Geospatial and Statistical Data Resources (Copy)

This Google doc is a living document that lists freely available geospatial data sources for countries and cities. If you find a source that you would like to see added to this list, please use the form in the README tab of the document.

The Africover Eastern Africa module has been operational in the period 1995-2002.
It was signed by ten countries:
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya,Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

109 data products collected between 1999 and 2001, including:
Atmospheric and Airborne Studies, Land Cover, Soils, Climate and Meteorology, Field Based Measurements, Hydrology Studies, Regional Data, Remote Sensing

Data for Beijing and China; microdata and maps (e.g. road networks, parcels, human mobility, historical city maps). Three levels of data access: free download, email request, and shared among research fellows / student members

By the China Data Center at the University of Michigan

In addition, the Harvard Map Collection has acquired a single seat license for the 2010 census of China at the township (as points) level from the China Data Center at the University of Michigan. The data can be accessed by Harvard affiliates in the Map Collection reading room, Pusey Library. This complements the existing license for the 2010 Census at the county level.

This is crowd-sourced data. It's being collected by the CGA at Harvard and the data can be downloaded here: http://aqi.cga.harvard.edu/china/

A free database of placenames and historical administrative units for the Chinese Dynasties

Some students and researchers have found this resource helpful when looking for data in China

in Portuguese

in Spanish

in Spanish

in Spanish

in Spanish

in French

in German

open-access, interactive mapping platform for historians, architects, city planners and other researchers to examine urban history of Istanbul. The platform blends a wide range of historical data including maps, master plans, photos, and transportation routes, allowing users to explore and interact with spatio-temporal layers of Istanbul.

Private company, data at cost

Free data from Natural Resources Canada

in Spanish

Includes Tijuana River Watershed data and that pertaining to 2003 San Diego wildfires

This site has GIS data covering the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion. Data addresses the human footprint, growth trends, slopes, hydrology, and habitat.

Data covering the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion, addressing the human footprint, growth trends, slopes, hydrology, and habitat.

A new interactive mapping tool showing the dramatic demographic, social, and economic changes that have occurred in Greater Boston since 1990. Creator: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

An overview of the history of Manhattan's buildings, going back 250 years

NYC's public datasets

NYC datasets maintained by CUNY Mapping Service

contact Janina Mueller (jmueller@gsd.harvard.edu) to get access to subscription-based datasets on this site

EastView Landscan Global population dataset

Reports by country on their GIS activities. This is a good starting point for data portals

A free repository of spatial data.

A data set endorsed by the North American Cartographic Information Society designed to provide appropriate generalization for small scale maps. Also great for raster base maps.

Repository for national and sub-national administrative boundaries

Baseline and humanitarian coordination specific data maintained by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Monitoring system using satellite data set up in 1985

Covers Mesoamerica, Africa, Himalaya, and the Lower Mekong Regions