That’s fantastic news! GIS enthusiasts will definitely appreciate the availability of GIS data for over 100 new countries. If you’re interested in obtaining shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of Chile, you can find the download links for various formats such as KML, GeoJSON, and CSV on the IGISMAP website. These files will allow you to explore and analyze the geographical and administrative aspects of Chile in your GIS applications. Enjoy exploring the data!
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along South America’s western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago, its capital, sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city’s palm-lined Plaza de Armas contains the neoclassical cathedral and the National History Museum. The massive Parque Metropolitano offers swimming pools, a botanical garden and zoo.
Once you click on the link, you will be redirected to the gis data of Chile, select the format and tap on download button.
Download Chile Province Shapefile Data
A province is the second-largest administrative division in Chile with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total.
A commune is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile. It may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas, such as Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción, a conurbation may be broken into several communes. In sparsely populated areas, conversely, a commune may cover a substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is incorrect do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in OpenStreetMap.
IGISMAP has unveiled Croatia’s GIS data collection, including shapefiles for essential administrative divisions such as counties and municipalities. Accessible in various formats like KML, GeoJSON, and CSV, this dataset empowers GIS enthusiasts to explore and analyze Croatia’s geographical information for mapping and analysis purposes.
Exciting news for GIS data users! IGISMAP has just released GIS data for over 100 new countries, including Croatia GIS data. You can now access shapefiles for essential administrative divisions of Croatia through the provided links. Additionally, data downloads are available in various formats, such as KML, GeoJSON, and CSV. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore and analyze the geographic information of Croatia in detail!
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All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
Situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, the Republic of Croatia, also known as Republika Hrvatska, entices with its stunning landscapes and vibrant cultural heritage. The country shares borders with Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro, and boasts a maritime border with Italy. Croatia’s irresistible blend of natural beauty and historical allure makes it a highly sought-after destination for travelers.
At the core of Croatia lies its lively capital and largest city, Zagreb, forming a significant administrative hub along with twenty counties. This well-organized governance system ensures efficient management and representation at the regional level. Spanning 56,594 square kilometers (21,851 square miles), this enchanting nation is home to nearly 3.9 million people, creating a captivating and welcoming atmosphere for all who visit.
Croatia National Boundary
Once you logged in with a verified email id, select the country. Afterwards select the layer and format. Check data table before downloading Croatia Gis data. In the last click on download button. In addition to download you can crop the layer as per your requirement.
Croatia is divided into 21 counties, each contributing to efficient governance and regional development. The capital city of Zagreb holds special status as both a city and a separate administrative entity, adding to Croatia’s unique administrative structure.
This shapefile covers following counties of croatia listed below:
Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Brod-Posavina County
Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Istria County
Karlovac County
Koprivnica-Križevci County
Krapina-Zagorje County
Lika-Senj County
Međimurje County
Osijek-Baranja County
Požega-Slavonia County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Šibenik-Knin County
Sisak-Moslavina County
Split-Dalmatia County
Varaždin County
Virovitica-Podravina County
Vukovar-Srijem County
Zadar County
Zagreb County
City of Zagreb (the capital)
Download Croatia National, County and Municipalities Shapefile Data
Croatia is divided into 20 counties (županije), and its capital city, Zagreb, holds a special status as both a city and a separate administrative entity. Within each county, there are municipalities (općine) and cities (gradovi) that serve as the lowest level of administrative units. These municipalities and cities are responsible for providing essential public services and meeting the local needs and interests of their residents. This layer contain national boundary of Croatia, county and municipality shapefile gis data. Furthermore, you can download it any format i.e. csv, geojson, kml or many more.
Croatia National, County and Municipalities Boundary
Disclaimer : If you find any GIS data of country provided is incorrect do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in OpenStreetMap.
Great news for all GIS admirers. IGISMAP have recently published with GIS data collection for more than 100 new countries. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of Finland are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, across from Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq mi) with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages, Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland’s climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.
