a great world of agricultural data

Enabling the Green Transition through Federated, Open-Access Data Infrastructure.

Your gateway to agricultural and environmental data

GATE will make it easier to find, understand, access and use agricultural, environmental and landscape data. Much of this data already exists, but it is spread across separate systems and can be difficult and time-consuming to discover, combine and put to use.

Discover and understand
GATE will give users a place to explore relevant data across sources. Its AI-powered chat interface will help farmers, advisers, researchers and authorities find what they need and refine their searches. Clear descriptions and shared terminology will help users understand what the data means and whether it is suitable for their purpose.

Trusted access
GATE will connect data across organisations under clear governance and access rules agreed with data providers. By making data easier to discover and access, GATE will reduce fragmented sharing practices and support transparent collaboration across sectors.

Relevance in action
GATE aims to support practical decisions in the field, better advice, new research and policy grounded in evidence.

Shape GATE with us
GATE is still in an early project phase. We have established a technical environment, and the next step is to test and develop it with the people who have helped shape it. Would you like to be part of that journey? Sign up for our newsletter to follow our progress and hear about opportunities to contribute.

GATE is led by the Danish Technological Institute in partnership with Land-CRAFT and the Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment, with funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Taskforce

Nicolai Fog Hansen

Helene C. Hansen

Jeppe H. Kristensen

Jaber Rahimi

Joaö Serra

Partners

Danish Technological Institute

The Danish Technological Institute is an independent and non-profit research and development institute. In GATE, the Institute contributes expertise within, among other things, agricultural development, experimental design, data analysis, digital solutions, and the implementation of new technology in agriculture.

Land-Craft

Land-CRAFT is the Pioneer Centre for Landscape Research in Sustainable Agricultural Futures – an inter-institutional research centre focusing on the green transition of agriculture through, among other things, landscape-scale field experiments, modelling, and digital landscape analyses.

Danish Agricultural Agency

Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment (Danish: Styrelsen for Grøn Arealomlægning og Vandmiljø (SGAV)). SGAV is an agency under Ministry of Nature and Animal Welfare and is responsible for implementing the Green Tripartite Agreement in the areas of land use and aquatic environment, including the coordination of research and development programmes.

Use Cases

Actual Crop Yield Datasets from National to Individual Field Scale

Data on my Property

Is Nitrate in Irrigation Water Already Fertilising the Crop?

Where do Narrow Sowing and Harvesting Windows Reduce Yield?

Data Silos

AU LandCraft Crop Yield Estimates

A new, machine-learning-powered estimate of what Danish fields actually produce — not just what was planned — combining yield observations, soil, weather, satellite imagery and farm management data into field-level yield figures and forecasts.

AU Soil Texture 2024

Published in 2024 as an update of the existing soil map, these layers contain details of what soil in Denmark is made of — clay, silt, sand and lime content — at four depths and 10 m resolution, built by Aarhus University with DHI, SEGES and the University of Copenhagen through the DIGIJORD project.

Dataforsyningen Typography

Denmark's national elevation and terrain model — the 3D shape of the landscape, from gentle slopes to hidden wet depressions.

DMI Climate Data

Denmark's official, quality-controlled historical weather record — going back to 1953 — covering temperature, precipitation and more across Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. This is the trusted baseline dataset farmers, advisors and researchers can build decisions on with confidence.

DMI Meteorological Observations

Live, minute-by-minute weather readings — wind, rain, temperature, humidity, radiation and more — streaming in real time from stations across Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

DMI Oceanographic Observations

Continuous measurements of sea level and water temperature from tide gauge stations around Denmark, run jointly by DMI and the Danish Coastal Authority — the foundation for understanding coastal water dynamics.

Farmers Diverse Dataset

Real, on-the-ground farm data — actual harvest yields, planting dates, fertiliser and pesticide use — voluntarily shared by farmers under a transparent, GDPR-compliant agreement with clear benefits returned to them.

Cadastral Map

The official Danish property registry — precise legal boundaries and ownership records for every parcel of land in the country.

Geus Soil Moisture

A 100 m grid product showing day-to-day soil moisture conditions across Denmark, expressed as a statistical anomaly relative to the 30-year seasonal normal for that time of year — the hydrological layer most directly linked to crop and vegetation condition.

Miljøportal Biodiversity

Denmark's national nature-observation database — a live record of species sightings collected by municipalities and the Danish EPA, giving a real picture of biodiversity across the country. This dataset is published to GBIF as a structured, standardised extract of the underlying Naturdatabasen.

SGAV Markblokke

The official field-block map underlying Denmark's agricultural subsidy system — a stable, authoritative spatial reference layer covering every farmed hectare in the country.

SGAV Marker

Denmark's official, annually updated register of what is grown where — every field's crop type and boundaries, as reported by farmers to SGAV under the EU's agricultural support scheme.