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Policy Nexus

Policy analysis, institutional capacity and cross-border learning focused on consequential shared risks. Policy Nexus is an established platform of The Global Risks Forum.

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01Contents

Policy Nexus in seven parts.

In this dossier7 parts
  1. 01The problemShared risks outrun the institutions built to manage them
  2. 02FrameworksWhat the work is read against
  3. 03OverviewWhat Policy Nexus does
  4. 04What the platform doesComparison, options and dialogue
  5. 05Foundations and counterpartsSteward of policy science, connected across three institutions
  6. 06CoverageThe areas of policy this platform takes on
  7. 07GroundingBuilt on named science, technology, engineering and mathematics
02The problem

Shared risks outrun the institutions built to manage them.

Many of the risks that matter most today do not respect the boundaries of ministries, mandates or states. A drought becomes a food, energy, health and migration problem. A new technology raises questions for competition, security, labour and rights at once. A pandemic tests health systems, public finances, supply chains and public trust together. Policy, by contrast, is usually made in separate portfolios, on separate timetables, with separate evidence and accountability.

Policy science has a well-established account of why this is hard. Benefits of prevention are uncertain and delayed while costs are immediate; responsibilities are fragmented so that no single body owns a cross-cutting risk; information is unevenly distributed; and the actors who must cooperate often have different incentives. Coordination failures are therefore common even when everyone agrees a risk is serious. Implementation adds further gaps, as policies designed centrally meet local capacity limits and unforeseen behaviour.

When policy fails on a shared risk, the consequences cascade across sectors and borders. Unmanaged exposure in one place becomes a cost in another; a regulatory gap in one jurisdiction becomes a channel for risk into others. The field exists to help institutions see these connections, compare how others have responded and learn what works in practice.

Why now: much of 2026's policy agenda is implementation, from national plans under the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to the amended International Health Regulations in force since September 2025. Policy Nexus compares how jurisdictions assign and carry these duties, convenes the institutions concerned, and records options and dissent; reviewed comparisons can inform country and regional editions of Reports.

03Monitor

Policy tracker.

The screen a team would use to follow this field: its measures, states and decisions. Names are examples and values are illustrative.

Policy tracker

Member state A · Session 3

4 items for councilGRF · Policy Nexus

Policy cycle

Agenda01
Heat-health action dutyProblem framing
Formulation02
Risk-informed planning law3 options appraised
Drought allocation rulesOptions drafting
Consultation01
DRR strategy refresh334 responses
Adoption01
Building code updateCommittee vote due
Implementation01
Early warning mandateMilestone 3 of 6
Evaluation01
Flood insurance schemeEvaluation year 2

Options appraisal, planning law

A · guidance only39LowMixedHigh
B · duty with standards61MediumPositiveMedium
C · duty, standards, funding76HighPositiveLow

Decision record

Owner
Policy owner
Decision by
Legislative committee
Evidence
synthesis SY-73
GRF role
convenes, does not decide
Policy tracker: the screen's structure, terms and states for Member state A.Example names and illustrative values; a design, not a record or a live system.
04Topics

The questions this field works on.

Topic

Risk-informed policy

Risk across government decisions.

Topic

Disaster risk reduction policy

Prevention and national strategies.

Topic

Climate and adaptation policy

Climate, nature and public planning.

Topic

Technology policy

AI, biotechnology and innovation.

Topic

Health and social policy

Resilience and wellbeing.

Topic

Development policy

Equity and economic transformation.

Topic

Cross-border policy

Cooperation on basins, grids and corridors.

Topic

Policy implementation learning

From policy designs to monitored outcomes.

Topic

Inclusive development governance

Institutions, social inclusion and development policy.

05Policy scenarios

Compare instruments: rules, incentives and information.

Three families of instruments side by side against the baseline, each with its own lag and adoption speed, under the coverage and compliance you set; effect sizes are teaching values to replace with evidence. Scenario: named assumptions about the future, not a forecast. The map on this page shows Africa; the model itself is not tied to a place.

Controls

Baseline trend of the outcome
2.0% a year
Coverage of the instrument
70%
Compliance
75%
Effect size, against the teaching value
100%
Years ahead
20 years

Readouts

Largest reduction at the horizon
Regulation
Its reduction against the baseline
21%
Numbers, methods and sources
YearBaselineRegulationEconomic incentiveInformation and capacity
0100.099.598.899.1
1102.0101.2100.199.8
2104.0102.5101.199.9
3106.1103.5101.6100.0
4108.2103.7101.8100.7
5110.4103.2101.7102.1
6112.6102.0101.6103.9
7114.9100.4101.6105.9
8117.299.2102.1108.0
9119.598.6102.9110.1
10121.998.9104.2112.3
11124.399.7105.7114.5
12126.8101.1107.4116.8
13129.4102.7109.4119.2
14131.9104.5111.4121.6
15134.6106.5113.5124.0
16137.3108.5115.7126.5
17140.0110.7118.0129.0
18142.8112.9120.4131.6
19145.7115.1122.8134.2
20148.6117.4125.2136.9

Methods

  1. Tools of government Hood (1983), The Tools of Government, Macmillan
  2. Carrots, sticks and sermons Bemelmans-Videc, Rist and Vedung (1998), Transaction
  3. Diffusion of innovations Rogers (2003), Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press
  4. Uncertainty fan (parameter Monte Carlo) Spiegelhalter, Pearson and Short (2011), Visualising uncertainty about the future, Science 333
  5. One-at-a-time sensitivity (tornado) Saltelli and others (2008), Global Sensitivity Analysis: The Primer, Wiley

Data

The model runs on the teaching values set by the controls. To calibrate it for a place, read it against these admitted layers and series, which this page's map can draw:

  • Borders Natural Earth
  • Cities Natural Earth
Compare instruments: rules, incentives and information. Illustrative teaching model: it runs on the values set by the controls, not on measured data. Methods: Tools of government (Hood (1983), The Tools of Government, Macmillan); Carrots, sticks and sermons (Bemelmans-Videc, Rist and Vedung (1998), Transaction); Diffusion of innovations (Rogers (2003), Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press).

Across the six pillars, led by Nexus Consortium

06Frameworks

What the work is read against.

The platform does not set standards. It reads its evidence against the frameworks that competent bodies have adopted, so a finding can be placed where a decision-maker already works.

Framework or standardBodyWhat it sets
OECD Recommendation on Regulatory Policy and GovernanceOECD CouncilWhole-of-government regulatory policy: impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, ex post review and regulatory oversight bodies
OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical RisksOECD CouncilNational strategies for critical risks, all-hazards assessment, risk-informed investment, transparency and cross-border cooperation
IRGC risk governance frameworkInternational Risk Governance Center, EPFLPhases of pre-assessment, appraisal, characterisation, management and communication, distinguishing simple, complex, uncertain and ambiguous risks
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ReductionUNDRR, endorsed by the UN General AssemblyPriorities and global targets for understanding, governing and investing in disaster risk reduction, reported through the Sendai Framework Monitor
Open Government Partnership national action plansOpen Government PartnershipCo-created government commitments on transparency, participation and accountability, assessed by the Independent Reporting Mechanism
Regulatory impact assessment guidanceOECD, European Commission Better Regulation guidelines and national cabinet officesHow the problem, options, costs, benefits, distributional effects and consultation of a proposed rule are assessed and published
Sustainable Development Goal 16United NationsTargets and indicators for effective, accountable and inclusive institutions, access to justice and responsive, participatory decision-making
Paris Agreement transparency and adaptation provisionsUNFCCCNationally determined contributions, national adaptation plans and reporting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
International Health RegulationsWorld Health OrganizationObligations on States Parties for core public health capacities, event notification and annual self-assessment reporting
ISO 31000 Risk management guidelinesInternational Organization for StandardizationPrinciples, framework and process for managing risk in organisations, public bodies included
07Implementation

From mandate to evaluation, by pillar.

The steps an instrument takes from mandate to evaluation, each with the pillar that runs it, and the decisions that stay with the authority. Teaching model with stated illustrative values, not a prediction. The map on this page shows Africa; the model itself is not tied to a place.

  1. Mandate and problem framing Competent authority (outside the programme)
    A competent authority frames the problem and the mandate under its own rules. Howlett, Ramesh and Perl (2009)
  2. Evidence and system model Foundry
    The system is modelled with its feedbacks, data and stated limits. OECD (2014), principle 2
  3. Options appraised with scenarios Foundry
    Instruments are compared under scenarios, with uncertainty shown. Hood (1983)
  4. Exercise with stakeholders Universe
    The options are tested in an exercise with those who would implement and bear them. OECD (2014), principle 3
  5. Standard or guidance drafted Nexus Standards
    What works is codified as a standard or guidance, open to comment. Nexus Standards process
  6. Decision by the authority Competent authority (outside the programme)
    The authority decides, outside the programme, with the evidence on record. Howlett, Ramesh and Perl (2009)
  7. Capacity and training Risk Academy
    Those who implement are trained on the decided instrument and its data. Sendai Framework (2015), priority 2
  8. Monitoring and public report Reports
    Indicators are published with sources, limits and corrections. OECD (2014), principle 5
  9. Evaluation and revision Nexus Standards
    Results return to the standard and the model: the cycle closes. Howlett, Ramesh and Perl (2009)

Methods

  1. Policy cycle Howlett, Ramesh and Perl (2009), Studying Public Policy, Oxford University Press
  2. Governance of critical risks OECD (2014), Recommendation of the Council on the Governance of Critical Risks
  3. Layered drawing of directed graphs Sugiyama, Tagawa and Toda (1981), IEEE SMC 11
From mandate to evaluation, by pillar: the steps as recorded, each with its pillar; sources as cited on each step.