Download Finland Regional State Administrative Agencies Shapefile Data
The Regional State Administrative Agencies are a set of top-level regional organs of the state of Finland, mainly in charge of basic public services and legal permits. Six agencies took over some of the tasks of the earlier provinces of Finland, which were abolished at the end of 2009. A seventh agency in the autonomous area Åland is named the State Department of Åland.
The agencies themselves do not constitute a subdivision of Finland instead, the first-level subdivisions are the regions of Finland. The other important set of top-level regional state agencies are the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Finland Regional State Administrative Agency Boundaries
This shapefile covers following administrative agencies listed below:
Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency for Southwestern Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland
Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland
State Department of Åland
Download Finland Regions Shapefile Data
Finland is divided into 19 regions. The regions are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, the development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012, the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration.
This shapefile covers following regions of Finland listed below:
Lapland
North Ostrobothnia
Kainuu
North Karelia
North Savo
South Savo
South Karelia
Central Finland
South Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
Päijät-Häme
Kanta-Häme
Kymenlaakso
Uusimaa
Southwest Finland
Åland
Download Finland Municipalities Shapefile Data
The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into municipalities and legally, all municipalities are equal, although certain municipalities are called cities or towns. Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual income tax, which is between 16 and 22 percent, and they provide two thirds of public services. Municipalities control many community services, such as schools, health care and the water supply, and local streets. They do not maintain highways, set laws or keep police forces, which are responsibilities of the central government.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is incorrect do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in openstreetmap.
Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of Australia administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of Australia are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country of the world by total area. It is a continent surrounded by Indian and Pacific oceans. Australia as a continent also exist as country, where Australia Continent does have Australia, partially Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Australia is one of the world’s most highly urbanized countries. Major cities of Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide. Canberra is its capital city, which can be seen in the shapefile downloadable from below links.
The states and territories are federated administrative divisions in Australia, ruled by regional governments that constitute the second level of governance between the federal government and local governments. The Federation of Australia constitutionally consists of six federated states and ten federal territories, out of which three are internal territories contiguous to the Australian mainland; and the other seven are external territories and other offshore dependent territories.
Download Australia Local Government Areas Shapefile Data
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. The Australian local government is generally run by a council, and its territory of public administration is referred to generically by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as the local government area or LGA, each of which encompasses multiple suburbs or localities often of different postcodes; however, stylized terms such as “city”, “borough” and “shire” also have a geographic or historical interpretation. As of August 2016, there were 547 local councils in Australia.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is in correct do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in openstreetmap.
Download Free Shapefile Maps – Shapefile is one of the most common and extensively use vector file format of GIS (Geographical Information System), developed by ESRI as an open Specification, which consist of collection of files viz .shp, .shx and .dbf extension with same prefix name. You might be hunting to Download free shapefile for completing either your small industrial work for POC or for academic project use or for any NGO work.
Here you will find the links of best resources to Download Shapefile for free, either its polygon, polyline and point feature shapefile, covering different subjects like Administrative Area Boundaries, Roads, Railways, population etc across the world. You may also look to download Digital Terrain DEM.
Note: The Data Shapefile Downloaded from provided below link here, may or may not be authentic, accurate or incomplete. To check data correctness and accuracy, you need to research and recheck before using it. Also Shapefiles are downloaded for free from different organization or websites link and should be used according to their respective terms and conditions, so please read T&C before using it for any purpose.
If you are looking for any shapefile of country which is not listed above please comment below so that we can search in our pitara of shapefile. If we found we can upload it on the same.
Download Free Shapefile Maps – Country Boundary Polygon, Rail-Road, Water polyline etc
Website is developed by Robert Hijmans, which provides free Shapefile to download, covering around 244 countries. You can directly select the country and category of shapefile and press on OK button to start download. Subject Category option you will find here are Administrative Areas (Boundaries), Inland Water, Roads, RailRoads, Elevation, Land cover, population, Climate and Gazetteer.
