Recommended data sources

Looking for a place to start finding additional data? A variety of data sources and open data sites are below.

Worldwide data sets

• CGIAR World Digital Elevation Model (available as an EBS Snapshot)
• Natural Earth
• NOAA Global Shorelines
• OpenStreetMap metro area extracts from Michal Migurski
• OpenStreetMap regional extracts from Geofabrik
• GADM Global Administrative Areas

National Governments & Agencies

• US 2010 Census - TIGER Shapefiles
• US National Weather Service GeoData
• Natural Resources Canada GeoGratis
• Government of Canada Open Data Portal

Local & City Open Data Sites

• Baltimore
• Chicago
• District of Columbia
• Ottawa
• Paris
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Portland