About – Data fees

In some countries, part of the data that we use in SCALGO Live is associated with a data fee to the original owner/distributor of the data. This is built directly into SCALGO Live which tracks usage and invoices you for the use of this data. In this section we describe what data has data fees in which countries.

Sweden

The Swedish theme contains data products that are owned by Lantmäteriet. SCALGO is a distributor of this data and is obligated to charge organizations a Data Fee determined by the number of tiles accessed and data downloaded. The Data Fee is paid to SCALGO at the beginning of every quarter.

How the fee is calculated

A Data Fee is due for tiles based on or derived from certain data products provided by Lantmäteriet. The fee paid for a tile is valid for a year, viewing the same tile within a year after the first access is free.

Downloading data or creating a workspace for a region is equivalent to viewing all the tiles that intersect the region.

The fees apply both to the raw data and to any analysis derived from a product. For example, the flash flood map, which is derived from the terrain model, is also considered as a terrain model tile.

An example of a data product with multiple layers in Scalgo Live, is the Hydrography product, which includes lakes, wetlands, rivers and more, split into separate layers. The fee is only due for the first layer viewed or downloaded, and all other layers for the same area are included under the initial fee.

For more information, including price tables, please see the SCALGO Live Terms of Service.

Geodata collaboration - Geodatasamverkan

Swedish authorities, regions, municipalities and organizations with public tasks can participate in the geodata collaboration called “Geodatasamverkan”, which gives them access to data from Lantmäteriet without having to pay the Data Fee.

If you are a member of “Geodatasamverkan”, you can use the products from Lantmäteriet without paying the Data Fee.

If you are a consultant working for a third-party, who is a member of “Geodatasamverkan”, you are allowed to use the products from Lantmäteriet without paying the Data Fee. This setting can be toggled under User.