Date (Creation)

1993-03-29

Citation identifier

BE.BIRA-IASB / 59129f4b-a61b-467c-9b41-1f92e4338151

Status

On going

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA)		david.bolsee@aeronomie.be	Author

Data.gov.be themes

• Science and technology

Belgian Federal Thesaurus

• Meteorology, weather and radiation conditions
• Reporting INSPIRE
• Federal Atom

Spatial scope

• National

CF Standard Name Table

• solar_irradiance

• atmosphere_mole_content_of_ozone

International Commission on Illumination (CIE)

• erythemal dose

• direct solar irradiance

• UV-A

• UV-B

• global UV index

• ultraviolet radiation

• UV radiation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Atmospheric conditions
• Environmental monitoring facilities
• Human health and safety

CF list of Standardized Region Names

• antarctica

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

• Belgium

• Luxembourg

• Antarctica

GEMET - Concept themes, version 4.01

• atmospheric monitoring
• dose-effect relationship
• solar radiation
• carcinogenicity
• ultraviolet radiation
• federal government
• stratospheric ozone depletion
• health-environment relationship
• cancer risk
• radiation
• environmental quality
• ozone layer

INSPIRE feature concept dictionary

• Environmental Monitoring Network

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

•The custodian of the resource holds the rights of property (including the rights of intellectual property) to the geographic files

•The custodian grants the user the right to use the data for his internal use.

•Commercial use of the data under any form is strictly forbidden

•Custodian’s name must be mentioned each time the data are being used publically.

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No limitations on public access

Use limitation

•The custodian of the resource holds the rights of property (including the rights of intellectual property) to the geographic files•The custodian grants the user the right to use the data for his internal use.•Commercial use of the data under any form is strictly forbidden•Custodian’s name must be mentioned each time the data are being used publically.

Spatial representation type

Vector

Denominator

10000

Language

English

Topic category

• Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
• Environment
• Geoscientific information
• Health

Description

Belgium + Grand Duchy of Luxembourg + Antarctica

Unique resource identifier

EPSG:4326

Codespace

EPSG

Distribution format

Name	Version
Esri Shapefile

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Dataset

SUVIM station network

Statement

Archives:

The SUVIM Observations data are archived at (and are available from)

1. the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA) – http://uvindex.aeronomie.be/

2. the European UV Database – http://uv.fmi.fi/uvdb/

History of instruments in operation at each station in Belgium and type of data available:

IASB-BIRA – Uccle (BRU)

1. Spectral data (Global Solar Spectral Irradiance)

Wavelength range : 280 -600 nm

Field of view : 2 pi sr

Period : since March 29, 1993

2. Broadband data

UV-B meter (total) since February 2, 1995

UV-B meter (diffuse) since July 16, 1996

UV-A meter since May 11, 1995

pyranometer since July 25, 1995

3. Filter radiometradata

10-Channels SPUV-10 since March 21, 1996

7-Channels UVMFR-7 since October 14, 1999

7-Channels MFR-7 since December 18, 2003

5-Channels GUV-551C since May 23, 1996

6-Channels GUV-2511 since June 3, 2005

4. Cloud measurements

TSI (Total Sky Imager) since December 7, 1999

CIR (Cloud Infrared Radiometer) since March 1, 2002

5. Meteorological measurements

Eole 100/200 since May 27, 1997

6. Sunshine Duration

SDM MS-093 since June 16, 2010

Euro Space Center – REDU (RED)

1. Broadband data UV-B meter since June 15, 2004

UV-A meter since June 15, 2004

Pyranometer since June 15, 2004

2. Filter radiometer data 5-Channels GUV 511c since March 10, 2005

3. Cloud measurements CIR-4 /CIR-4V since December 7, 2006

4. Meteorological measurements Eole 200 since March 3, 2005

5. Sunshine Duration SDM MS-093 since August 1, 2011

Earth Explorer – Ostend (LIT)

1. Broadband data UV-B meter since April 4, 2006

UV-A meter since April 4, 2006

Pyranometer since April 4, 2006

2. Filter radiometer data 6-Channels GUV 2511 since June 26, 2006

3. Cloud measurements CIR-4/CIR-4V since December 21, 2006

4. Meteorological measurements Eole 200 since April 4, 2006

Virton – City Hall (GAU)

1. Broadband data UV-B meter since December 11, 2007

UV-A meter since December 11, 2007

Pyranometer since December 11, 2007

2. Filter radiometer data 6-Channels GUV 2511 since February 19, 2008

3. Cloud measurements CIR-4/CIR-4V since December 11, 2007

4. Meteorological measurements Eole 200 since December 11, 2007

VITO – Mol (CAM)

1. Broadband data UV-B meter since December 16, 2008

UV-A meter since December 16, 2008

Pyranometer since December 16, 2008

2. Filter radiometer data 6-Channels GUV 2511 since February 19, 2008

3. Cloud measurements CIR-4/CIR-4V since December 16, 2008

4. Meteorological measurements Eole 200 since December 16, 2008

Hautes Fagnes Scientific Station - Mont Rigi (FAG)

1. Broadband data UV-B meter since November 8, 2011

UV-A meter since November 8, 2011

Pyranometer since November 8, 2011

2. Filter radiometer data 6-Channels GUV 2511 since November 8, 2011

3. Cloud measurements CIR-4V since November 8, 2011

4. Meteorological measurements Eole 200 since November 8, 2011

Metadata

File identifier

59129f4b-a61b-467c-9b41-1f92e4338151 XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2026-07-09T14:57:02

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA)		david.bolsee@aeronomie.be	Point of contact

Other language

Language	Character encoding
French
Dutch; Flemish
German
English	UTF8