Statistics & Data Sets

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. Focusing on human interactions in the environment, SEDAC has as its mission to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between earth sciences and social sciences.

OpenTopography facilitates community access to high-resolution, Earth science-oriented, topography data, and related tools and resources.

WorldPop was initiated to combine population mapping projects. It aims to provide an open access archive of spatial demographic datasets to support development, disaster response, and health applications.

USGS is a primary source of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data. Our data and information is presented both spatially and geographically including The National Map, Earth Explorer, GloVIS, LandsatLook, and much more. Start exploring by topic below.

Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the U.S. Geological Survey.

NASA satellites continually orbit the globe, collecting information about Earth’s ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces.

The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2012.

Free, aggregate census data and GIS files for school attendance areas for selected areas in the US for the 2009-2010 school year.

This site provides digital boundary definitions for every U.S. Congressional District in use between 1789 and 2012. These were produced as part of NSF grant SBE-SES-0241647 between 2009 and 2013.

Micro-data and maps Beijing and/or all of China, mostly mined from OpenStreetMap

A collection of Antarctic geographical datasets, including geography, glaciology and geophysics data, and will expand with contributions from the research community.