Finding Geographic Data

Welcome to Spatial Data World: to be credible, data has to be relevant and authoritative.

This page identifies authoritative sources of geospatial data and resources.

Geospatial Data Sources

• AidData

• Ancient World Mapping Center

• AfricaMap

• About the Digital Chart of the World Data Documentation

• Corine Land Cover 2006

• CGIAR-CSI

• Diva-GIS: Download Data by Country

• Digital Chart of the World Data

• European Environment Agency, Data and Maps

• EuroGeographics Open Data

• European Union Open Data Portal

• EarthExplorer

• East View Geospatial LandScan Global Archive

• Esri, ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

• FAO, Global Land cover Share Database (2013

• FAO GeoNetwork

• FAO Map Catalog

• Free GIS Data

• GADM (database of global administrative areas)

• GEO Portal

• GeoFrabrik

• Government of Canada, Open Data, Open Maps

• Google Earth

• Global Elevation Models

• Harvard Geospatial Library

• HERE Sample Map Data

• Historical National Boundaries (University of Minnesota)

• Humanitarian Data Exchange

• Inspire Geoportal (European Union)

• International Open Data Site

• International Monetary Fund

• LandScan Global

• LandScan Frequently asked questions (EastView page)

• Maxar Open Data

• MPIDR Population History GIS Collection

• Natural Earth Data

• National Centers for Environmental Information

• Open Topography

• Open Sea Map

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), LandScan Documentation

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), LandScan Frequently asked questions:

• Open Street Map

• USGS FEWS NET Data Portal

• USAID Spatial Data Repository

• USGS Elevation Products

• VMap background

• VMap0 Download

• VMap1 Download

• World Pop (Central and South America, Africa, Asia)

• World Resources Institute