Meteorological Service of Canada open data user documentation
The Meteorological Service of Canada makes weather, climate, water and environmental data available to private sector, academics, and the general public.
Available open data
The available open data from the Meteorological Service of Canada provides up-to-date information on past, present and future weather, water, climate and environmental conditions over Canada and the world. The main categories of data available are:
- Weather alerts, current conditions and public forecasts
- Weather, water and environmental observations and forecast data
- Climate data
Data access
Access to open data available on the MSC Datamart and MSC GeoMet services is anonymous and free of charge. The available open data services are:
- MSC GeoMet
- API to access raw data and products
- Visualize and animate weather data
- Integrate data in web maps, mobile apps and desktop software
- Geospatial web services to clip, reproject, convert format and more
- MSC Datamart
- Raw data and products available on a web accessible server
- Real-time push notifications and data retrieval service
- Cost-recovered services
- Archived data retrieval
- Dedicated data feeds with 24/7 support
Usage and tutorials
Overview, examples and tutorials to access and use Meteorological Service of Canada's open data.
Tutorials:
- Access and use data in the QGIS desktop software:
- Create interactive web maps with OpenLayers and Leaflet:
- Add layers
- Display popup dialog boxes
- Animate temporal layers
Use cases:
- Access and use the MSC GeoMet data API directly from a Python script:
Technical documentation:
Data discovery and metadata
The Meteorological Service of Canada's metadata is available on the Canadian Open Government portal, enabling users to search open data that is relevant to Canadians, learn how to work with datasets, and see what people have done with open data across the country.
Events
Series of events organized around MSC open data:
Licence
The End-use Licence determines the conditions for using the data and information. The main requirement is to clearly acknowledge Environment and Climate Change Canada as the data source, please refer to the Licence for details.
Frequently Asked Questions
The most frequently asked questions about MSC's open data are collected in a FAQ. If you cannot find the answer to your question, please contact us.
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Contact us
User support is provided on a best effort basis during normal business hours. Users requesting support are invited to contact us.