Across the six pillars, led by Nexus Consortium

08Overview

What Policy Nexus does.

Risk-informed public policy is policy that brings evidence about hazards, exposure, vulnerability and systemic interdependence into budgets, regulation, investment and planning, with clear ownership in government. Policy Nexus, Global Risks Forum's platform for it, covers disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, technology, health and social protection, cross-border cooperation, implementation and inclusive development.

Who it serves

Its community

Policy advisers; institutional analysts; international cooperation teams; public administration researchers.

How it works

Its methods

Policy comparison; public consultation; option analysis.

What it produces

Its outputs

Policy primers; comparative institutional briefs; dialogue records.

09Twin and cascade simulator

Exercise a cascade in Policy Nexus with the people who decide.

Assembled from the Nexus Standards area profile Political and governance risk standards: the hazards it names, the systems and communities that carry the loss, the controls and institutions that dampen it and the data that observe it. Pick an initiating event and step through the cascade to see where mandates meet and which decisions fall to whom. The Map view places the run on an example geography with open data. Every weight is a stated assumption. An exercise for dialogue, not a forecast, an assessment or a position. To model a place of your own choosing, open the full System Builder.

Controls

  • NS-0 Constitution and principles
  • NS-9 Contextual UNIs (deployments, instances, programme instances)
  • NS-10 Policies and clauses (machine-readable obligations: definition, binding, evaluation and enforcement)
  • NS-11 Verification and monitoring (evidence, attestations, zero-trust conformance observation)
  • NRS-H112 Hazard family: Governance and institutional failure (NHS-1 soc.governance)
  • NRS-U9 Universe platform profile: Financial Regulation Nexus
  • NRS-H59 Hazard family: Economic shocks and governance failure (NHS-1 soc.economic)
  • NRS-H118 Hazard family: Organised crime and illicit economies (NHS-1 soc.crime)
  • NRS-A5 Built-in licensing and rights
  • NRS-U24 Universe platform profile: Policy Nexus

Observation

  • Worldwide Governance Indicators (listed for reference)
  • V-Dem dataset (listed for reference)
  • Global SDG Indicators Database (listed for reference)
  • Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
  • Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive
  • Number of countries that adopt and implement national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework
10What the platform does

Comparison, options and dialogue.

Policy Nexus produces policy primers, comparative institutional briefs and dialogue records. Its methods are policy comparison, public consultation and option analysis. It serves the people who advise on and implement policy, and the researchers who study public institutions, by providing a neutral place to compare approaches and test options.

Compare

How institutions respond

Comparative analysis of laws, mandates, instruments and outcomes across jurisdictions, with their context stated.

Examine

Options and trade-offs

Structured option analysis that sets out consequences, uncertainty and who bears costs, without recommending a choice.

Convene

Dialogue and learning

Policy dialogues and consultations where public servants and experts exchange experience under agreed rules. See policy dialogues.

11Instruments and commitments

How Policy Nexus is governed: instruments, mandates and commitments.

The instruments, mandates, actors and accountability arrangements a policymaker, diplomat or development agency works with, citing the agreements that set them. Structures follow the frameworks named. Any state or progress drawn is illustrative, not a record.

Policy instrument matrix

The kinds of instrument available on Policy Nexus, by level of government and cooperation.

Instrument typeLocalNationalRegionalGlobal
RegulatoryZoning, building codesLaws, standards, licensingHarmonised rulesConventions and treaties
EconomicLocal levies, grantsBudget lines, taxes, insurance schemesRisk pools, regional fundsFinancing mechanisms
InformationLocal warningsDisclosure, early warning, statisticsData sharing arrangementsGlobal monitoring and reporting
InstitutionalLocal committeesLead agencies, coordination councilsRegional bodies and secretariatsMultilateral mandates
CooperativeCommunity agreementsPartnership compactsMemoranda and joint programmesAgreements and joint commitments
A typology after the OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks; examples of instrument types, not an inventory of any country's measures.

Accountability cycle

How commitments on Policy Nexus are held to account, from commitment to correction.

  1. CommitGovernmentA commitment with a mandate and a legal basis.
  2. PlanLead agencyA national plan with owners and milestones.
  3. ResourceMinistry of financeA budget line or financing on record.
  4. ImplementAgencies and local governmentDelivery against the plan.
  5. ReportStatistics officeIndicators reported in agreed definitions.
  6. ReviewLegislature, audit, civil societyIndependent review of results and gaps.
  7. CorrectGovernmentChanges to the plan, published with reasons.
A generic accountability cycle; the owner of each step follows the country's own constitution and law.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction · UNDRRParis Agreement · UNFCCC2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals · United NationsInternational Health Regulations · WHO
12Foundations and counterparts

Steward of policy science, connected across three institutions.

Policy Nexus stewards policy, institutional and decision science and game theory and mechanism design in the STEM Commons, and applies causal inference and impact evaluation and decision analysis under uncertainty; see the STEM foundation. Two chapters develop specialist lines: geoeconomic and trade governance and inclusive development governance.

13Geography

People and hazards in Africa.

Population density, night lights and flood water over Africa, from NASA GIBS. Each layer carries its own date.

The interactive map needs JavaScript; the layer list and sources are below.

Layers 3

People and hazards, for this page

Latest available

NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

Loading the latest NASA imagery.

Drag to move. Ctrl or ⌘ and scroll, pinch or the buttons to zoom; hover for the values under the pointer; reset returns to the region.

People and hazards, framed on Africa.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date. They are indicators, not assessments of any place.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONET · U.S. Geological Survey · NOAA GOES-East ABI GeoColorSources and licences

  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). doi:10.7927/H49C6VHW. CC BY 4.0
  • VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), VIIRS 375 m active fire product, NASA LANCE; vector tiles via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
  • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). ODbL
  • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
  • Live events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET); events are indicative and keep their original source links.
  • Live: NASA EONET Events are indicative, not authority warnings.
  • Live: U.S. Geological Survey Events are indicative, not authority warnings.
  • Live: NOAA GOES-East ABI GeoColor (CIRA). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • Optional layers (5 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

Layers and dates

  • Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
  • Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
  • Flood water, 3-day composite: VIIRS Global Flood Product, NASA LANCE · 14 Oct 2026
  • Active fires and thermal anomalies: VIIRS NOAA-20 375 m (FIRMS), NASA LANCE FIRMS · 13 Oct 2026
  • Land surface temperature, day, 8-day composite: VIIRS NOAA-20 Level 3, 8-day, NASA LANCE · 14 Sep 2026
  • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

14Coverage

The areas of policy this platform takes on.

Policy Nexus studies how public institutions decide about shared and consequential risks: how mandates are assigned, how rules are made and assessed, how agreements across borders are negotiated and kept, and how policy designs become monitored outcomes. Its pages set out the governance mechanisms through which policy risk develops and spreads, the measures of policy capacity and regulatory quality, the public records behind them, and the institutions that hold each decision, with every measure labelled by its evidence.

Area

Risk informed policy

How governments bring risk evidence into budgets, regulation, planning and investment, and who at the centre of government owns it.

Area

Disaster risk reduction

National and local strategies, legal mandates and prevention budgets under the Sendai Framework, and how their implementation is monitored.

Area

Climate and adaptation governance

Climate laws, adaptation plans, nationally determined contributions and how climate risk enters spatial and sectoral planning.

Area

Technology and innovation policy

Rules, standards and supervisory institutions for artificial intelligence, biotechnology and other emerging technologies.

Area

Health and social protection

Health security obligations, social protection systems and the institutions that sustain wellbeing through shocks.

Area

Cross-border cooperation

Treaties, joint bodies and data sharing on shared river basins, interconnected grids and trade and transport corridors.

Area

Implementation and evaluation

How policies are delivered, monitored, audited and evaluated, and how the lessons return to the next decision.

Area

Inclusive development governance

Participation, representation, accountability and the institutional conditions under which development policy reaches excluded groups.

15Grounding

Built on named science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Every claim on Policy Nexus rests on methods with a canonical page in the STEM Commons, so readers can see what a finding depends on and where its limits lie.

Policy, institutional and decision scienceGame theory and mechanism designCausal inference and impact evaluationDecision analysis under uncertainty

See the STEM foundation of Policy Nexus

16Cycle

How work moves in this field.

A question becomes evidence, a governed build, an organised community, a controlled test, a reviewed publication and, finally, a decision taken by the competent authority under its own rules.

  1. Question Universe National, regional or institutional priority. Question in Policy Nexus
  2. Evidence Foundry STEM foundation of the platform. Evidence in Policy Nexus
  3. Build Foundry Foundry. Build in Policy Nexus
  4. Organise Universe Nexus ecosystem. Organise in Policy Nexus
  5. Test Universe Universe (independent site). Test in Policy Nexus
  6. Publish Reports Reports. Publish in Policy Nexus
  7. Decide Competent authority Competent authorities and institutions, through NXS-RLS (participants, agreements and handoffs). Decide in Policy Nexus
  8. Renew Universe Corrections and the next annual agenda. Renew in Policy Nexus

Each step of the cycle in the pillar it runs in; the decision stays with the competent authority, outside the programme.

