Find Geospatial Data

In this section, you will find resources to help you discover geospatial data available at Harvard along with various resources on geospatial data for the Cambridge, Boston, and Massachusetts region, the United States, and worldwide.


Search Strategies 

The tips below will help you create effective searches: 

  • Explore open data portals 
  • Search within sites or domains for data published via a government organization (e.g., site: .gov or site: usda.gov) 
  • When searching for data in web browsers, use terms such as open datashapefiledownload
  • Use translation tools to search and find data in the country you're interested in