Geothermal Atlas: Information Portal for Shallow Geothermal Energy
The GeoSphere Austria Geothermal Atlas provides information on shallow geothermal energy in Vienna. Through the web application, geothermally relevant geodata can be visualized, site-specific data can be queried, and both heating and cooling potentials can be calculated. The underlying methodological and base data were developed as part of the project "Green Energy Lab – Spatial Energy Planning". The Geothermal Atlas already contains data on borehole heat exchangers and thermal groundwater use, including baseline data, protected areas, and resource capacities. An expansion to further federal states and additional potential calculations is in preparation.
application
- Information Portal
Geothermal Atlas
- Web portal for the search, visualization, and assessment of the potential of shallow geothermal energy
Resources for the use of groundwater heat exchangers in Vienna
- Geospatial data provided via Tethys Research Data Repository
Resources for the use of borehole heat exchangers in Vienna
- Geospatial data provided via Tethys Research Data Repository
Possible limitations of shallow geothermal energy use in Vienna
- Geospatial data provided via Tethys Research Data Repository
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75400d35-8182-4727-98f9-31668ed7245b
German
Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
GeoERA Keyword Thesaurus:
Spatial scope:
European Geoscience Registry - Projects:
ground source heat-pump system
geothermal potential
renewable energy
geothermal heating
geothermics
geothermal energy
end use potential
near surface geothermal energy
groundwater heat-pump system
geothermal cooling
Free:
heating capacity
borehole heat exchanger
cooling capacity
16.19,
48.12,
16.58,
48.32
publication: 2026-01-09
2024-06-01
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Provides initial assessments of the existing potentials and possible usage restrictions for shallow geothermal energy (borehole heat exchangers and thermal groundwater use) at the individual land parcel level
GeoSphere Austria
Cornelia Steiner
email:
[email protected]
Role: point of contact
Data Quality
The methodology and data basis were developed by GeoSphere Austria in cooperation with the City of Vienna and within the "Green Energy Lab - Spatial Energy Planning" project. The datasets are based on hydrogeological and geothermal modeling (soil/subsurface temperature, thermal conductivity, hydraulic parameters). The current focus encompasses Vienna with detailed potential calculations for borehole heat exchangers as well as resource and constraint data for thermal groundwater use. The spatial resolution of the underlying raster data varies between 25 m and 100 m, depending on the specific thematic parameter.
Minimal Distance:
25 m
Constraints
No limitations on public access
Metadata about metadata
75400d35-8182-4727-98f9-31668ed7245b
GeoSphere Austria
Hohe Warte 38,
Wien,
1190,
Österreich
email:
[email protected]
Role: point of contact
GeoSphere Austria
Werner Stöckl
Hohe Warte 38,
Wien,
1190,
Österreich
email:
[email protected]
Role: point of contact
2026-01-22