17Six pillars

How this works across the six pillars.

Policy Nexus works through six pillars of one annual programme, led by the Nexus Consortium, with the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), GRF and the Global Risks Alliance (GRA) each contributing in its role: explore, experiment and prototype in Labs, build, simulate and prepare in Foundry, convene and test in Universe, codify, correct and apply in Nexus Standards, publish in every format in Reports, teach in the open in Risk Academy.

Select pillars · hover lines18 / 18 handoffs

Route

The whole programme

Every pillar hands its work to another; together they close the year's feedback loops.

L · F · U · S · R · A

Pillars
6 of 6
Handoffs
18 of 18
Loops
17 closed

Handoffs in play

  • F01Universe → Foundry · Admitted mission becomes a cycle project with a decision caseReadiness preparation
  • F02Foundry → Universe · Core Build Report and go or no-go evidenceControlled build
  • F03Foundry → Reports · Sealed observations and indicator series behind a profileCloseout
  • F04Universe → Reports · After-action and scenario findings for chapters 10 and 13After-action review

and 14 more

F01 to F14 are the recorded handoffs of the programme year, each with the artefact that moves and its phase; R1, R2, R3 and R4 carry work around the ring. A loop counts when every pillar on it is selected. Every pillar is led by the Nexus Consortium.
  1. LabsWhere questions become experiments and prototypes: new methods, data and tools are tried in the open, with their limits on record, before the Foundry builds them, under the Nexus Consortium.Labs
  2. FoundryWhere the evidence behind a mandate or commitment is built, with its owner and limits on record.Policy Nexus in FoundryFoundry
  3. UniverseWhere mandates become missions: GRF records each gate, convenes the parties and keeps implementation accountable.Policy Nexus in Universeuniverse.nexus
  4. Nexus StandardsWhere shared rules are agreed in the open; each jurisdiction decides adoption, and no global body holds a veto.Foundations and Governance in Standardsnexustandards.com
  5. ReportsWhere governance analysis and the year's results are published, so commitments can be followed and checked.Policy Nexus in ReportsReports
  6. Risk AcademyWhere policymakers, diplomats and agency staff learn the programme roles and decision-making on the record, on Risk Academy.Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs in Academyrisksacademy.com
18Consortium

The same field, seen three ways.

GCRI studies a field as science, GRF governs it and GRA builds shared financial understanding of it. Policy Nexus links to its counterparts so that work on one side is visible on the others.

19Pages

Pages in Policy Nexus.

Page

Mandate, publisher and status

Page

Discipline and institutional issues

Page

Research and institutional knowledge

Page

Professional practice

Page

Dialogues and cooperation

Page

Programmes and projects

Page

Annual programme contribution

Page

Specialist and institutional community

Page

Leadership and skills

Page

Convenings and dialogues

Page

Published findings

Page

Participate

Page

Institutional contact

Page

Transparency, rights and safeguards

Page

STEM foundation of Policy Nexus

Page

Chapters

Page

How work moves in this field

Page

Build in Foundry

Page

Test in Universe

Page

Publish in Reports

Page

The same field across the Consortium

Page

Topics

20Connected

Where this page leads across the Consortium.

21Questions

Questions and answers.

Who publishes Policy Nexus?
The Global Risks Forum (GRF) publishes Policy Nexus and is responsible for what it publishes. GRF convenes and governs programmes. It does not regulate, finance, procure or certify, and hosting or sponsorship confers no authority over findings.
Is Policy Nexus active?
Policy Nexus is an established platform of The Global Risks Forum. Information and enquiries are open today. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.
How can I contribute?
Start with the participation paths or write to Contact. An enquiry receives a reference; it does not create membership, a role or an assignment.
Where are findings published?
Reviewed outputs appear on the publications page, and contributions to the Reports series are listed on Publish in Reports.
Which values on this platform are real?
Indicator names, units, sources, methods and frameworks are real. Levels in figures and canvases are examples in a design. A programme replaces them with labelled evidence it owns.
How do I report an error?
Use corrections and concerns, or write to Contact. A correction is recorded as a new version, never a silent edit.
Does Policy Nexus make policy recommendations?
It analyses options and sets out their consequences and trade-offs. It does not issue binding recommendations or speak for any government. Choices remain with the competent authorities under their own processes.
Who takes part in policy dialogues?
Public servants, advisers, researchers and practitioners, usually in their professional capacity. Participation is by invitation or application as each dialogue opens, and it gives no authority over findings.
ReportsContribute

Contribute evidence from this page.

Reports is the Consortium's quarterly publication. What you know about this subject can become evidence, a case or a correction in the next edition, credited to you and published under CC BY 4.0 where it is your own work.

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Never send personal data, sensitive infrastructure detail or anything you have no right to share. A contribution is reviewed before use; sending it confers no authorship or editorial rights, and sponsorship never buys a finding.

How it works

How Policy Nexus works.

Choose a view and press Play to follow the platform's process, its programme year, the standards it applies and how its findings are published. The outline shows how the work is designed to run, not the status of any decision.

Process explorer · Policy Nexus

How Policy Nexus works

8 steps4 stages

Policy Nexus

How Policy Nexus works

Platforms · Programme year · Standards · Reports

A platform joins a field to named methods, labelled evidence and the outputs it publishes, without becoming the authority it serves.

  1. 01 Scope

    1. 01Field and familiesStart · The platform leadThe home states the field, its families and who it serves.
    2. 02Topic dossiersRecord · Platform authorsTopics explain the subject with labelled evidence.

  2. 02 Evidence

    1. 03Evidence labelsRecord · GCRIEach value is labelled: observed, published statistics, estimated, modelled, scenario or unknown.
    2. 04MethodsStep · Method ownersMethods come from the STEM Commons, each with one canonical page.

  3. 03 Work

    1. 05Scenarios on the systemsModel · Foundry pillarScenarios run on the Nexus systems, labelled as scenario.
    2. 06Standards that applyRecord · Nexus StandardsThe platform names the standards that apply. A validator report is evidence for review.

  4. 04 Publish

    1. 07EditionsRecord · ReportsFindings are published through Reports with their limits.
    2. 08Authority decidesOutcome · The competent authorityDecisions and execution stay with the government, operator or licensed institution.

Policy Nexus home · Platforms · Shared methodsAn outline of how the work is designed to run; it does not report the status of any decision or record.

Take part

Take part in Policy Nexus.

Start from who you are. Answer an open call. Or form and lead a competence cell on the Policy Nexus platform.

Route

National institutions

Ministries, statistics offices and agencies: a national desk and chapter, and a seat in the working groups. National chapters

Route

Sectors and professions

Operators, regulators, banks, insurers and professional bodies whose work touches Policy Nexus. Participate

Route

Learning

Courses and practice, with a record of every course completed. Free to study. Open learning

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Standards

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The Global Risks Index

Every figure on this page is indexed: governance, conflict, society, Africa.

205 sources451 indicators905 hazards54 series195 country profiles

Values forming2026-10-23 · 22c6eed

Overview

  1. 01 · Sources205 registered sourcesEvery value keeps its source and licence; withheld values are counted.Data and licences
  2. 02 · Nexus StandardsNIS-1 and NHS-1451 indicators, 905 hazards; every record carries a UNI.Nexus Standards
  3. 03 · The Index54 series, 195 country profilesComputed on the standards; no value is published until an edition is released.Values formingThe Global Risks Index
  4. 04 · This pagePolicy NexusMaps, figures and feeds read the Index in the context of governance, conflict, society and Africa.Public API
Sources205registered, each with its licenceIndicators451NIS-1, 106 composites, 20 domain indicesHazards905NHS-1, crosswalked to UNDRR-ISC HIPsSeries54global, sector, strategic, technology, thematicCountry profiles195one site per country

