Cyprus GIS data sources
- Region
- Western Asia
- ISO 3166
- CY · CYP
- Sources
- 10
- Themes
- 11
- Last verified
Where to download GIS data for Cyprus: 10 sources across 11 themes, led by Government of Cyprus and Department of Lands and Surveys. 3 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON. 3 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.
Country atlases
- Cyprus in the LiDAR & elevation atlas None known
- Cyprus in the aerial & satellite imagery atlas Restricted
National and OpenStreetMap sources for Cyprus
Boundaries & admin 1
Administrative boundary data for every country-
geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)
API Cost: FreeWilliam & Mary geoLab
JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.
- Boundaries & admin
Verified
Buildings 1
Building footprint data for every country-
Buildings of Cyprus (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeHumanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HDX)
OpenStreetMap building footprints exported by HOT and refreshed regularly.
- Buildings
Verified
Population 1
Gridded population data for every country-
WorldPop population data – Cyprus (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeWorldPop, University of Southampton
100 m and 1 km gridded population counts, age/sex structure and related layers.
- Population
Verified
Census & statistics 1
Census and statistics data for every country-
Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus
National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).
- Census & statistics
Verified
Addresses & cadastre 1
Address and cadastral data for every country-
DLS Portal (opens in a new tab)
Portal Cost: FreeDepartment of Lands and Surveys
Department of Lands and Surveys INSPIRE geoportal with cadastral, orthophoto and topographic WMS/WFS services.
- Addresses & cadastre
- Imagery
Verified
Transport 1
Road, rail and transport data for every country-
OpenStreetMap extract – Cyprus (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeGeofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors
Daily OSM extract.
- Transport
- Boundaries & admin
- Hydrology
Verified
Hydrology 1
River, lake and hydrology data for every country-
Water Development Department (opens in a new tab)
Portal Cost: FreeWater Development Department
Reservoir storage, river basin and groundwater information for Cyprus.
- Hydrology
Verified
Climate & weather 1
Climate and weather data for every country-
Department of Meteorology (opens in a new tab)
Portal Cost: FreeDepartment of Meteorology
Official weather observations and climate summaries for Cyprus.
- Climate & weather
Verified
Geology 1
Geology data for every country-
Geological Survey Department map publications (opens in a new tab)
Portal Cost: MixedGeological Survey Department
Official geological maps of Cyprus; a low-resolution 1:250,000 map is free, printed sheets are sold.
- Geology
Verified
Open data portal 1
Open geospatial data portals for every country-
Cyprus open data portal (opens in a new tab)
Portal Cost: FreeGovernment of Cyprus
- Open data portal
Verified
Global datasets that cover Cyprus
Worldwide and continental layers that include Cyprus, useful where national data is missing, restricted or inconsistent across borders.
- Boundaries & admin
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- GADM (opens in a new tab) GADM project · Non-commercial only · Free · Verified
- geoBoundaries (opens in a new tab) William & Mary geoLab · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Natural Earth (opens in a new tab) Natural Earth · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Elevation / DEM
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- ALOS World 3D 30 m (AW3D30) (opens in a new tab) JAXA · Open licence · Free with registration · Verified
- Copernicus DEM (GLO-30 / GLO-90) (opens in a new tab) ESA / Airbus (Copernicus) · Open licence · Free · Verified
- ETOPO 2022 Global Relief Model (opens in a new tab) NOAA NCEI · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Imagery
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- AlphaEarth Foundations Satellite Embeddings (annual, COG mirror) (opens in a new tab) Google and Google DeepMind (mirror by Taylor Geospatial on Source Cooperative) · Open licence · Free · Verified
- ASF Data Search (Vertex) (opens in a new tab) Alaska Satellite Facility · Provider terms / varies · Free with registration · Verified
- Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (opens in a new tab) European Space Agency / European Commission · Open licence · Free with registration · Verified
- Land cover
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- Copernicus Global Dynamic Land Cover (CGLS-LC100) (opens in a new tab) Copernicus Land Monitoring Service · Open licence · Free with registration · Verified
- Dynamic World (opens in a new tab) Google / World Resources Institute · Open licence · Free · Verified
- ESA CCI Land Cover (opens in a new tab) European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Buildings
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- Google Open Buildings (opens in a new tab) Google Research · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Google Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal (opens in a new tab) Google Research · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Microsoft Global ML Building Footprints (opens in a new tab) Microsoft · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Population
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- Global Human Settlement Layer (opens in a new tab) European Commission JRC · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Gridded Population of the World (GPWv4) (opens in a new tab) CIESIN, Columbia University / NASA SEDAC · Open licence · Free with registration · Verified
- Kontur Population (opens in a new tab) Kontur · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Census & statistics
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- UNdata (opens in a new tab) UN Statistics Division · Open licence · Free · Verified
- World Bank Open Data (opens in a new tab) World Bank · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Addresses & cadastre
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- OpenAddresses (opens in a new tab) OpenAddresses · Provider terms / varies · Free with registration · Verified
- Transport
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- BBBike custom OSM extracts (opens in a new tab) BBBike.org · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Geofabrik downloads (opens in a new tab) Geofabrik · Open licence · Free · Verified
- GRIP global roads database (opens in a new tab) PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (GLOBIO) · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Hydrology
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- Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) (opens in a new tab) Copernicus Emergency Management Service / ECMWF · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) (opens in a new tab) Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Germany / WMO · Provider terms / varies · Free · Verified
- HydroBASINS (opens in a new tab) WWF / McGill University (HydroSHEDS) · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Climate & weather
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- ARCO-ERA5 (analysis-ready, cloud-optimised ERA5) (opens in a new tab) Google Research · Open licence · Free · Verified
- CHELSA climatologies (opens in a new tab) Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL · Open licence · Free · Verified
- CHIRPS rainfall (opens in a new tab) Climate Hazards Center, UC Santa Barbara · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Geology
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- Macrostrat (opens in a new tab) University of Wisconsin–Madison · Open licence · Free · Verified
- OneGeology Portal (opens in a new tab) OneGeology · Provider terms / varies · Free · Verified
- Open data portal
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- Registry of Open Data on AWS (opens in a new tab) Amazon Web Services · Provider terms / varies · Free · Verified
- Humanitarian Data Exchange (opens in a new tab) UN OCHA · Provider terms / varies · Free · Verified
- Source Cooperative (opens in a new tab) Radiant Earth · Provider terms / varies · Free · Verified
Tutorials that use this kind of data
- Getting started with GeoPandas: projections, spatial joins and choropleth maps Beginner
- Measuring Lake Mead's shrinking shoreline with Sentinel-2, STAC and Python Intermediate
- Extract building footprints and heights from LiDAR in Python (USGS 3DEP, downtown Madison) Intermediate
- Fast vector geoprocessing in Python: spatial indexes, overlays and modern file formats Intermediate
Neighbouring countries
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