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Practical guide · Germany

XLS data in Germany: sources and checks

By datafromgov.com · Published 2026-10-28

Source export: 2026-08-30

The counts describe a saved catalogue. Check the source for current files and terms.

The saved catalogue lists 26,213 resource records with a XLS label across 16 publishers.

This guide identifies sources in Germany and gives a procedure for the format.

The measurements describe the export dated 2026-08-30. They do not establish current download availability.

Open the government source →Inspect the country catalogue

Matching format declarations
26,213
Publishers in this sample
16
Share of listed declarations
4.1%

What the source records show

The selected country export contains 632,924 listed format declarations across 41 publishers.

XLS accounts for 4.1% of that declaration total.

A resource record describes a file or a service. Several records can belong to one dataset.

The export retains up to 20 format labels per publisher. It excludes some small publishers and empty format labels.

Choose a source

The largest matching entry is open.bydata.

It contributes 22,000 matching resource records, or 83.9% of this format sample.

The next entry contributes 1,626 matching records.

A large count indicates more catalogue records. It does not establish accuracy, completeness, or public access.

  1. Open a source record from the examples below.
  2. Confirm the geographic area and observation period on the source page.
  3. Read the licence for the selected dataset.
  4. Select the required file or service from the source page.

Inspect the format

XLS is the older Excel workbook format. Its file structure differs from XLSX.

  1. Open the file with a spreadsheet application that supports XLS.
  2. Identify the data sheet and the actual header row.
  3. Check identifier, date, and decimal columns.
  4. Save a separate copy if you convert the workbook.
  5. Compare row counts and cell values after conversion.

Check the result

A format label does not verify the file contents. A source can change its files after the catalogue export.

A metadata modification date can describe a catalogue edit. It does not necessarily describe the latest observation.

  1. Record the source URL, access date, and dataset title.
  2. Check the units and the definitions of the fields.
  3. Compare a small sample with the source documentation.
  4. Retain an original copy before any conversion.
  5. State any missing periods, regions, or values in the result.

How this comparison works

The calculation sums listed format declarations from the publisher export.

It groups equivalent format labels and retains separate counts for XLS, XLSX, TIFF, and GeoTIFF.

Compound labels can remain outside the selected format group. The source files retain the original labels.

The source records can include several versions of the same data. The totals do not count unique observations.

The examples are selections from stored catalogue samples. They do not list every matching dataset.

Publishers with this format

PublisherMatching resource recordsShare of format sample
open.bydata22,00083.9%
Open.NRW1,6266.2%
Transparenzportal Hamburg8013.1%
Land Schleswig-Holstein7913.0%
Mobilithek4131.6%
Berlin Open Data3361.3%
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt1330.5%
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung710.3%
Transparenzportal Bremen140.1%
Bundesministerium der Finanzen80.0%

Dataset examples from the source catalogue

These titles come from stored source records. Some records lack a direct dataset URL.

  • Übersicht Camping- und Stellplätze Rhein-Kreis Neuss

    Mobilithek

    Formats: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/json_ld, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/n3, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/json, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/octet, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/shp · Metadata date: 2026-08-26

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

  • Zesar - Zentrales Straßen- und Adressregister vergeben KLE KR VIE WES

    Mobilithek

    Formats: view, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls, shapefiles, download, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/json, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/kml · Metadata date: 2026-08-26

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

  • Berliner und Brandenburger Straßen- und Volksfeste

    Berlin Open Data

    Formats: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/kml, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/html, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/csv, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xml · Metadata date: 2026-08-25

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

  • Zuwendungsdatenbank

    Berlin Open Data

    Formats: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/csv, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/html, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xml, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/json · Metadata date: 2026-08-25

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

  • Studienanfängerinnen und Studienanfänger im 1. Hochschulsemester nach Hochschularten und Hochschulorten

    Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt

    Formats: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/html, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/csv, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls · Metadata date: 2026-08-18

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

  • Studienanfängerinnen und Studienanfänger im 1. Hochschulsemester nach Geschlecht, Land des Studienortes und Land des Erwerbs der Hochschulzugangsberechtigung

    Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt

    Formats: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/csv, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/html, http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/xls · Metadata date: 2026-08-16

    Find this exact title on the source portal.

Sources and method

This article combines catalogue measurements with a reusable technical procedure. The calculations use the dated export above.

Dataset titles remain subject to the source terms. Read the portal source details.

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