Series in this context governance, conflict, society

All 54 series · The 20 domain indices

GRF

Series in this context

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  1. GLBGlobal SystemsThe state of interdependent global risk: the twenty domain indices aggregated to the world, the five core systems (water, energy, food, health, biodiversity) and their couplings, the global tail register and the gap…NXS-GRX-AR-000002HAZCLICONSOCFOOWATHLTENEINFFISFINECOCYBTECENVDEMGOVCRSMACSPC
  2. GS-14Global Policy and institutionsGovernance weakness, state capacity, rule of law, preparedness frameworks and the institutional ability to anticipate and adapt.NXS-GRX-AR-000072GOVCRSCON
  3. SR-02Conflict, fragility and human securityConflict risk and escalation, fragility, organised violence, civilian harm and the conflict–climate–food–displacement nexus.NXS-GRX-AR-000075CONGOVDEMFOOSOC
  4. SR-11Information integrity and social cohesionInformation disorder, polarisation, trust and cohesion as amplifiers of every other risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000084GOVSOCCONCYB
  5. GS-01Global WaterAccess, scarcity, quality, floods and droughts, groundwater depletion, transboundary dependency and the couplings of water to energy, food, health and nature.NXS-GRX-AR-000059WATHAZCLIHLTFOOENEENV
  6. GS-02Global EnergySupply adequacy, import dependency, grid reliability, affordability, extreme-weather exposure, critical minerals and transition pathways.NXS-GRX-AR-000060ENEINFCLIECOCYBMAC
  7. GS-03Global Food and agrifoodAcute and chronic food insecurity, production shocks, import dependency, prices, fertiliser and logistics chokepoints, nutrition and pollination dependency.NXS-GRX-AR-000061FOOWATCLIECOCONSOCENV
  8. GS-04Global HealthHealth security capacity, epidemic emergence and spread, heat and air-quality burden, health system stress and access.NXS-GRX-AR-000062HLTSOCDEMWATCLICRS
  9. GS-05Global Finance and economyFiscal and public debt risk, financial stability, external dependence, inflation and growth at risk, and the macro-financial channels of physical and transition risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000063FISFINECOMACCLI
  10. GS-06Global DevelopmentPoverty, inequality, human development, demographic pressure and displacement as the ground on which shocks become losses.NXS-GRX-AR-000064SOCDEMMACHLTGOV
  11. GS-07Global ClimateChronic and acute physical climate hazard, transition exposure, adaptation gaps and scenario pathways to 2030, 2050 and 2100.NXS-GRX-AR-000065CLIHAZENVENEFIN
  12. GS-08Global DisasterMulti-hazard exposure, disaster losses and mortality, return-period losses, protection gaps and coping capacity.NXS-GRX-AR-000066HAZCRSINFSOCFIS
  13. GS-09Global InfrastructureInfrastructure fragility, service continuity, interdependency of power, water, transport and telecommunications, and investment exposure.NXS-GRX-AR-000067INFENECYBHAZWAT
  14. GS-10Global CitiesUrban exposure, heat, flooding, informal settlement, service dependency and the economic weight of cities at risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000068DEMHAZINFSOCCLI
  15. GS-11Global BiodiversityEnvironmental pressure, ecosystem condition, nature dependency of economies and the nature–climate–water–food feedbacks.NXS-GRX-AR-000069ENVCLIWATFOOECO
  16. GS-12Global Earth observationWhat Earth observation can and cannot see of risk: coverage, revisit, latency and the observing systems GRIx depends on.NXS-GRX-AR-000070HAZCLIENVSPCTEC
  17. GS-13Global Cyber and digitalCyber capability and threat exposure, digital dependency, connectivity resilience and the cyber-physical channels into essential services.NXS-GRX-AR-000071CYBTECINFGOV
  18. GS-15Global Science and engineeringThe scientific, engineering and data capacity societies need to measure, model and reduce risk, and its concentration.NXS-GRX-AR-000073TECSOCGOV
  19. SR-01Global PolycrisisHow crises become entangled: common causes, domino effects and feedbacks across climate, economy, health and security.NXS-GRX-AR-000074HAZCLICONFISFOOHLTECO
  20. SR-03Supply chains, trade and chokepointsTrade concentration, maritime and overland chokepoints, input–output exposure and the propagation of supply shocks.NXS-GRX-AR-000076ECOINFENEFOOTEC
  21. SR-04MineralsCritical-mineral concentration, processing dependency, price and export-restriction risk, and the environmental and social footprint of extraction.NXS-GRX-AR-000077ECOTECENEENVGOV
  22. SR-05Fiscal resilienceFiscal space, debt sustainability signals, contingent liabilities from disasters, and pre-arranged finance.NXS-GRX-AR-000078FISMACFINHAZ
  23. SR-06Displacement and demographic changeForced displacement, migration pressure, ageing, youth bulges and urbanisation as risk multipliers.NXS-GRX-AR-000079DEMSOCCONCLI
  24. SR-07Food, water and energyThe food–water–energy nexus: shared stressors, trade-offs and joint failures.NXS-GRX-AR-000080FOOWATENECLI
  25. SR-08Financial contagion and systemic financeInterconnected exposures, sovereign–bank links, capital-flow reversals and contagion through financial networks.NXS-GRX-AR-000081FINFISECOMAC
  26. SR-09Planetary boundariesEarth-system boundaries and tipping elements as slow-onset, high-impact risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000082ENVCLIWATFOO
  27. SR-10Digital public infrastructureIdentity, payments and data-exchange infrastructure as public goods, and their concentration, cyber and continuity risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000083CYBTECGOVINF
  28. SR-12Health security and biosecurityPandemic and epidemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic spillover and biosecurity controls, at public-safe level.NXS-GRX-AR-000085HLTENVCRSGOV
  29. SR-13Strategic technologyConcentration and control of strategic technologies, export controls and technological dependency.NXS-GRX-AR-000086TECECOCYB
  30. SR-14Global catastrophic and tail riskLow-probability, high-impact and global catastrophic risks: severe space weather, super-eruptions, engineered and natural pandemics, nuclear and frontier-technology failure modes, compound collapses.NXS-GRX-AR-000087SPCHAZHLTTECCON
  31. TH-01WEFH-B InterdependencyThe water, energy, food, health and biodiversity systems read together: drought to energy stress, energy disruption to health stress, biodiversity loss to food-system stress, flood to water contamination, heat to…NXS-GRX-AR-000108WATENEFOOHLTENV
  32. TH-02Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Hazard, exposure, vulnerability, capacity, preparedness, redundancy and recovery readings for planning and learning, aligned to the Sendai Framework targets.NXS-GRX-AR-000109HAZCRSINFSOC
  33. TH-03Disaster Risk Finance (DRF)Loss sensitivity, protection gaps, contingent liabilities and the readiness questions for pre-arranged finance, insurance and risk transfer.NXS-GRX-AR-000110FISHAZFINCRS
  34. TH-04Disaster Risk Intelligence (DRI)Signals, observations, event streams, geospatial layers and scenario packs turned into structured risk intelligence for preparedness and planning.NXS-GRX-AR-000111HAZCLICONHLT
  35. XT-01Artificial Intelligence and Agentic SystemsAI and agentic systems as physical infrastructure (compute, energy, water, materials and supply chains) and as a hazard source: failure, misuse, concentration and oversight gaps.NXS-GRX-AR-000088TECCYBENEWATGOV
  36. XT-02Cyber and cyber-physical systemsThreats to operational technology, industrial control and cyber-physical systems across energy, water, health, ports and logistics.NXS-GRX-AR-000089CYBINFENE
  37. XT-03Telecommunications, open radio networks and edgeTelecom resilience, open and AI-native radio access networks, private wireless, edge compute and spectrum constraints.NXS-GRX-AR-000090INFCYBTEC
  38. XT-04Sovereign compute, HPC and cloudCompute dependency and concentration, cloud and data-residency risk, accelerator supply and secure compute.NXS-GRX-AR-000091TECCYBENE
  39. XT-05Quantum-relevant securityCryptographic resilience and the migration to post-quantum cryptography across public and financial systems.NXS-GRX-AR-000092CYBTECFIN
  40. XT-06SemiconductorsSemiconductor supply concentration, fabrication chokepoints, materials and equipment dependency and export-control exposure.NXS-GRX-AR-000093TECECOINF
  41. XT-07Earth observation and space systemsDependency on satellites for navigation, communications and observation; orbital congestion, debris and space-weather exposure.NXS-GRX-AR-000094SPCTECINF
  42. XT-08Drones, robotics and autonomous systemsAutonomous and robotic systems in logistics, agriculture, industry and security: failure, misuse and safety oversight.NXS-GRX-AR-000095TECINFCON
  43. XT-09Sensors, IoT and industrial IoTConnected sensing and control across cities, utilities and industry: attack surface, data integrity and dependency.NXS-GRX-AR-000096CYBINFTEC
  44. XT-10Digital twins and simulationDigital twins and simulation used for risk decisions: model risk, validation and dependency.NXS-GRX-AR-000097TECGOV
  45. XT-11Digital identity and trustIdentity, authentication and trust infrastructure: exclusion, fraud, breach and concentration risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000098CYBGOVSOC
  46. XT-12Positioning, navigation and timingDependency of power, telecom, finance and transport on positioning and timing signals; jamming, spoofing and space weather.NXS-GRX-AR-000099SPCINFCYB
  47. XT-13Energy transition technologiesBatteries, hydrogen, grid storage, renewables and their supply chains, failure modes and transition risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000100ENETECECOCLI
  48. XT-14Software and supply-chain integrityOpen-source and commercial software dependencies, build integrity and provenance across critical systems.NXS-GRX-AR-000101CYBTEC
  49. XT-15Biotechnology and biosecurityBiotechnology capability and governance at public-safe level: laboratory biosafety, oversight and detection capacity; no capability information is published.NXS-GRX-AR-000102HLTTECGOV
  50. XT-16Advanced manufacturingAdvanced and additive manufacturing, industrial automation and their supply, cyber and labour risks.NXS-GRX-AR-000103TECECOCYB
  51. XT-17Distributed ledgers and decentralised infrastructureDistributed ledgers and decentralised physical infrastructure networks: operational, financial-stability and governance risk.NXS-GRX-AR-000104FINTECCYB
  52. XT-18Climate intervention technologiesCarbon removal and proposed climate interventions: physical, governance and termination risks, read from published assessments only.NXS-GRX-AR-000105CLIENVGOVTEC
  53. XT-19Neurotechnology and human augmentationNeurotechnology and augmentation: safety, privacy, equity and governance risks.NXS-GRX-AR-000106TECHLTGOV
  54. XT-20Converging technologiesRisks that emerge where frontier technologies combine (AI with biotechnology, autonomy with cyber, compute with energy) and outrun single-technology governance.NXS-GRX-AR-000107TECCYBHLTGOV

