GIS data

Download a longer list (PDF, 457KB) of GIS data sources compiled for our new GIS short courses. The document includes websites that list GIS data sources and some global, regional and national sites (not comprehensive). Note: please check that the data at these sites is suited to your research before you use them! Some of this data may be inaccurate, incomplete, or wrong. Be aware that there are disputes over some data, especially country boundaries.

• Statsilk - lists websites offering free shapefiles for GIS, interactive shapefile maps
• USGS - USA water resources maps and GIS data
• Free GIS datasets - lists many websites offering free GIS data
• Natural Earth - vector and map data
• Geoscience Australia - maps, data, multimedia
• Find spatial data (Australian government)
• Geoscience Australia place name search
• Northern Territory place name register/search
• Global Gazetteer
• U.S. Geological Survey - free data downloads
• Statoids - for up-to-date country administration information (provinces, districts, etc)
• Papua New Guinea Data Portal
• Pacific Map - CSIRO and Pacific Data Hub

Digital elevation links

• CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information SRTM 90m digital elevation data (3v4 now available)
• SRTM1 download (USGS Earth Explorer)

Satellite imagery links

• ITT Visual Information Solutions
• DMAP: UTM grid zones of the world
• USGS Earth Explorer
• USGS imagery and maps
• List of free imagery (there are more lists if you search online)