as enterprise add-ons, quoted per project.
Proof
Decisions This Data Already Carries
“Mapular helped us avoid entering retail in blind flight. The decision quality is on a completely different level.”
Thorsten Frackenpohl
Co-Founder & Managing Director, KWIO
Read the case study“We used to commission a different consultant for every asset and end up with reports that didn't compare. Now every property in the portfolio is scored on the same 200+ variables, refreshed automatically. The investment committee starts every meeting with the live scorecard.”
Head of Asset Management
European CRE developer
Read the case studyThe pipeline behind these projects is the same one that ships as this data product. Our own platform runs on it.
Coverage Check
Is Your State Covered?
Pick a federal state and see which of the catalog's named products its official sources publish. Where a source publishes it, we carry it.
Map base: © GeoBasis-DE / BKG
Risk
- Earthquake zonesAvailable
- Flood hazard areasNot published by the state
- Snow load zonesAvailable
- Drinking water protection areasAvailable
- Designated flood plainsNot published by the state
- Subsoil classesAvailable
- Wind load zonesAvailable
Planning & Building Regulations
- Setback areasAvailable
- Development plans (B-Plan)Not published by the state
- Building mass factor (BMZ)Available
- Land use plans (FNP)Not published by the state
- Floor area ratio (GFZ)Available
- Site coverage ratio (GRZ)Available
3D Buildings & Terrain
- Digital terrain model (DGM)Available
- LOD2 3D building modelsAvailable
Cadastre (add-on)
- Cadastral parcels (ALKIS)Not published by the state
- Building footprints (ALKIS)Not published by the state
Where a federal state publishes this layer, we carry it. Where it doesn't, we say so, and we can go looking.
Request a missing layerThe Full Catalog
Every Layer, Every State, in the Open
The complete inventory is public: every layer we carry, with exact coverage by federal state. Search it, filter by category or state, and open the detail pages for the most requested layers.
- Data layers
- 68
- Federal states
- 16
- Detail pages
- 17
Two Ways to Access
GIS or Explorer: Your Choice
One unified dataset
Ready for direct integration into your GIS, CAD, or BI tools. Standard formats, documented schema.
Mapular Explorer
Instant planning interface, no GIS setup required. Filter, analyse, and export from your browser.
FAQ
Common Questions
What data does the Mapular geospatial catalog contain?
The catalog spans planning data (Bebauungspläne, Flächennutzungspläne, GRZ, GFZ, BMZ, Abstandsflächen), the ALKIS cadastre (parcels and building footprints), ATKIS land-use and infrastructure object types, risk zones (flood, earthquake, snow load, wind load, subsoil, drinking-water protection), a digital terrain model and LOD2 3D building models. Coverage is Germany, across all 16 federal states.
How do I get the data?
As a unified dataset in standard geo formats with a documented schema, ready for GIS, CAD or BI integration, or through the Mapular Explorer in the browser. Delivery is scoped to the layers and regions you actually need.
Is every layer available in every federal state?
No, and we show that instead of hiding it. Every catalog entry and every layer page lists exact per-state coverage. "Not published by the state" means the official source does not offer that layer. Where a state publishes it, we carry it.
Can Mapular add data that isn't in the catalog?
Yes. Sourcing data we do not list is part of the service: tell us the region and the layer, we assess what exists and quote the work. The catalog grows where our customers point it.
How current is the data?
Each layer follows its official source. We track the sources, re-pull when they change or when a project needs it, and record what changed. We would rather tell you a dataset's real vintage than print a marketing refresh frequency.
Can the data be adapted to our own data model?
Yes. Standard formats and a documented schema give you a fast start. Where your workflow needs something specific, we adapt the delivery to your data model. That tailoring is part of the offer.
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