Open_MaStR
Open MaStR – Improving access to energy industry data
What does Open MaStR help with?
The open-source tool open_mastr provides easy access to extensive data from the Federal Network Agency’s Market Master Data Register (MaStR). The register contains key information on players in the German electricity and gas market. With the tool, the data can be downloaded, processed and analyzed in bundles – without the need for detailed technical knowledge of the complex data structures.
Who is the tool for?
open_mastr is aimed in particular at researchers and data scientists with experience in Python and databases. However, the processed data set can also be used without programming knowledge – for example in the form of a data package with CSV files and comprehensive metadata – for example, for energy industry analyses or visualizations.
How does Open MaStR work?
The Python package open_mastr provides an interface to access MaStR data, which is provided as XML files (bulk) or via the SOAP web service (API). The MaStR data can be searched and filtered online. The tool includes functions for downloading, parsing, validating and enriching the data. In addition, post-processing scripts are collected to further improve data quality. The data sets generated from this are published in a standardized format (Data Package: CSV + JSON metadata) on Zenodo. The tool thus simplifies data access and bundles data processing steps into transparent, open and reproducible software.
What are the examples of use?
Data Quality Assessment of the MaStR
A list with more exemples you can find here.
How can Open MaStR be used?
open_mastr is freely accessible as a Python package on GitHub under an open source license. The software is continuously developed and documented by the Reiner Lemoine Institute.
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