All 54 series · The 20 domain indices

Hazard domains

905 hazards NHS-1, crosswalked to UNDRR-ISC HIPs GRIx hazards

Country profiles

54

Country profiles · Africa

Every country profile carries the source and licence of each value. Correct a value or reply · all country profiles

Indicators and domains

451 indicators NIS-1, 106 composites, 20 domain indices GRIx indicator catalogue

  • CONConflict10 series
  • CRSCrisis7 series
  • GOVGovernance17 series
  • SOCSociety12 series
  • CLIClimate17 series
  • CYBCyber19 series
  • DEMDemography6 series
  • ECOEconomy13 series
  • ENEEnergy13 series
  • ENVEnvironment11 series
  • FINFinance8 series
  • FISFiscal7 series
  • FOOFood10 series
  • HAZHazards13 series
  • HLTHealth12 series
  • INFInfrastructure16 series
  • MACMacro6 series
  • SPCSpace5 series
  • TECTechnology26 series
  • WATWater10 series

The 20 domain indices

Nexus Standards

Nexus Standards

Sources and licences

205
SourceOriginLicenceLegal statusCommercial use
OpenStreetMap building footprints and height tagsosm.vector.buildingswww.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenStreetMap planet extracts and minutely/hourly/daily replicationosm.planet.replicationplanet.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenFreeMap Liberty / planet vector tiles (OSM-derived style lineage; public host not used at runtime)osm.openfreemap.libertytiles.openfreemap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
VersaTiles OSM Shortbread vector tiles (OSM-derived COP catalog)osm.versatiles.shortbreadtiles.versatiles.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenFreeMap public instance (tiles.openfreemap.org) as the browser-direct vector basemap of the Risk Academy non-profit pagesosm.openfreemap.academy-publictiles.openfreemap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
VersaTiles public tile server (tiles.versatiles.org) as a browser-direct vector basemap of the Risk Academy non-profit pagesosm.versatiles.academy-publictiles.versatiles.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
OpenStreetMap Foundation vector tiles (vector.openstreetmap.org, Shortbread) on the Risk Academy non-profit pages, tiles onlyosm.osmf-vector.academy-publicvector.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
OpenAlex works API (api.openalex.org) as a live research source of the Risk Academy hubopenalex.academy-publicapi.openalex.orgCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Crossref REST API (api.crossref.org) as a live research source of the Risk Academy hubcrossref.academy-publicapi.crossref.orgLicenseRef-Crossref-Metadata-FactsAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Europe PMC RESTful web service (www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc) as a live research and preprint source of the Risk Academy hubeuropepmc.academy-publicwww.ebi.ac.ukLicenseRef-EMBL-EBI-Terms-of-UseAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GDELT DOC 2.0 API (api.gdeltproject.org) as a live news source of the Risk Academy hubgdelt.academy-publicapi.gdeltproject.orgLicenseRef-GDELT-Open-Use-With-CitationAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ReliefWeb API v2 (api.reliefweb.int) as a live humanitarian source of the Risk Academy hub, once an appname is approvedreliefweb.academy-publicapi.reliefweb.intLicenseRef-ReliefWeb-TermsPROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
arXiv API (export.arxiv.org) metadata as a preprint source of the Risk Academy hub, through the relay or the daily snapshotarxiv.academy-publicexport.arxiv.orgCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Google News RSS search feeds (news.google.com/rss) as headline links on the Risk Academy hub, through the relay or the daily snapshotgoogle-news-rss.academy-publicnews.google.comLicenseRef-Google-News-Feed-Personal-Use-OnlyPROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m global DSM), self-hosted Terrarium terrain archivecopernicus.dem.glo30registry.opendata.awsLicenseRef-Copernicus-DEMAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Sentinel-2 Level-2A surface reflectance COGs (AWS Open Data, Earth Search catalogue)copernicus.sentinel2.l2a.cogsregistry.opendata.awsLicenseRef-Copernicus-Sentinel-DataAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 / GLO-90 COGs read on demand by nexus-rastercopernicus.dem.glo30.cogsregistry.opendata.awsLicenseRef-Copernicus-DEMAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover (2020 / 2021) COGsesa.worldcover.10mregistry.opendata.awsCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
UNDRR-ISC Hazard Definition & Classification Review, 2025 Update of the Technical Report (Hazard Information Profiles classification, identifiers and multi-hazard method)undrr-isc.hip-classification.2025doi.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Natural Earth 1:110m Admin 0 Countries (bundled same-origin GeoJSON)naturalearth.admin0.110mwww.naturalearthdata.comLicenseRef-Public-Domain-Natural-EarthAPPROVEDALLOWED
geoBoundaries gbOpen administrative boundaries API (ADM0-ADM5)geoboundaries.gbopenwww.geoboundaries.orgPer-boundary source licence (boundaryLicense), admitted per country by the boundary licence gateAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ohsome OSM history API (operator-bound only)osm.history.ohsomeapi.ohsome.orgODbL-1.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Nexus self-hosted OpenStreetMap planet basemap (Planetiler OpenMapTiles profile, PMTiles)osm.planet.omt.self-hostedplanet.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenStreetMap Overpass API (bounded investigation / gap-fill)osm.overpasswiki.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenStreetMap planet on the Nexus self-hosted Overpass engine (clone + minute replication)osm.overpass.self-hosted-planetplanet.openstreetmap.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenStreetMap regional extracts (Geofabrik download server) for bounded engine buildsosm.geofabric.regional-extractsdownload.geofabrik.deODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Overture Maps buildings theme (GeoParquet)overture.buildingsdocs.overturemaps.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Overture Maps places theme (GeoParquet, read in place)overture.placesdocs.overturemaps.orgCDLA-Permissive-2.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
City of Toronto Open Data asset registers (facilities, infrastructure and heritage datasets)toronto.open-data.asset-registersopen.toronto.caOpen Government Licence – Toronto (based on version 1.0 of the Open Government Licence – Ontario); not yet reviewedLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Ontario Data Catalogue asset registers (provincial facilities and infrastructure datasets)ontario.data-catalogue.asset-registersdata.ontario.caOpen Government Licence – Ontario; not yet reviewedLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GlobalBuildingAtlas ODbL building polygons (OSM + Microsoft), research isolatedgba.odbl.polygonhuggingface.coODbL-1.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
GlobalBuildingAtlas non-ODbL polygons (Google Open Buildings, CLSM, PSR-derived)gba.bync.polygonhuggingface.coCC-BY-NC-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
GlobalBuildingAtlas LoD1 JSON linking polygons to height/variancegba.bync.lod1huggingface.coCC-BY-NC-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
GlobalBuildingAtlas 3 m building height GeoTIFF (GBA.Height)gba.bync.heightmediatum.ub.tum.deCC-BY-NC-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
GlobalBuildingAtlas generation software (im2bf, im2bh, produce_lod1)gba.generation.codegithub.comMIT-with-Commons-ClausePROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
AlphaEarth Foundations Satellite Embedding dataset (annual, 64-band, 10 m)alphaearth.satellite-embedding.annualdevelopers.google.comLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
geoBoundaries gbOpen ADM0 to ADM5 boundaries (William & Mary geoLab)geoboundaries.gbopen.admwww.geoboundaries.orgNOASSERTIONAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
UN OCHA Common Operational Datasets, Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB, P-codes) on HDXocha.cod-abdata.humdata.orgPer-country licence published on HDX (license_id), admitted per country by the boundary licence gateAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
UN Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB), UN Geospatial / UN Statistics Divisionun.salb.admsalb.un.org
SALB Terms of Use (2021). Copyright vested in the United Nations; "The SALB Data may be used…SALB Terms of Use (2021). Copyright vested in the United Nations; "The SALB Data may be used for only non-commercial purposes"; users are prohibited from changing the geometry or content without consent of the Contributor; derived products must credit "from SALB Data, United Nations" and the Contributor; access is revocable and non-transferable.
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
UN Geodata country boundaries (UN Geospatial BNDA, the basis of the UN Clear Map)un.geodata.bndawww.un.org
Terms of Use of the UN Geodata: designed for the production of maps for the UN Secretariat;…Terms of Use of the UN Geodata: designed for the production of maps for the UN Secretariat; Outside Users may use the Data only for the purpose identified by the Geospatial Information Section; "Under no circumstances may the Data be used for commercial purposes"; the UN must be recognised as the source unless the data is altered or combined.
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb States and Counties (TIGER/Line geography)us.census.tigerweb.admtigerweb.geo.census.govLicenseRef-US-Government-WorkLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Statistics Canada 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files (provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions)ca.statcan.boundary-filesgeo.statcan.gc.ca
Open Government Licence - Canada, version 2.0 (open.canada.ca record "2021 Census - Boundary…Open Government Licence - Canada, version 2.0 (open.canada.ca record "2021 Census - Boundary files", license_id ca-ogl-lgo; the service description states "Use Limitation: Open Government Licence - Canada"). Worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information, including for commercial purposes, on condition that the source is acknowledged ("Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada") and no official status or endorsement is implied. Approved with conditions by the repository owner on 2026-10-11 (legal/registers/legal-approvals.yaml#LA-2026-10-11-goc-ogl-canada-boundaries).
APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
INSPIRE Administrative Units (EU Member State national mapping and cadastral agencies)eu.inspire.auinspire.ec.europa.eu
Set per Member State dataset (no single licence). Each national dataset needs its own licence…Set per Member State dataset (no single licence). Each national dataset needs its own licence check before it can be admitted.
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
ISO 3166-1 country codes and ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes (International Organization for Standardization)iso.3166www.iso.org