GADM is a spatial database of Global Administrative Areas, which covers all countries data defining boundaries such as provinces, taluk, departments, counties, krong etc. GADM listed around 253 countries currently, the different files formats are available along with shapefile such as Esri File Geodatabase, Geopackage(Spatial Lite), R(Spatial Polygon Dataframes), Google Earth .kmz and ESRI personal geodatabase. The coordinate reference system of each file is in longitude/latitude and the datum is WGS84.
“Natural Earth is a public Domain Map data-set available at at 1:10m(Large scale data), 1:50m(medium scale data), and 1:110 million scales (Small Scale data).” Cultural, physical and raster category data can be downloaded from each scale. Data can be downloaded as shapefile (shp) or GeoDB or as SQLite. Natural Earth is maintained by Nathaneiel V. KELSO and Tom Patterson. Here is the screenshot of shapefile from QGIS (Quantum GIS) tool of 1:10m all shapefile layers uploaded at once.
Geofabrik provides the current data from the Openstreetmap database, which is available either for free as well as premium shapefiles. Data can be downloaded as .osm and .shp.zip file. Select the continent from the link provided for which you need to download the data. Further you can either select the country for filtering out more and hit the .shp.zip link to download the data.
This service is created by Jochen Topf and Christoph Hormann. Following data sets and its subcategories shapefiles can be downloaded from this website. a.) Coastline Data processing: It covers land polygons of the world area i.e continents and islands, Water polygon i.e polygon for ocean, seas and other water bodies and coastlines as line strings. b.) Generalized data sets: This section provides you to download Generalized coastline polygon shapefiles. c.) Antarctic icesheet: Antarctic icesheet polygons and icesheet outlines can be obtained from here.
World data shapefile can be downloaded from GIS lab. This global data are separated into 4 parts i.e Eur, Noa, Soa and Sas Zones, which you can see the image provided below. This data shapefile is in zipped with 7z compressor and all data are in Latitude / Longitude and WGS84 coordinate system.
Select different zone to Download Free Shapefile Maps
While the website does not look user friendly, you need to hunt over different country shapefiles at different area. Both free as well as paid Shapefile can be obtained and downloaded given.
SocioEconomic Data and Applications Center provides data as zipfile of ESRI File geodatabases or shapefiles, and have decimal degree geographic coordinates system with datum WGS84 (world Geodetic System spheroid of 1984). Continent based regional data is available as shown below. Before downloading the data, you need to register and sign in to their system.
If you are working on Sea or marine related subject, this website may help you to get the direct data to link to the relevant website from which you can get the shapefile maps data.
It might be possible that the data which you might have downloaded from website provided here, can be of different format which was not required. For this, you can refer to following articles where you can convert different GIS data format to any of it.
Is the above provided links are not fulfilling your need. Than the best option you can opt for is to create your own shapefile with the help of QGIS and openstreetmap. You can easily download the data from their and then edit it make it more clear according to your requirement. If you are new to QGIS then let me provide you some tutorial link which helps you to digitize the OSM data and create shapefile.
For what purpose you need to download shapefiles? Which project you are working on? Which website you to get the map data? Do share your valuable thoughts by commenting below. I hope that the above list have definitely helped you in finding the right website to get free shapefile download, while their might be possibilities that I have not listed some of the website which should be present in the list. Please help us by providing those links by commenting below.
Edit – Export – download data from OpenStreetMap (OSM). Open Street Map is a free editable map of the world, and is very easy to handle. Here in this post we will see how to edit and create geometries on open street map. Also how to export, download and convert the .osm file to any other file.
Steps to Edit – Export – Download data from OpenStreetMap:
1.) Sign in – Before starting editing you need to have one Account in OpenStreetMap to your, so create the one if you don’t have any and login with your account.
2.) Click the Edit dropdown menu button, placed at the upper left of the map, where you will find following three options:
Edit – Export – download data from OpenStreetMap
Where In-Browser editor are used to edit online and JOSM is used for offline editing.
3.) Lets try with iD In-Browser editor for demonstrating editing here. So click Edit with iD option.
4.) Screen will shows up as follows:
In right hand side you have various option which you can explore one by one and is very easy to understand. Bing Ariel imagery is preferred in background which is by default is in background however you can select any background you want.
