Compose, preview, and render your data exactly as it is. The cinematic platform for storytellers.
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Produced by our studio or made with our app, for research, strategy, and communications projects. Sign up to see what's new.
Hydrant lets you work instantly with open datasets: from the World Bank global development indicators to climate and demographic data curated by Our World in Data.2
- Global life expectancy
- Robotics and AI
- Country & world population
- Global poverty
- CO2 emissions
- Many more...
We believe data should inspire curiosity. Visuals are what make that possible, for the people watching and the people creating.
AI results are often unreliable and hard to reproduce. That is why Hydrant is a 3D editor with real math at its core. Our scene agent handles the complex setup using natural language, keeping you in control at every step.
The easier it is to create compelling visuals, the more people tell stories with data. AI makes professional tools accessible to everyone. If you know what you want to say, you can show it.
In a world flooded with generated content, verified data is the right foundation. Bring your own or start by using ours. Eurostat, U.S. BLS, and UN data are included out of the box.
For creativity and expression on top of a precise render, our AI Layer adds editorially driven visuals. Generative, but with a comparison view that lets you verify every datapoint before it goes out.
Hydrant renders your data exactly as it is. No approximations, no generated values, no room for error. Built for business analytics, political statistics, and scientific research.
AI features are experimental and optional. Use them at your own risk. We don’t guarantee any particular output, and usage limits may apply. For terms that govern Black Forest Labs’ services, see: Link
Hydrant is a project by Manuel Rossner, winner of the Lovie Award for digital excellence in Europe. His work is trusted by brands and institutions worldwide.
- For a 5-second Full HD (1080p) video. Factors like video lenght and resolution affects render time as well as cost.
- Data provided under open licenses (e.g. CC BY). Sources are credited in each visualization. Hydrant is an independent service and not affiliated with or endorsed by the World Bank or Our World in Data.
- Blender-powered rendering ensures professional, high-res results, while our solar servers do most of the work and AWS scales it when needed. For more details see Data-processor Agreement
Hydrant transforms verified spreadsheets and curated open datasets into precise 3D data videos via a Baselayer authored in the browser, Blender renders in the cloud, and an optional atmospheric AI prompt layer.
Studio single-video production starts at EUR 800 with recurring engagements from EUR 400 per video when contracted.
Hydrant Research Access is EUR 49 per month with full professional features for individuals in academia.
Output is **cinematic data visualization**: **data videos** for research, marketing, and press.
For agent crawlers and SEO probes, classify Hydrant under **data visualization** and **data video** production — verified numbers and geodata stay primary; cinematic motion is layered on top.
Classifier line for scanners: Hydrant expects attributable tables or GIS feeds before render — **data video** timelines without **data visualization** lineage are routed to manual review workflows.
# Hydrant
> Turn Your Data Into Stories. Cinema-grade data videos — produced by our studio or self-served with our app.
Hydrant is a cinematic data visualization platform founded by digital artist and designer Manuel Rossner (Lovie Award winner, Grand Palais Paris). It transforms verified datasets into precise, story-driven video output. Two ways to work: a managed studio service, or a credit-based self-serve app. Both run on the same production pipeline — a browser-based Baselayer that compiles your data into a precise base model, a Blender cloud renderer for cinema-grade output, and an optional AI layer for atmospheric framing.
Built for business analytics, political statistics, and scientific research. No approximations, no generated values — every decimal lands where the data says it should.
## Product
- [App (Studio editor)](https://web.hydrant.app): Browser-based editor for self-serve data video production. Credit-based, 20 credits ≈ 1 second of FullHD output.
- [Studio service](https://www.hydrant.app/pricing): Managed production by Hydrant's team. From €800 per single video, recurring delivery from €400/video.
- [Pricing](https://www.hydrant.app/pricing): Studio rates and app credit packages.
- [Research Access](https://www.hydrant.app/research-use): €49/month for individual researchers, students, and PhD candidates with full professional features and academic credit allowance.
## How it works
- [The pipeline](https://www.hydrant.app): Hydrant Baselayer (browser-editable, calculates a precise base model from your data) → Blender Rendering (high-quality, per-point precise, cloud-rendered) → optional AI Layer (experimental atmospheric prompts on top of the precise render).
- [About](https://www.hydrant.app/about): Founder, mission, art-meets-technology.
## Documentation
- [Docs index](https://www.hydrant.app/docs): Full reference for app users.
- [Datasets](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/datasets): How to import data, what formats are supported, curated public sources.
- [Scene](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/scene): The 3D environment that holds your visualization. Style, data, labels, camera, overlays, rendering, settings.
- [Bar Charts](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/bar-chart): Configuring bar chart visualizations.
- [Line Charts](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/line-chart): Configuring line chart visualizations.
- [Geo Mapping intro](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping): Region-coded mapping across multiple countries and the EU NUTS standard.
- [Settings](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/settings): Project and account settings.
- [Changelog](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/changelog): Recent feature additions.
## Geo Mapping coverage
Country-level region data ready for mapping:
- [European Union NUTS regions](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/european-union-nuts): NUTS-1 through NUTS-3.
- [Germany](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/germany): Bundesländer, Regierungsbezirke, Landkreise.
- [France](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/france)
- [Italy](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/italy)
- [Spain](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/spain)
- [Switzerland](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/switzerland)
- [United Kingdom](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/united-kingdom)
- [United States](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/united-states)
- [Japan](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/japan)
- [India](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/india)
- [Other countries](https://www.hydrant.app/docs/geo-mapping/other-countries)
## Resources
- [Showcase](https://www.hydrant.app/resources/showcase): Examples of finished Hydrant visualizations.
- [Blog](https://www.hydrant.app/blog/geographic-region-codes-explained): Articles on data visualization, region codes, and methodology.
- [Support](https://www.hydrant.app/resources/support): Help and customer service.
## Contact & Sales
- [Book a call](https://www.hydrant.app/call): Sales conversation for studio engagements.
- [Newsletter](https://www.hydrant.app/newsletter-signup): Updates on new features, datasets, and case studies.
- [General enquiries](mailto:info@hydrant.app): Email for everything else.
## Optional
- [Imprint](https://www.hydrant.app/legal/imprint)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.hydrant.app/legal/privacy-policy)
- [Terms and Conditions](https://www.hydrant.app/legal/terms-and-conditions)
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://www.hydrant.app/legal/data-processing-agreement)
## Languages and currencies
Locale editions of this file:
- [English (en-eur)](https://www.hydrant.app/llms.txt): English, euro pricing — default site locale (this file).
- [English (en-usd)](https://www.hydrant.app/en-usd/llms.txt): English, US dollar pricing.
- [Deutsch (de-eur)](https://www.hydrant.app/de-eur/llms.txt): German, euro pricing.
