TechnicalGIS

GIS data sources: United States

Region
Northern America
ISO 3166
US · USA
Sources
23
Links checked
2026-10-14

23 sources, including 10 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, elevation / dem, imagery, land cover, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, geology, environment, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • National Geologic Map Database (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    U.S. Geological Survey

    • Geology
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    Shapefile, PDF
    Link
    ngmdb.usgs.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • National Hydrography (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    U.S. Geological Survey

    • Hydrology
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoPackage, File Geodatabase
    Link
    usgs.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    U.S. Geological Survey

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, LAZ, COG
    Link
    usgs.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • MRLC National Land Cover Database (opens in a new tab)

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    Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium

    • Land cover
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    mrlc.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • NOAA Digital Coast (opens in a new tab)

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    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Land cover
    • Imagery
    • Environment
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, LAZ
    Link
    coast.noaa.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Data.gov (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    U.S. General Services Administration

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    data.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Census Data API (opens in a new tab)

    API

    U.S. Census Bureau

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    JSON
    Link
    census.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • TIGER/Line Shapefiles (opens in a new tab)

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    U.S. Census Bureau

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Transport
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoPackage
    Link
    census.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • EarthExplorer (opens in a new tab)

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    U.S. Geological Survey

    Landsat, aerial photography and declassified imagery archive.

    • Imagery
    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    earthexplorer.usgs.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • The National Map Downloader (opens in a new tab)

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    U.S. Geological Survey

    3DEP elevation, NHD hydrography, transportation and boundaries.

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Hydrology
    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Imagery
    Licence
    Public domain
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, LAZ, GeoPackage, Shapefile
    Link
    apps.nationalmap.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Bureau of the Census (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Bureau of the Census

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    census.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Bureau of Economic Analysis (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Bureau of Economic Analysis

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    bea.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Bureau of JusticeStatistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Bureau of JusticeStatistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    ojp.gov

    Link updated · 2026-10-14 (was http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/)

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    bls.gov

    Link updated · 2026-10-14 (was http://stats.bls.gov/)

  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Bureau of Transportation Statistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    bts.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • The National Center for Education Statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    The National Center for Education Statistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    ed.gov

    Not verified (site blocks automated checks) · 2026-10-14

  • United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    ers.usda.gov

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – United States of America (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Fedstats (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Fedstats

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    fedstats.sites.usa.gov

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (domain not found)

  • Department of Commerce (STAT-USA) (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Department of Commerce (STAT-USA)

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    publicadministration.net

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (HTTP 404)

  • Office of Energy Statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Office of Energy Statistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    eia.doe.gov

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (no response)

  • National Center for Health Statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    National Center for Health Statistics

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    cdc.gov

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (HTTP 404)