Conditions for Provision of ČÚZK Network Services of Spatial Data

Czech office for surveying, mapping and cadastre (hereinafter „ČÚZK“) provides network services of spatial data open datasets for free (including metadata services). It concerns viewing and downloading services:
  • provided in accordance with Decree Nr. 358/2013 Coll, on Data Provision from the cadastre of real estate, as amended,
  • provided in accordance with the requirements of the Infrastructure for spatial information in the European community (INSPIRE) following the Act Nr.123/1998 Coll., on the Right for information about the environment, as amended, and as national extension beyond INSPIRE specifications.
Overview of these services including their metadata is published on the ČÚZK Geoportal website.
Services are provided as open services and can be used both for commercial and non-commercial purposes without limitation unless the use is detrimental to the provider.
Using the services following conditions are accepted:
  • including the service provider in the form “ČÚZK – on-line” in the own user´s product within use of the viewing service,
  • make these conditions for network services available either in the form of link to the ČÚZK website or in another appropriate way,
  • using the service the user is obliged to mention the relevant metadata,
  • open data provided via download service are subject to use conditions of ČÚZK spatial data (see Conditions for ČÚZK spatial data provision).
User further acknowledges that:
  • ČÚZK guarantees that network services published in accordance with the INSPIRE requirements meet the quality standards defined by the Commission regulation (EC) Nr. 976/2009, implementing the Directive of the European Parliament and Council 2007/2/EC. For other services no quality standards are established,
  • ČÚZK is not liable for damage caused by improper use of the service or for any damages that may be caused by the transmission environment outside the scope of the provider,
  • ČÚZK reserves the right temporarily restrict the access to network services because of operational, technical or other reasons,
  • in case the user of mentioned services overloads the ČÚZK technological infrastructure, ČÚZK is entitled to prevent him from it by technical means.
Version 1.0. dated April 4, 2016