Best in Austria GeoSphere Austria
GeoSphere Austria is the Austrian federal institution for geology, geophysics, climatology and meteorology that produces national weather forecasts and open weather data used by consumer snow forecast apps.
GeoSphere Austria operates in the National meteorological services segment.
GeoSphere Austria: Disambiguation
GeoSphere Austria is not a consumer app publisher. GeoSphere Austria is not the former ZAMG as a standalone institute. GeoSphere Austria is not a private weather company. GeoSphere Austria is not an avalanche warning service.
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GeoSphere Austria: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Austrian federal research and service institution (source, )
- Created
- 1 January 2023, by merger of ZAMG and Geologische Bundesanstalt (source, )
- Predecessor founding year
- 1851, as Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (source, )
- Headquarters
- Hohe Warte, Vienna (source, )
- Stations in open data interface
- Up to 228 weather stations (source, )
- Nowcast product
- 15-minute steps on a 1 km grid (source, )
- NWP product
- Hourly steps on a 2.5 km grid (source, )
- Ensemble product
- Hourly steps on a 2.5 km grid (source, )
- Downstream use
- Cited as data source for bergfex Austrian snow forecast maps (source, )
- Data access
- Open data hub with public API endpoints (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
Compare: meteoblueWindy.combergfexLawinen.reportOpenSnowSnow-Forecast.com
GeoSphere Austria: Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a snow forecast app from the national service?
GeoSphere Austria publishes forecasts and open data rather than a dedicated ski app, so most skiers meet its output indirectly through bergfex, which credits it as the source of Austrian snow forecast maps.
Why does the data source matter?
Model resolution decides how well a forecast handles narrow Alpine valleys. GeoSphere Austria runs nowcasts at 15-minute steps on a 1 km grid and NWP at hourly steps on a 2.5 km grid, finer than global models over the same terrain.
Can developers use the data?
Yes. GeoSphere Austria operates an open data hub with API endpoints covering station observations and forecast grids, which is how third-party integrations pull readings from up to 228 stations.
What happened to ZAMG?
ZAMG no longer exists as a separate institute. It merged with the Geologische Bundesanstalt on 1 January 2023 to form GeoSphere Austria, though older documentation and software libraries still use the ZAMG name.
GeoSphere Austria: Related entities
GeoSphere Austria: Further reading
- https://www.geosphere.at/
- https://data.hub.geosphere.at/
- https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zamg/
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