Municipal Districts - City of Athens
This API provides geospatial data delineating the municipal districts (synoikies) within the Municipality of Athens, Greece. The data is published as polygon features through a GeoServer WMS endpoint maintained by the City of Athens GIS office. It enables identification and visualization of the boundaries of administrative sub-areas within the city, useful for mapping, urban planning, and municipal administration purposes. Access is free and does not require authentication.Polygons describing Municipal Districts within the Municipality of Athens
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Data schema (17 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fid | int | Unique identifier for the polygon feature.Unique identifier for the polygon feature. |
| the_geomThe geom | geometry | Geometric shape of the municipal district polygon.Geometric shape of the municipal district polygon. |
| CITIES | string | Name of the city the district belongs to.Name of the city the district belongs to. |
| LUZ_OR_CITLuz or cit | string | Code identifying the larger urban zone or city area.Code identifying the larger urban zone or city area. |
| CODE | string | Land cover classification code for the area.Land cover classification code for the area. |
| ITEM | string | Description of the land use or urban fabric type.Description of the land use or urban fabric type. |
| PROD_DATEProd date | string | Year the data was produced.Year the data was produced. |
| avgLSTAvg lst | double | Average land surface temperature for the area.Average land surface temperature for the area. |
| std_avgLSTStd avg lst | double | Standard deviation of average land surface temperature.Standard deviation of average land surface temperature. |
| min_avgLSTMin avg lst | double | Minimum average land surface temperature recorded.Minimum average land surface temperature recorded. |
| max_avgLSTMax avg lst | double | Maximum average land surface temperature recorded.Maximum average land surface temperature recorded. |
| Shape__AreShape are | double | Area of the polygon shape.Area of the polygon shape. |
| Shape__LenShape len | double | Perimeter length of the polygon shape.Perimeter length of the polygon shape. |
| gid | long | Internal record identifier.Internal record identifier. |
| ka_roadsKa roads | double | Numeric value related to road classification within the district.Numeric value related to road classification within the district. |
| street_grStreet gr | string | Street name in Greek.Street name in Greek. |
| street_enStreet en | string | Street name in English.Street name in English. |
Schema captured from wfs 1 month ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1fid: 1 · CODE: 11220
{
"fid": 1,
"CODE": "11220",
"ITEM": "Discontinuous Medium Density Urban Fabric (S.L. : 30% - 50%)",
"CITIES": "Athina",
"avgLST": 37.5894355774,
"PROD_DATE": "2010",
"LUZ_OR_CIT": "GR001L",
"Shape__Are": 0.607421875,
"Shape__Len": 4.02692635142,
"max_avgLST": 37.5894355774,
"min_avgLST": 37.5894355774,
"std_avgLST": 0
}Record 2fid: 2 · CODE: 11210
{
"fid": 2,
"CODE": "11210",
"ITEM": "Discontinuous Dense Urban Fabric (S.L. : 50% - 80%)",
"CITIES": "Athina",
"avgLST": 39.7058906555,
"PROD_DATE": "2010",
"LUZ_OR_CIT": "GR001L",
"Shape__Are": 0.046875,
"Shape__Len": 4.86117430333,
"max_avgLST": 39.7058906555,
"min_avgLST": 39.7058906555,
"std_avgLST": 0
}Record 3fid: 3 · CODE: 11210
{
"fid": 3,
"CODE": "11210",
"ITEM": "Discontinuous Dense Urban Fabric (S.L. : 50% - 80%)",
"CITIES": "Athina",
"avgLST": 39.5640792847,
"PROD_DATE": "2010",
"LUZ_OR_CIT": "GR001L",
"Shape__Are": 0.65234375,
"Shape__Len": 7.12653036569,
"max_avgLST": 39.5640792847,
"min_avgLST": 39.5640792847,
"std_avgLST": 0
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Query examples
curl -s 'http://gis.cityofathens.gr/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities#geonode:synoikia0' -H 'Accept: application/json'List the feature types (layers) and supported operations.
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