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Open Dataset

This guide list sources of geospatial dataset in variety of topics.

Data Sources by Category


 

Source Name and Link Keywords Datatype Coverage
Natural Earth countries, disputed areas, first-order admin (departments, states etc), populated places, urban polygons, parks and protected areas, water boundaries Vector, Raster Global
GADM countries, sub-division, global Vector, Raster Global
World Borders country codes (FIPS, ISO etc), area and populations Vector Global
CShapes - Historical Boundaries boundaries and capitals Vector Global
TZ timezones timezone Vector Global

 

Source Name and Link Keywords Datatype Coverage
GeoNames.org administrative-division, territory, buffer, marine, irrigation, waterfall, lake, marsh, ocean, stream, combination Vector, Raster Global
Global Map Data Archives transportation, elevation, drainage, vegetation, administrative boundaries, land cover, land use, population center Vector, Raster

Global

DIVA-GIS administrative areas, inland water, roads and railways, elevation, land cover, population, climate Vector, Raster Global
Koordinates (Paid) elevation, environment, climate Vector, Raster Global
Mapcruzin census, weather, energy, climate, roads, rivers, hospitals, administrative boundaries, airports, Vector Selected Countries
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations gis, economy, hand-in-hand, transportation, infrastructure, logistics, accessibility, crops, warehouse, livestock, land, oceans, society, Vector, Raster Global

 

Source Name and Link Keywords Datatype Coverage
Natural Earth Data coastline, land, oceans, islands, rivers, lakes, glaciated areas, bathymetry Vector, Raster Global
GeoNames administrative-division, territory, buffer, marine, irrigation, waterfall, lake, marsh, ocean, stream, combination Vector, Raster Global

 

Source Name and Link Keywords Datatype Coverage
European Environment Agency Agriculture, food, pollution, climate, energy, land, marine, noise, soil, transport, mobility, biodiversity Vector, Raster Global
World Spatial Database of Protected Areas marine, terrestrial protected areas Vector Global
Protected Planet protected areas, marine, OECEMs, Terrestrial, Inland waters, Green Listed Protected Vector, Raster Global

 

Source Name and Link Keywords Datatype Coverage
GSHHG seashore, lakes, islands within lakes, ponds within islands within lakes Vector, Raster Global