Geographic Information Systems (GIS) : Data for the world

Free spatial data for countries around the world.

OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment.

GIS data on Population & poverty, Agriculture, Land cover & landform, Base data, Elevation, Rainfall, Biodiversity & wildlife, Tourism, and Water.

The Atlas of Urban Expansion provides the geographic and quantitative dimensions of urban expansion and its key attributes in cities the world over. Includes changes in city boundaries over time and land cover.