Accessing the Data

This guide outlines various methods to access and download the EUBUCCO dataset, which is hosted on S3-compatible storage (MinIO).

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Overview of Data Access Methods

Method	Best For	Description
Website	Less technical users	Download individual region files via a map-based interface.
CLI	Bulk downloads	Sync entire countries or the full dataset to your local storage.
Python	Quick data exploration	Stream specific regions into memory (GeoPandas) or filter chunks (PyArrow).
SQL (DuckDB)	Advanced Filtering	Query the cloud data directly to download only specific subsets (e.g., buildings > 50m).
Zenodo	Research & Citations	Access stable, versioned snapshots for scientific reproducibility.