ISO copyright. ISO's help centre: purchased Country Codes "can be downloaded to your database…ISO copyright. ISO's help centre: purchased Country Codes "can be downloaded to your database and used in order to implement the standard ISO 3166. However, selling them to others and further reproduction is not permitted."
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Unicode CLDR subdivision ids and names (ISO 3166-2 based)unicode.cldr.subdivisionsgithub.comUnicode-3.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
UN Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49)unsd.m49unstats.un.orgUnited Nations terms of use (code list; attribution)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GADM database of Global Administrative Areasgadm.boundariesgadm.orgGADM licence (free for academic and other non-commercial use; commercial use not allowed without permission)PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
World Bank Open Data (Indicators API v2, World Development Indicators and other catalogue datasets)worldbank.open-dataapi.worldbank.orgCC-BY-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Eurostat dissemination API (SDMX 2.1 / JSON-stat statistics)eurostat.disseminationec.europa.euCC-BY-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
OECD Data Explorer SDMX APIoecd.data-explorersdmx.oecd.orgCC-BY-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
UNdata (United Nations Statistics Division data portal)un.datadata.un.orgUNdata terms of use (free of charge; may be copied and redistributed provided UNdata is cited as the reference)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GBIF occurrence API and downloads (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)gbif.occurrenceapi.gbif.orgPer-dataset CC0 1.0, CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0 (set by each data publisher)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
ERA5 reanalysis via the Copernicus Climate Data Store (C3S / ECMWF)ecmwf.era5.cdscds.climate.copernicus.euCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center active storms, forecast tracks and cones (Atlantic, East and Central Pacific)noaa.nhc.tropical-cycloneswww.nhc.noaa.gov
U.S. Government work (NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center), public domain per the NHC…U.S. Government work (NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center), public domain per the NHC disclaimer; approved by the repository owner on 2026-10-11 (legal/registers/legal-approvals.yaml#LA-2026-10-11-noaa-nhc-nws-spc)
APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA NCEI Access Data Service (climate observations and archives)noaa.ncei.accesswww.ncei.noaa.govU.S. Government work (public domain) except datasets that carry their own restrictions (e.g. some non-U.S. station data)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
NASA Earthdata Common Metadata Repository (CMR) searchnasa.earthdata.cmrcmr.earthdata.nasa.govNASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Alaska Satellite Facility DAAC (ASF) data pool downloadsnasa.earthdata.daac.asfasf.alaska.edu
NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as…NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as stated on the NASA Earthdata open data policy page; per-collection terms not reviewed
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC, USGS EROS) on-premises data pool downloadsnasa.earthdata.daac.lpdaaclpdaac.usgs.gov
NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as…NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as stated on the NASA Earthdata open data policy page; per-collection terms not reviewed
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC) downloadsnasa.earthdata.daac.nsidcnsidc.org
NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as…NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as stated on the NASA Earthdata open data policy page; per-collection terms not reviewed
LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC) downloadsnasa.earthdata.daac.ornldaac.ornl.gov
NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as…NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested), as stated on the NASA Earthdata open data policy page; per-collection terms not reviewed
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Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC, JPL) tool and OPeNDAP hostsnasa.earthdata.daac.podaacpodaac.jpl.nasa.gov
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Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) on-premises hostsnasa.earthdata.daac.gesdiscdisc.gsfc.nasa.gov
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EM-DAT international disaster database (CRED, UCLouvain)emdat.credwww.emdat.beEM-DAT terms of use (registration required; free for non-commercial use; commercial use needs a CRED licence)PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
NOAA National Weather Service API active alerts (CAP v1.2 as GeoJSON)noaa.nws.alertsapi.weather.gov
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NOAA National Weather Service API points metadata and gridpoint forecastsnoaa.nws.pointsapi.weather.gov
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NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center convective outlooks (GeoJSON) and preliminary storm reports (CSV)noaa.spc.productswww.spc.noaa.gov
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MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0 (api.met.no point forecasts)metno.locationforecastapi.met.noCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET) v3 eventsnasa.eonet.eventseonet.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) Open Data server (opendata.dwd.de)dwd.opendataopendata.dwd.deCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Environment and Climate Change Canada MSC GeoMet (OGC API / WMS) and MSC Datamarteccc.geometapi.weather.gc.ca
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ECMWF open data (IFS and AIFS real-time forecasts)ecmwf.open-datadata.ecmwf.intCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Copernicus Emergency Management Service rapid mapping activations and productscopernicus.ems.rapid-mappingrapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu
Copernicus free, full and open data policy (Delegated Regulation (EU) 1159/2013, Regulation…Copernicus free, full and open data policy (Delegated Regulation (EU) 1159/2013, Regulation (EU) 377/2014; the EMS terms page now cites Regulation (EU) 2021/696); approved with conditions by the repository owner on 2026-10-11 (legal/registers/legal-approvals.yaml#LA-2026-10-11-owner-top-sources)
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GloFAS global flood forecasts and reanalysis (CEMS-Floods, Early Warning Data Store)copernicus.glofasewds.climate.copernicus.eu
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JRC global river flood hazard maps (flood depth by return period, European Commission JRC)jrc.global-river-flood-hazard-mapsdata.jrc.ec.europa.eu
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WRI Aqueduct Floods hazard maps (riverine and coastal inundation depth by return period and scenario)wri.aqueduct-floodswww.wri.orgNot recorded in the repository; WRI dataset terms for the Aqueduct Floods release must be confirmed by Legal/IPLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
WRI Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Atlas indicators (baseline water stress and related sub-basin indicators; baseline and SSP projections)wri.aqueduct-4.0-water-risk-atlaswww.wri.org
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World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA, formerly WDPA) via Protected Planet (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN)unep-wcmc.wdpawww.protectedplanet.net
Protected Planet terms of use (https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/legal, retrieved 2026-10-12):…Protected Planet terms of use (https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/legal, retrieved 2026-10-12): the materials and derived works may not be put to Commercial Use without the prior written permission of UNEP-WCMC (commercial use covers use by, for or to inform a for-profit entity and revenue generation by individuals or non-profits; UNEP-WCMC decides what is commercial; commercial users are referred to IBAT); no redistribution or sub-licensing of the data, including within derived works, without permission
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World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas (BirdLife International on behalf of the KBA Partnership)birdlife.kbawww.keybiodiversityareas.org
KBA terms of service (https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/termsofservice, retrieved…KBA terms of service (https://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/termsofservice, retrieved 2026-10-12): KBA data may not be used for Commercial Use (use by, on behalf of, or to inform or assist a commercial entity, or revenue generation by individuals or non-profits) without the prior written approval of the KBA Secretariat; KBA Partners license commercial use through IBAT; no reposting, sublicensing, resale or redistribution, including within derivative works, without written permission; non-commercial conservation, education, scientific analysis and research use permitted without prior permission
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CHIRPS quasi-global gridded precipitation (UC Santa Barbara Climate Hazards Center)ucsb-chc.chirpswww.chc.ucsb.edu
Copyright waiver stated on https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps (retrieved 2026-10-12): "To the…Copyright waiver stated on https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps (retrieved 2026-10-12): "To the extent possible under the law, Pete Peterson has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to CHIRPS. CHIRPS data is in the public domain as registered with Creative Commons." (a CC0-style waiver; SPDX identifier not confirmed by Legal/IP)
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GEM Global Seismic Hazard Map (PGA for a stated probability of exceedance, Global Earthquake Model Foundation)gem.global-seismic-hazard-mapwww.globalquakemodel.org
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NOAA Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor System (MRMS) on AWS (NOAA Open Data Dissemination)noaa.mrms.awsnoaa-mrms-pds.s3.amazonaws.com
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NOAA GOES-16/18/19 ABI and GLM on AWS (NOAA Open Data Dissemination)noaa.goes.awsnoaa-goes19.s3.amazonaws.com
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NOAA High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) on AWS (NOAA Open Data Dissemination)noaa.hrrr.awsnoaa-hrrr-bdp-pds.s3.amazonaws.com
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WMO Alert Hub / Register of Alerting Authorities CAP official alertswmo.cap.alert-hubalertingauthority.wmo.int
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USGS Water Data APIs (NWIS instantaneous and daily values, OGC API)usgs.waterdataapi.waterdata.usgs.gov
U.S. Public Domain (USGS information policy); approved with conditions by the repository owner…U.S. Public Domain (USGS information policy); approved with conditions by the repository owner on 2026-10-11 (legal/registers/legal-approvals.yaml#LA-2026-10-11-owner-top-sources)
