Geospatial Data

Title Sort descending Author Year Sample
Agro-MAPS Global

United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

2005
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM)

Produced jointly by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

2011 (version 2) ASTER GDEM sample
Atlas of the Biosphere

The Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1998 - 2001
BatchGeo

BatchGeo LLC

Current
China Dimensions Data Collection

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Various, 1949-1996
Digital Soil Map of the World and Derived Soil Properties

Food and Agriculture Association (FAO) and United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

2003 Demo North America
European Soil Database and Soil Properties

European Commission, Joint Research Centre, European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)

Various
GeoCover Landsat 4/5

LandInfo Worldwide Mapping LLC

1990
Global Administrative Areas (GADM)

University of California

2015-2022
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Varies by dataset
Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) Global Daily Climate Data

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

1763 - present
Global Land Resources GIS Models and Databases for Poverty and Food Insecurity Mapping

United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

2002
Global Map of Irrigation Areas (GMIA)

United Nations. Food and Agriculture Administration (FAO)

2013
Great Britain Ordnance Survey (OS) Open Data

Ordnance Survey

Varies by dataset
Japan Tsunami Affected Area - March 2011

East View Cartographic

2011
Land and Water Digital Map Series 34: Global Map of Irrigation Areas

United Nations. Food and Agricultural Administration (FAO)

2013
Living Atlas of the World

Esri

Varies by service
Polar Data Catalogue

Canadian Cyrospheric Information Network (CCIN)

Varies by dataset
Selected World Mineral Deposits Database

Geological Survey of Canada

2003
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

2000