5.) Now we can start editing. You can select either Point, Line or Polygon from your screen.
6.) Click on the screen on the location where you want to edit. If you selected a point then just click on the location and press enter and then fill the entries on the left hand side and give necessary information.
7.) Click save and your edits will be saved, which you may see it again by opening the osm in another session. Likewise you can digitize lines and polygons.
8.) You can export the map from osm and it will be downloaded to your computer with extension .osm.
Edit – Export – download data from OpenStreetMap
The exported .osm file can be opened in QGIS or many other GIS tools.
Here I am showing you how to open .osm file in QGIS. Select Add Vector Layer icon as shown below, and browse to the location where you saved the downloaded file and click open.
A pop-up will open. Select layers as shown in figure.
Edit – Export – download data from OpenStreetMap
Now select OK. The downloaded map will be imported on the map canvas. In the layers space, you can see four layers which was exported as an example which are .osm layers and can be easily converted to any other GIS vector file like shapefiles.
Download OpenStreetMap OSM data directly from QGIS:
1.) We can also download osm map of our desired location to our computer using QGIS.
2.) In QGIS click vector and click openstreetmap and click download data.
3.) Enter the coordinates. Click … and give the name of the output file and click download.
4.) Downloading will take some time depending on the size of the data.
After downloading map you can convert back the osm data to any other spatial data, preserving database attributes too. You can also use some advance plugin given in repository of QGIS. I hope this post would have helped you to export Spatial data with the help of OpenStreetMap. If you are getting any problem in performing the steps do comment below also, if have any other tricks to export spatial data from openstreetmap or any other source do provide us the reference by commenting below.
Download Google Earth Pro for Free – Official License. Google Earth is geographical information program and virtual globe software, provided by Google over the last 10 years, which is very useful tool for scientist, GIS analyst, hobbyist and for general public. Where Google Earth basic is Free, while Google previously distributing Google Earth pro version costing you around $399, providing more features than the basic version, which can now be downloaded for free getting a valid free licence.
Comparison list – Google Earth Basic vs Google Earth Pro version
But before downloading the Google Earth pro version which is actually free for now, we may compare Google Earth Basic version with Google Earth pro version and also list out extra features which makes your life easier going pro.
Google Earth provide Screen Resolution print images, while pro version of earth provides Premium high resolution images.
Earth enables you to import and Geolocate GIS images manually, while with pro version GIS images can be easily Geo-located Automatically.
Also pro version of Google earth makes you to import Super large images file for Overlays, while with basic earth would only limit you to import maximum texture size image files.
With all the above comparison, With Google Earth Pro you can make offline HD movies.
Can measure area, radius and circumference on the ground.
Map multiple points.
View demographic, parcel and traffic data layer.
Access to advanced importing features and map making tool.
Get the large data-set and batch Geocode address.
Spreadsheet Import: Ingest up to 2500 addresses at a time, assigning Placemarks and style templates in bulk.
Download Google Earth Pro for Free – Grab valid License:
You just need to navigate to the official page of Google Earth, where you have to accept the terms and condition, and allow to download the Earth on your PC, either it is Mac, or Windows or Linux. Here is the link:
After installing it, you need to fill up the pop up window form, with valid email address and a license key. License code is ‘GEPFREE’. Your old license key would continue to work, if you already had one.
Download Google Earth Pro for Free – Official License
You may be intersted to see some tutorials on Google Earth:
No doubt Google with all different digital products, aims to makes your life easier and comfortable. There are many organization and individual, which are using Google Earth pro to perform different analysis, planning hikes, planning a new office building, trip to the mountains and placing solar panels on rooftops. Let us discuss by commenting below, where you use Google Earth pro? And how Earth software troubleshoot your work? Do download the Earth pro and enjoy its features.
Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth. Google earth can be named a virtual globe or map of earth, which provide high resolution view of any area in recent years or any period of time from last decades. Always its not possible to go for field survey and prepare the layers like roads, places, river, water-body , settlements etc for any GIS application as it need resources and manual work which increases cost and project duration. Why do not one use a efficient way for the creation of layers like digitize kmz from the Google earth and convert it to shape-file or use directly. You can also see for how to save, create and export kml file from Google map. To digitize and save kmz from Google earth following steps need to be followed.