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Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL, European Commission JRC)jrc.ghsljeodpp.jrc.ec.europa.euCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
WorldPop gridded population and REST API (University of Southampton)worldpop.populationhub.worldpop.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
INFORM Risk Index (European Commission JRC, Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre)jrc.inform.riskdrmkc.jrc.ec.europa.euCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Statistics Canada Web Data Service (WDS) and 2021 Census Profile (SDMX API, CSD / DA level)statcan.wds-censuswww150.statcan.gc.ca
Statistics Canada Open Licence (statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence, date modified…Statistics Canada Open Licence (statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence, date modified 2025-07-10; no version number stated)
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NRCan CanElevation High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM, DTM / DSM; STAC and GeoTIFF)nrcan.canelevation.hrdemdatacube.services.geo.caOpen Government Licence - Canada 2.0 (stated on the open.canada.ca dataset record 957782bf-847c-4644-a757-e383c0057995)APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NRCan Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) flood hazard datanrcan.flood-hazard-mappingnatural-resources.canada.ca
Not stated on the FHIMP programme page (retrieved 2026-10-11); NRCan open.canada.ca records use…Not stated on the FHIMP programme page (retrieved 2026-10-11); NRCan open.canada.ca records use the Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0, but provincial and municipal flood maps produced with FHIMP funding may carry their own licences. Per-dataset check required.
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City of Toronto Open Data portal (CKAN API)toronto.open-datackan0.cf.opendata.inter.prod-toronto.caOpen Government Licence - Toronto 1.0 (open.toronto.ca/open-data-licence, retrieved 2026-10-11)APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Ontario Data Catalogue (data.ontario.ca, CKAN API)ontario.data-cataloguedata.ontario.caOpen Government Licence - Ontario 1.0 (ontario.ca/page/open-government-licence-ontario, retrieved 2026-10-11)APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenStreetMap Foundation standard tile server, BLOCKED for Nexusosm.tiles.osmf-standardoperations.osmfoundation.orgODbL-1.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
OpenStreetMap US community tile service (default tiles of the OSM Americana style), BLOCKED for Nexusosm-us.tile-servicetiles.openstreetmap.usODbL-1.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
OSM Americana map style (CC0 style code, drawn on the self-hosted OpenMapTiles archive)osm.americana.stylegithub.comCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenMapTiles vector tile schema and cartographic designopenmaptiles.schemagithub.comCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Shortbread vector tile schema (VersaTiles basemap schema)shortbread.schemashortbread-tiles.orgCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Protomaps basemap daily planet builds (PMTiles, ODbL produced work), copied to Nexus storageprotomaps.basemap.daily-buildsmaps.protomaps.comODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Protomaps hosted Tile API, BLOCKED (commercial use requires paid sponsorship)protomaps.api.hostedprotomaps.comODbL-1.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
MapLibre demo tiles and style, BLOCKED (demo / CI set containing CC BY-NC-SA imagery)maplibre.demotilesgithub.comLicenseRef-Mixed-Including-CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Overture Maps base theme (land, water, land use, infrastructure; GeoParquet, ODbL family)overture.basedocs.overturemaps.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Overture Maps transportation theme (segments, connectors; GeoParquet, ODbL family)overture.transportationdocs.overturemaps.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Overture Maps divisions theme (administrative divisions and boundaries; GeoParquet, ODbL family)overture.divisionsdocs.overturemaps.orgODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Overture Maps addresses theme, BLOCKED until a per-source licence gate existsoverture.addressesdocs.overturemaps.orgPer-source ("All carry permissive open licenses. Some have special terms or require attribution."); not uniformLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Overture official PMTiles (overturemaps-extras bucket), BLOCKED for production by the publisheroverture.pmtiles.inspectiondocs.overturemaps.orgLicenseRef-Overture-Per-ThemePROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Natural Earth vector and raster data, all scales (1:10m, 1:50m, 1:110m), bundled same-originnaturalearth.all-scaleswww.naturalearthdata.comLicenseRef-Public-Domain-Natural-EarthAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Microsoft Global ML Building Footprints (permissive family)microsoft.global-ml-building-footprintsgithub.comCDLA-Permissive-2.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Google Open Buildings v3 polygons (used under CC BY 4.0, permissive family)google.open-buildings.v3sites.research.googleCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Google Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal dataset, BLOCKED (licence not stated on the retrieved page)google.open-buildings.temporalsites.research.googleLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GEBCO global bathymetric grid (self-hosted bathymetry / hillshade tiles)gebco.gridwww.gebco.netLicenseRef-Public-Domain-GEBCOAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenAerialMap / Open Imagery Network imagery (per-image COGs, CC BY 4.0)openaerialmap.oinopenaerialmap.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
EOxCloudless / Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaics (all years), BLOCKED (commercial use needs an EOX licence)eox.sentinel2-cloudlesscloudless.eox.atLicenseRef-EOX-Commercial-Attribution-RestrictedUse-1.2PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Mapzen / AWS Terrain Tiles (Terrarium, multi-source), BLOCKED (EU-DEM component licence not stated)aws.terrain-tiles.mapzenregistry.opendata.awsLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
OpenSeaMap seamark chart tiles, BLOCKED (no tile usage policy published; render seamarks from the OSM planet instead)openseamap.chart-tileswiki.openstreetmap.orgCC-BY-SA-2.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
OpenRailwayMap tile servers, BLOCKED for for-profit use by the operatoropenrailwaymap.tileswiki.openstreetmap.orgCC-BY-SA-2.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Wikimedia Maps tile service, BLOCKED (Wikimedia projects only)wikimedia.maps.tilesfoundation.wikimedia.orgODbL-1.0PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
Who's On First gazetteer, BLOCKED until a per-source licence gate existswhosonfirst.gazetteerwhosonfirst.org
Per-source (CC BY 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0, CC0, MPL-2.0, Open Government Licences, custom terms, some…Per-source (CC BY 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0, CC0, MPL-2.0, Open Government Licences, custom terms, some sources with no licence link)
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OpenAddresses aggregated address data, BLOCKED until a per-source licence gate existsopenaddresses.globalgithub.comPer-source; the data "is not relicensed from the original sources" and "Individual sources will have their own licenses"LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GeoNames gazetteer (daily dumps, self-hosted)geonames.gazetteerwww.geonames.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
USGS The National Map basemap services and data (US public domain)usgs.national-mapwww.usgs.govLicenseRef-US-Public-DomainAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Copernicus Land Monitoring Service products (CORINE, high-resolution layers, global land products)copernicus.clms.landland.copernicus.euLicenseRef-Copernicus-Data-PolicyAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
IMF data services (DataMapper, SDMX: WEO/IFS)imf.datadata.imf.org"IMF terms — attribution required" (adapter string; terms version not recorded)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
WHO Global Health Observatory (OData API)who.ghowww.who.int"WHO CC BY-NC-SA / terms" (adapter string; not verified)PROHIBITEDPROHIBITED
FAOSTAT statistical databasefao.faostatwww.fao.org
CC BY 4.0 unless the dataset metadata states otherwise; third-party series excluded (FAO…CC BY 4.0 unless the dataset metadata states otherwise; third-party series excluded (FAO database terms of use, https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/, read 2026-10-19); the earlier adapter string read CC BY-NC-SA
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UNHCR Refugee Data Finder APIunhcr.refugee-statisticswww.unhcr.org"CC BY 4.0" (adapter string; not verified)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
ACLED Armed Conflict Location & Event Dataacled.eventsacleddata.com
ACLED End User License Agreement (EULA), "Last Updated 8 July 2025" (retrieved 2026-10-12; not…ACLED End User License Agreement (EULA), "Last Updated 8 July 2025" (retrieved 2026-10-12; not an open licence and not yet reviewed by Legal/IP)
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UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (GED) and Candidate Events (Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University)ucdp.geducdp.uu.seCC-BY-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
DesInventar disaster loss databases (UNDRR)undrr.desinventarwww.desinventar.net"DesInventar / UNDRR terms / fixture metadata" (connector string)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
IPC Integrated Food Security Phase Classificationipc.classificationwww.ipcinfo.org"IPC public" (connector string; terms not recorded)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
FEWS NET Famine Early Warning Systems Network datafewsnet.datafews.net"FEWS NET terms / fixture metadata" (connector string)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
NGFS climate scenarios (IIASA NGFS Scenario Explorer)ngfs.scenariosdata.ece.iiasa.ac.atNot recorded in the repository; scenario-explorer terms must be recorded by Legal/IP per phaseLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
JRC global flood depth-damage functions (Huizinga, de Moel, Szewczyk 2017, EUR 28552 EN)jrc.global-flood-depth-damagepublications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Not recorded in the repository; the report and its database are JRC publications whose reuse…Not recorded in the repository; the report and its database are JRC publications whose reuse terms (EC legal notice or a dataset-specific licence) must be confirmed by Legal/IP
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International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Revision 5 (ISIC Rev.5), United Nations Statistics Divisionun.isic-rev5unstats.un.org
United Nations publication; reuse terms not recorded in the repository. The UN website terms of…United Nations publication; reuse terms not recorded in the repository. The UN website terms of use page (un.org) could not be retrieved when this row was written (HTTP 403), so no licence text was read. Legal/IP must record the UN terms of use and any ISIC-specific copyright statement
