Geospatial Data

• ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World

A vast collection of geographic information from around the globe, including digital maps, apps, and data layers to support your work, as well as get inspiration from how others are visualizing data and solving problems.

• Data Basin

A science-based mapping and analysis platform that supports learning, research, and sustainable environmental stewardship.

• DIVA-GIS Free Spatial Data

Free spatial data for countries and global, including boundaries, climate, species, elevation, and imagery that you can use in DIVA-GIS (a free computer program for mapping and geographic data analysis) or other programs.

• Esri Data and Maps

Data layers that accompany the ArcGIS Desktop Software – requires ArcGIS 10.4 or later, or the latest version of ArcGIS Pro.

• Free GIS Data

A categorised list of links to over 500 sites providing freely available geographic datasets - all ready for loading into a Geographic Information System.

• National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Scientific data (and tools) for research on snow, glaciers, sea ice, etc.

• Natural Earth

Public domain map datasets for making small-scale maps – featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data available at 1:10 million, 1:50 million, and 1:110 million scales. 

• Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

A source of global integrated socioeconomic and earth science data.

• WorldClim

A global database of high spatial resolution gridded weather and climate data for historical (near current) and future conditions.

• Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS)

• Landsat-8

• NASA and Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC)

• Sentinel-2

• USGS EarthExplorer (includes digital elevation data)