Steps to Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth
1)Start with running the application of Google earth on desktop or laptop, wait till the globe appears in the Google earth application window.
Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth
2) Add a folder to the My places contained by Places window of Google earth as shown in fig below.
3) Give name which you want to give to kmz in the tab opened clicking on the My place>add>folder button.
4) To plot a kmz of line type click on the Add Path button on the toolbar placed on the top of the window.
Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth
5) Start digitizing with the left click of the mouse and scrolling the window up, down, left and right by pressing the scroll wheel and zoom in and zoom out by rotating the scroll wheel inward and outward. To undo plotted points adjoining line press right click.
6) Save every line feature in the same folder named for kmz. Name of the feature can be edited by right click on the feature in the place window and going to properties of the feature.
7) Now after digitizing all feature save the kmz to the desired destination by right clicking on the folder in the My places.
Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth
8) Lastly the question may arise how to digitize kmz with polygon and point feature. For polygon feature click on Add Polygon on the tool bar and for point feature click on Add Place marks on the toolbar.
Create save digitize and download kml or kmz from Google Earth
Note: Google provides Google Earth and this kind of service for free. But i suppose, if you are going to extract and create KML file with your program in bulk, then Google may notify you for the same.
Thus Kmz is digitized and saved from Google earth. One may convert the kmz to shp in any GIS software like ArcGIS, QGIS, Global Mapper. Do comment below if you are getting any issue in performing above steps. Also do let us know in what way and in which application you are using KML file for performing GIS operation, by putting the information in the below provided space.
Create save Export and download KML file from Google map. Google map or Google Earth makes use of KML or keyhole markup language, to display features, which actually stores geographic features in Vector format. You can create KML file from Google map for mapping and displaying the same by again uploading the same KML file on Google mapor created KML file converted from Shapefile. Before creating KML file on Google map, you should have an Google account and should be logged in wtih that. So that once KML file created, you would be able to see it in My Places of Google map after wards. You can also look link for how to create KML file from Google earth.
Create save Export and download KML file from Google map
Note: Google provides Google map and this kind of service for free. But i suppose, if you are going to extract and create KML file with your program in bulk, then Google may notify you for the same.
Create save Export and download KML file from Google map
Steps to Create save Export and download KML file from Google map
1.) Open Google map and signin with all in one Google account.
2.) Click the setting button which appears at the bottom right corner of map as shown below (New Google map), and select My places. Or if you are using old map theme, then choose my places from top right corner.
Update: If you are not getting my places option from here, then you click on left side Menu icon (three lines) and select your places and tap on Maps.
Once you clicked your places select the Maps.
3.) Now click on Create Map (in the last with blue font) which will open new link in new tab and select Create Map again.
4.) Perform and create a map, with the help of tool bars as shown below, Which has following options i.e
Undo
Redo
Select item
Add a Marker
Draw a line
Add direction
Measure distance and Area.
Create save Export and download KML file from Google map
5.)Name your map, by clicking on untitled map. You can now Add layers too, i.e for Adding Markers, which will be treated as point feature, make different layer while for Adding direction or line you can have different layer.
Note: You cannot have more than 3 layers for the same map project for Free. You need to go for Google map pro.
Create save Export and download KML file from Google map
Here is the look, i had created 3 layers, i.e 1st one is Point layer, 2nd is Direction layer and 3rd is Line layer, as shown above.
6.) Once you are done with creating map, click the folder icon, shown just below your title of map project and Select Export as KML. Now you can export the entire map or either of the layer by selecting the options. Done.
You can now share your map you created map and can also embed it in your website. What are your plannings with the newly created KML file? Do you want to convert kml file to shapefile. Do comment below, how you use KML file so that me as well as our visitors will come to know about new technology and uses. Your valuable suggestion and questions are always welcomed by commenting below in the section provided.
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