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Earth Index embeddings (Earth Genome; SoftCon, 384-d, Sentinel-2 annual mosaics, GeoParquet points)earthgenome.earth-index.embeddingssource.coopCC-BY-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Panoramax street-level pictures (federated instances; per-picture licence)panoramax.street-level.picturesapi.panoramax.xyzPer picture as stated by the originating instance (etalab-2.0 or CC-BY-SA-4.0 observed 2026-10-12)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Mapillary street-level images (Graph API v4)mapillary.street-level.imageswww.mapillary.comCC-BY-SA-4.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
NASA ICESat-2 ATLAS products ATL03, ATL06 and ATL08 (NSIDC DAAC)nasa.icesat2.atlasnsidc.orgNASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
NASA GEDI footprint products L2A, L2B (LP DAAC) and L4A (ORNL DAAC)nasa.gedi.footprintsgedi.umd.eduNASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy (full and open sharing; citation requested)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
NOAA GFS forecast (global 0.25 degree, 0-16 day) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.2.7)dynamical.noaa-gfs-forecastdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA GFS analysis (global 0.25 degree, hourly) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.1.0)dynamical.noaa-gfs-analysisdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA GEFS ensemble forecast (global, 31 members, 0-35 day) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.2.0)dynamical.noaa-gefs-forecast-35-daydynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA GEFS analysis (global 0.25 degree) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.1.2)dynamical.noaa-gefs-analysisdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA HRRR forecast (CONUS 3 km, 0-48 hour) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.1.0)dynamical.noaa-hrrr-forecast-48-hourdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA HRRR analysis (CONUS 3 km, hourly) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.2.0)dynamical.noaa-hrrr-analysisdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NOAA MRMS CONUS hourly precipitation analysis (0.01 degree) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.3.0)dynamical.noaa-mrms-conus-analysis-hourlydynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ECMWF IFS ENS forecast (global 0.25 degree, 51 members, 0-15 day) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.1.0)dynamical.ecmwf-ifs-ens-forecast-15-day-0-25-degreedynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ECMWF AIFS Single forecast (global 0.25 degree, 0-15 day) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.1.0)dynamical.ecmwf-aifs-single-forecastdynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
DWD ICON-EU forecast (Europe, 0-5 day) via dynamical.org (Zarr v0.2.0)dynamical.dwd-icon-eu-forecast-5-daydynamical.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
CelesTrak GP orbital element sets (OMM JSON) for the Maps satellite layercelestrak.gp.elementscelestrak.orgCelesTrak usage policy (free public GP data; attribution to CelesTrak; one download per group per 2-hour update cycle)LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
SGP4 verification element sets and reference states (Vallado, Crawford, Hujsak, Kelso, AIAA 2006-6753)aiaa-2006-6753.sgp4-verificationcelestrak.orgPublished verification data accompanying the AIAA 2006-6753 paper; no explicit licence statedLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDPROHIBITED
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program GeoJSON summary feeds for the Maps live earthquake layerusgs.earthquake.summary-feedsearthquake.usgs.gov
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USGS ShakeMap event products (grid.xml MMI / PGA grid and MMI contours) for live event response and exposure accumulationusgs.shakemap.event-productsearthquake.usgs.gov
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NOAA NHC / CPHC tropical cyclone advisory GIS (active storms, wind swath, forecast wind radii, forecast cone) for live event responsenoaa.nhc.advisory-giswww.nhc.noaa.gov
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NASA FIRMS near-real-time active fire detections (area API, VIIRS / MODIS) for the Maps live fire layernasa.firms.area-active-firesfirms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
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Public GIS portal directory (US federal, 50 states + DC, cities, counties, regional bodies; HUB Ocean Ocean Data Platform)gis-portal-directoryplatform/source-registry/gis-portal-directory.yamlNOASSERTIONLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
GTFS Schedule (static) transit feeds uploaded by a workspace or read from a registered agency feed URL, for the transit feed registry and transit plansgtfs-static.tenant-registered-schedule-feedsgtfs.org
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NASA GIBS WMTS imagery (EPSG:4326) for the Water Nexus mapnasa.gibs.water-layersgibs.earthdata.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
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SMAP Level 4 analysed soil moisture (surface, root zone) and snow mass via NASA GIBSnasa.smap.l4nsidc.orgCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
GHRSST MUR sea surface temperature anomaly (MUR25) and sea ice concentration (MUR) via NASA GIBSnasa.podaac.ghrsst-murpodaac.jpl.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
GRACE and GRACE-FO JPL mascon liquid water equivalent thickness anomaly (monthly) via NASA GIBSnasa.podaac.grace-fo-mascongrace.jpl.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
GLDAS Noah land surface model underground soil moisture (monthly) via NASA GIBSnasa.gesdisc.gldasldas.gsfc.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NASA Blue Marble shaded relief and bathymetry (static composite) via NASA GIBSnasa.earth-observatory.blue-marbleearthobservatory.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 greyscale shaded relief via NASA GIBSnasa-meti.aster-gdem-v3doi.orgCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NASA GIBS WMTS imagery (EPSG:4326) for the Energy, Food, Health and Biodiversity Nexus mapsnasa.gibs.field-layersgibs.earthdata.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NASA GIBS reference layers (Coastlines, Reference_Features, Reference_Labels), OpenStreetMap-derived, EPSG:3857nasa.gibs.reference-osmgibs.earthdata.nasa.govODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
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MODIS land products (NDVI, EVI, gross primary production, IGBP land cover) via NASA GIBSnasa.modis-viirs.landlpdaac.usgs.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
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WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3.0 (2021) for the Energy Nexus mapwri.global-power-plant-databasedatasets.wri.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
WRI Aqueduct 4.0 baseline water risk (2023 release) summarised to hexagons for the Water and Food Nexus mapswri.aqueduct-4www.wri.orgCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
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OpenStreetMap-derived place names and borders rendered by NASA GIBS (Reference_Labels_15m)osm.gibs-reference-labelsgibs.earthdata.nasa.govODbL-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Open-Meteo free API on the three non-profit public sites (forecast ensemble, air quality, flood, marine, ERA5 archive)open-meteo.public-pagesopen-meteo.comCC-BY-4.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSPROHIBITED
NASA POWER daily point meteorology and solar data (public context maps)nasa.powerpower.larc.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue (JSON and CSV feeds) for the Technology and Digital Systems faculty incident timelinecisa.kev-cataloguewww.cisa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map geocoded cable and landing-station data (not licensed; recorded so it is not used by accident)telegeography.submarine-cable-mapwww.submarinecablemap.com
Underlying geocoded data: paid annual licence only ('With an annual license, you can use these…Underlying geocoded data: paid annual licence only ('With an annual license, you can use these data sets for interactive maps, data visualizations, and more', https://www2.telegeography.com/license-geocoded-map-data; 'Access to the underlying databases remains restricted to paying subscribers', https://www2.telegeography.com/cite-telegeography-map, both read 2026-10-17). Public map images: 'Any reference to a TeleGeography map, URL, or any related screen capture' is CC BY-SA 4.0 with credit; 'TeleGeography's interactive cable map is not an embeddable resource' (same page).
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United Nations Treaty Collection (treaties.un.org): status of multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General and treaty membership (not admitted; UN terms)un.treaty-collectiontreaties.un.org
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UNdata (United Nations Statistics Division data portal) series on the Risk Academy non-profit public pagesun.data.public-pagesdata.un.org
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NASA SEDAC Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000 (CIESIN_SEDAC_AGLANDS_CROP2000 v1.0) for the Systems and Nexus Studies faculty twinsedac.aglands-croplands-2000doi.org
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USGS ShakeMap and PAGER event products (event detail GeoJSON, ShakeMap grid and MMI contours, PAGER alert level and exposure) on the Risk Academy non-profit public pagesusgs.shakemap-pager.public-pagesearthquake.usgs.gov
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Terrain Tiles (Terrarium PNG, elevation-tiles-prod on the AWS Registry of Open Data) as the browser-direct 3D terrain and hillshade of the Risk Academy twin buildersaws.terrain-tiles.academy-publicelevation-tiles-prod.s3.amazonaws.comLicenseRef-Terrain-Tiles-Composite-OpenAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
NASA GIBS WMTS imagery (EPSG:3857) for the raster studio of the Risk Academy twin builders: true colour, sea surface temperature, land surface temperature, snow, sea ice, aerosols, night lights, precipitation, root-zone soil moisture, monthly air temperature and terrestrial water storagenasa.gibs.academy-engine-layersgibs.earthdata.nasa.govCC0-1.0APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) API (api.first.org) as a browser-direct input of the Risk Academy vulnerability triage generatorfirst.epss.academy-publicapi.first.orgLicenseRef-FIRST-EPSS-Free-UseAPPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONSALLOWED
OpenAlex scholarly graph (works, authors, institutions, sources, topics)openalex.worksopenalex.orgCC0-1.0LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIREDLEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED
Crossref REST API (bibliographic metadata of registered works)crossref.rest-apiapi.crossref.org
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