Germany Publishing Itself Screensaver
The Germany Publishing Itself screensaver shows datasets newly published to GovData, Germany's federal open data portal, key-less. The Länder publish independently and the federal portal aggregates them, so the organisation column reads as a roll-call of German federalism: a Bavarian ministry and a Hamburg agency landing in the same minute. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the Germany Publishing Itself screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Datasets newly published to GovData, Germany's federal open data portal, key-less. The Länder publish independently and the federal portal aggregates them, so the organisation column reads as a roll-call of German federalism: a Bavarian ministry and a Hamburg agency landing in the same minute.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
About GovData and German open data
GovData.de is Germany’s central open data portal. It offers uniform access to administrative data from federal, state and local authorities, built on a searchable catalogue of metadata. It does not host most data itself: the portal harvests catalogue entries from data providers at several administrative levels, which are expected to supply their metadata in DCAT-AP.de, a German profile aligned with the European DCAT-AP standard.
Each entry in the stream is a dataset description: a title, the publishing organisation and a date. The data itself, such as a spreadsheet of traffic counts or a map layer of land-use zones, stays with whoever publishes it. A new row therefore means a catalogue record has appeared or been harvested, which is not always the moment the underlying data was produced.
Because harvesting depends on how each source supplies its metadata, you may see bursts when a provider’s catalogue is imported and many records arrive together. The mix reflects who publishes actively rather than the size of the administration behind them, so a small authority with an enthusiastic data team can outnumber a large ministry.
A worked example
Datasets newly published to GovData, Germany's federal open data portal, key-less. The Länder publish independently and the federal portal aggregates them, so the organisation column reads as a roll-call of German federalism: a Bavarian ministry and a Hamburg agency landing in the same minute.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.
- What is a dataset on GovData, exactly?
- A catalogue record describing a data resource, with metadata such as a title, description and publisher, rather than the data file itself.
- What is DCAT-AP.de?
- The German profile of the European DCAT-AP metadata standard. Data providers are expected to supply their catalogue metadata in it so GovData can harvest it.
- Why do many entries come from the same organisation?
- Harvesting can import a publisher’s catalogue in one go, so a single source can contribute many records in a short window.