Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Below are a number of free data sources from a variety of government bodies, organisations, businesses and individuals that you may find useful. The links are arranged geographically:
• Global data
• Data for the Americas
• Data for the Asia-Pacific region
• Data for Europe
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this list, We take no responsibility for the correctness of this list, nor of the accuracy of the data at each source. We recommend that you consider the reputation of the provider and examine the data to satisfy your own requirements before use.

Free GIS data for the Asia-Pacific region

Australian spatial data directory from the Australian government
URL: http://www.mymaps.gov.au/geonetwork/apps/search/#

Australian government public data
URL: http://data.gov.au

Land Information New Zealand Data Service
URL: http://data.linz.govt.nz

Land Information New Zealand topographic maps
URL: http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/index.aspx
Note: Topographic maps at 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scales.
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Papua New Guinean coastline data from the Remote Sensing Centre, University of Papua New Guinea
URL: http://gis.mortonblacketer.com.au/upngis/downloads.htm
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Free GIS data for Europe

Corine land cover data for Europe from the European Environment Agency
URL: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data#c12=corine+land+cover+version+13
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Data from Fingal County Council, Ireland
URL: http://data.fingal.ie
Note: Fingal County area only.
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Data from the Central Statistics Office, Ireland
URL: http://cso.ie
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

Data from the Geological Survey of Ireland
URL: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Spatial+Data/Geological+Survey+of+Ireland/GSI+Spatial+Data+Downloads.html

Environmental data for Europe from the European Environment Agency
URL: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

European climate data from the European Climate Assessment & Dataset project
URL: http://eca.knmi.nl
Free GIS data for Asia and Europe

European Commission INSPIRE Geoportal
URL: http://www.inspire-geoportal.eu/#

Irish census boundaries (2006) from the Central Statistics Office, Ireland
URL: http://beyond2020.cso.ie/censusasp/saps/boundaries/census2006_boundaries.htm
Note: Data for 2006.

Irish Secure Archive For Environmental Research Data
URL: http://coe.epa.ie/safer

Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service data
URL: http://www.npws.ie

Global data

Data for the Americas