diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3d076f8be233091e5de4724411b7de85f348e701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+*.pyc
+*.log
+*.pkl
+*.egg-info
+Pipfile
+Pipfile.lock
+.idea
+
+__pycache__
+.cache
+
+build
+dist
+env
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b32a166506354b75b643f234c1416739a855e416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+image: python:3-buster
+
+# Make pip cache the installed dependencies
+variables:
+  PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
+cache:
+  paths:
+    - .cache/pip
+    - venv/
+
+before_script:
+  - python3 -V
+  - pip3 install virtualenv
+  - virtualenv venv
+  - source venv/bin/activate
+  - pip3 install .
+  - pip3 install .[tests]
+
+linters:
+  script:
+    - pip3 install .[linters]
+    - make check
+
+tests:
+  script:
+    - pytest tests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae75ac8984eb252f151908b8b2336fe28688781f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SOURCES=gdeimporter tests setup.py
+LENGTH=96
+
+check: $(SOURCES)
+	flake8 --max-line-length=$(LENGTH) --ignore=E203,W503 $^
+	black --check --line-length $(LENGTH) $^
+	pylint -E $^
+
+format: $(SOURCES)
+	black --line-length $(LENGTH) $^
diff --git a/gdeimporter/__init__.py b/gdeimporter/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6502050df1da0442f7d284c1838e03bb5a9cee9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdeimporter/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
diff --git a/gdeimporter/gdeimporter.py b/gdeimporter/gdeimporter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..316ee99efd6eff74faa80333df0ed3470c98cb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdeimporter/gdeimporter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+import logging
+import sys
+
+# Add a logger printing error, warning, info and debug messages to the screen
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout))
+
+
+def main():
+
+    # Example logging output
+    logger.info("gde-importer has started")
+
+    # Leave the program
+    sys.exit()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..021b60749a5a3d6f049b80958af13d9bcb312341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2020-2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+tests_require = ["pytest"]
+linters_require = ["black>=20.8b1", "pylint", "flake8"]
+
+setup(
+    name="gde-importer",
+    version="0.0.1",
+    description="Importer of aggregated exposure models for GDE",
+    keywords="Global Dynamic Exposure, GDE, buildings, exposure model",
+    author="Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ",
+    license="AGPLv3+",
+    install_requires=["numpy"],
+    extras_require={
+        "tests": tests_require,
+        "linters": linters_require,
+    },
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["gdeimporter = gdeimporter.gdeimporter:main"]},
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
+)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6502050df1da0442f7d284c1838e03bb5a9cee9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
diff --git a/tests/test_gdeimporter.py b/tests/test_gdeimporter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bb61ff6ee66948d8d7f66a986cbc34c99b5ecb00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_gdeimporter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2021:
+#   Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+def test_main():
+    pass