upcoming change to access mechanism for GeoNet (New Zealand) data (data.geonet.org.nz)

[Elisabetta D'Anastasio]

Dear EarthScope team,

if this is not too much to ask, would you please be able to help us sharing this communication?

No worries if not appropriate of course.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Elisabetta

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From: Elisabetta D'Anastasio
Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 17:28
To: Elisabetta D'Anastasio <E.Dana...@gns.cri.nz>
Subject: upcoming change to access mechanism for GeoNet (New Zealand) data (data.geonet.org.nz)

 

Dear colleagues, 

A variety of GeoNet raw data (including GNSS, strong motion, camera images, tsunami monitoring gauges) are distributed via https://data.geonet.org.nz. 

On 17 of March 2026, we will move to a new back-end system that has a number of improved features and is faster and more reliable. If you or your automated workflows use this service, please read below as there are some upcoming changes that may affect the way you currently access data. 

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For browser users 

The homepage will look different (we think better!), and it will now provide an overview of the documentation, any upcoming changes, and so on. 

For automated workflows 

This upgrade is the first step to move https://data.geonet.org.nz to a proper “Data API”. 

Key changes that can potentially impact your programmatic access are: 

• clients must follow a redirects: if your system is not set up for this, we recommend updating it as soon as possible, and before the 17 of March (for example, `curl` does not follow redirects by default); 
• The new service introduces a new URL pattern (https://data.geonet.org.nz/v1/data/), but we are also providing a “backward compatible” API, that will be eventually deprecated; 
• rate limiting is introduced: please ensure your code will not exceed it or implement logic to wait and retry the download if you hit the limit. 

The figure attached shows an indicative timeline of changes and recommended actions.

Further details of those key changes and recommendations to migrate are available at https://github.com/GeoNet/help/blob/main/data-access-changes/data-geonet.md. 

What you need to do before the switchover 

Please make sure you update your code so that it will follow the redirects. You can safely introduce this change now, as it will work with current and future fileserver. 

You can preview and test the new service at this temporary URL: https://gamma-data.geonet.org.nz. On the switchover date, https://data.geonet.org.nz will be served from this new backend. 

 

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Thanks for your attention and apologies for any cross-posting (and please help us sharing this with anyone you know that is using GeoNet data!).  

 

If you encounter any issue or need help please do not hesitate to contact us here or via email at in...@geonet.org.nz . 

 

Ngā mihi nui, 

 
Elisabetta and the GeoNet team 

Elisabetta D'Anastasio
Science Operations Technical Lead

+64 27 665 5890

1 Fairway Drive, Avalon 5011, New Zealand
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