How do I import a dataset into Hydrant?

Upload CSV or JSON through the Hydrant Studio editor or use curated integrations such as World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Sources retain provenance and citations in the delivered video.

What region codes does Hydrant support for Germany?

Germany coverage spans Bundesländer, Regierungsbezirke, Landkreise, postal codes, and related administrative layers with per-layer region code tables in the Geo Mapping docs.

Which countries are covered for Hydrant geo mapping?

EU NUTS-1 through NUTS-3 coverage is documented alongside packs for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, India, and additional locales via curated or custom overlays.

Does Hydrant support Italian provinces?

Italian provinces and neighboring administrative hierarchies are listed in Hydrant geo mapping documentation; availability follows the geography bundle selected for each production.

Which European NUTS levels are available?

Hydrant publishes NUTS-1, NUTS-2, and NUTS-3 geometries for participating EU territories with changelog entries when boundaries update.

How do I configure camera movements in a Scene?

Use the Scene panel to place virtual cameras along splines or keyframes, sync moves to narration beats, and preview motion before sending the render job to Hydrant Blender cloud.

How do studio pricing and revisions work?

Studio engagements bundle screenplay, choreography, narration, Blender cloud rendering, captions, subtitles, dataset licensing, SLA-backed review rounds, and packaged delivery renders as described on the Hydrant pricing page.

Germany

Germany has the most comprehensive region coverage in Hydrant, with NUTS regions, city-level schemes for Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Cologne, electoral districts, and historical divisions.

Available Schemes

Scheme	Levels	Source
NUTS Regions	NUTS-1, NUTS-2, NUTS-3	Eurostat
Berlin Bezirke	Bezirke (12)	Geoportal Berlin
Berlin Ortsteile	Ortsteile (97)	OpenStreetMap
Berlin Planungsräume	Planungsräume (542)	Geoportal Berlin
Hamburg Bezirke	Bezirke (7)	OpenStreetMap
Munich Stadtbezirke	Stadtbezirke (25)	OpenStreetMap
Cologne Stadtbezirke	Stadtbezirke (9)	OpenStreetMap
Bundestagswahlkreise	Wahlkreise (299)	Bundeswahlleiter
DDR Bezirke (historical)	Bezirke (15), Kreise (218)	BKG VG-Hist
BRD Länder (historical)	Länder (11)	BKG VG-Hist

NUTS Regions

The Eurostat NUTS 2021 classification for Germany.

Level	Local Name	Count	Code Example	Name Example
NUTS-1	Bundesländer	16	`DE2`	Bayern
NUTS-2	Regierungsbezirke	38	`DE21`	Oberbayern
NUTS-3	Kreise	~400	`DE212`	München, Landeshauptstadt

Accepted codes: NUTS codes (DE212), region names in German or English.

Preset: "Germany (Sub-national)" → Scheme: "NUTS Regions"

Germany Tourists per Night (Kreise), 2022

Berlin Bezirke

The 12 boroughs (Bezirke) of Berlin.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Bezirk	12	`berlin:BZK-{n}`	`berlin:BZK-001` — Mitte

Bezirke include: Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Pankow, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Spandau, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Neukölln, Treptow-Köpenick, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Lichtenberg, Reinickendorf.

Matching: Borough names (e.g. "Mitte", "Neukölln").

Berlin Ortsteile

The 97 Ortsteile (localities/neighborhoods) of Berlin — named sub-district units like Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, and Charlottenburg.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Ortsteil	97	`berlin_ot:{name}`	`berlin_ot:Mitte` — Mitte

Matching: Ortsteil names (e.g. "Prenzlauer Berg", "Kreuzberg").

Berlin Planungsräume

The 542 Planungsräume (LOR planning areas) — the most granular official statistical geography of Berlin, roughly corresponding to Kieze.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Planungsraum	542	`berlin_plr:{id}`	`berlin_plr:01100101` — Stülerstraße

Matching: Planning area names or LOR codes.

Hamburg Bezirke

The 7 boroughs of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Bezirk	7	`hamburg:BZK-{n}`	`hamburg:BZK-1` — Hamburg-Mitte

Bezirke include: Hamburg-Mitte, Altona, Eimsbüttel, Hamburg-Nord, Wandsbek, Bergedorf, Harburg.

Munich Stadtbezirke

The 25 city districts (Stadtbezirke) of Munich.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Stadtbezirk	25	`munich:BZK-{nn}`	`munich:BZK-01` — Altstadt-Lehel

Cologne Stadtbezirke

The 9 city districts (Stadtbezirke) of Cologne.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Stadtbezirk	9	`cologne:BZK-{n}`	`cologne:BZK-1` — Innenstadt

Bundestagswahlkreise

Electoral districts for the German Bundestag (federal parliament). This is a versioned scheme.

Level	Version	Count	Code Format	Example
Wahlkreis	2025	299	`electoral:DEU_bt_2025`	`001` — Flensburg – Schleswig

Matching: District number (001–299) or district name.

DDR Bezirke (historical)

The 15 administrative districts (Bezirke) of the German Democratic Republic (1952–1990), with an optional Kreise sub-level of 218 counties. Source: BKG VG-Hist, CC BY 4.0.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Bezirk	15	`hist:DDR-{code}`	`hist:DDR-LEI` — Leipzig
Kreis	218	`hist:DDR-KRS-{SKZ}`	`hist:DDR-KRS-0603` — Cottbus

Preset: "East Germany — DDR Bezirke (1952–1990)"

BRD Länder (historical)

The 10 states (Länder) of West Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1949–1990) plus West Berlin. Source: BKG VG-Hist, CC BY 4.0.

Level	Count	Code Format	Example
Land	11	`hist:BRD-{code}`	`hist:BRD-BY` — Bayern

Preset: "West Germany — BRD Länder (1949–1990)"

Sources

Scheme	Source	License	URL
NUTS Regions	Eurostat GISCO (NUTS 2024)	EC Open Data	eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Berlin Bezirke	Geoportal Berlin	dl-de/by-2-0	daten.odis-berlin.de
Berlin Ortsteile	OpenStreetMap contributors	ODbL	openstreetmap.org
Berlin Planungsräume	Geoportal Berlin (WFS)	dl-de/by-2-0	gdi.berlin.de
Hamburg Bezirke	OpenStreetMap contributors	ODbL	openstreetmap.org
Munich Stadtbezirke	OpenStreetMap contributors	ODbL	openstreetmap.org
Cologne Stadtbezirke	OpenStreetMap contributors	ODbL	openstreetmap.org
Bundestagswahlkreise	Bundeswahlleiter	—	bundeswahlleiter.de
DDR Bezirke + Kreise	BKG VG-Hist	CC BY 4.0	gdz.bkg.bund.de
BRD Länder	BKG VG-Hist	CC BY 4.0	gdz.bkg.bund.de