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Denmark GIS data sources

Region
Northern Europe
ISO 3166
DK · DNK
Sources
11
Themes
12
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Denmark: 11 sources across 12 themes, led by Klimadatastyrelsen and Danish municipalities. 5 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation including LiDAR. 4 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Denmark

Boundaries & admin 2

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • Dataforsyningen (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Klimadatastyrelsen

    DAGI boundaries, DHM elevation, orthophotos and addresses.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GeoTIFF, WMS, API
    Link
    dataforsyningen.dk

    Verified

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    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

    Verified

Elevation / DEM 1

Free DEM, LiDAR and elevation data for every country

  • Danish Elevation Model (DHM) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free with registration

    Klimadatastyrelsen · Denmark

    0.4 m terrain and surface models and LiDAR point cloud (free login).

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Free with registration; see terms
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, LAZ
    Link
    dataforsyningen.dk

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Statistics Denmark (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Statistics Denmark

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

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    dst.dk

    Verified

Addresses & cadastre 1

Address and cadastral data for every country

  • Datafordeler (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free with registration

    Klimadatastyrelsen

    • Addresses & cadastre
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    API
    Link
    datafordeler.dk

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

  • DMI open data (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free with registration

    Danish Meteorological Institute · Denmark

    APIs for meteorological and oceanographic observations, climate grids and forecasts.

    • Climate & weather
    • Marine & coastal
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoJSON
    Link
    dmi.dk

    Verified

Geology 1

Geology data for every country

  • GEUS data and maps (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland · Denmark

    Geological maps, Jupiter borehole database and groundwater data.

    • Geology
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    geus.dk

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Danmarks Arealinformation (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Miljøstyrelsen · Denmark

    Protected nature, Natura 2000 and environmental planning layers.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS, WFS
    Link
    danmarksarealinformation.miljoeportal.dk

    Verified

Open data portal 2

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • opendata.dk (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Danish municipalities

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    opendata.dk

    Verified

  • Klimadatastyrelsen (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Klimadatastyrelsen · Denmark

    Danish agency for climate data, national mapping and cadastre (successor to SDFI).

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    klimadatastyrelsen.dk

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Denmark

Worldwide and continental layers that include Denmark, useful where national data is missing, restricted or inconsistent across borders.

Boundaries & admin
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Imagery
Land cover
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Population
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