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Greenland GIS data sources

Region
Northern America
ISO 3166
GL · GRL
Sources
8
Themes
11
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Greenland: 8 sources across 11 themes, led by Government of Greenland / Asiaq and Asiaq – Greenland Survey. 5 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 3 cover elevation. 2 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Greenland

Boundaries & admin 1

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • 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 2

Free DEM, LiDAR and elevation data for every country

  • QGreenland (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    National Snow and Ice Data Center

    Free QGIS environment bundling hundreds of curated Greenland datasets.

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Climate & weather
    • Geology
    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GeoTIFF
    Link
    qgreenland.org

    Verified

  • ArcticDEM (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Polar Geospatial Center

    2 m stereo-derived surface models and mosaics covering all of Greenland.

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Public domain (US Gov); see PGC acknowledgement policy
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, COG
    Link
    pgc.umn.edu

    Verified

Buildings 1

Building footprint data for every country

  • Asiaq Kortforsyning (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Asiaq – Greenland Survey

    Free base map data, orthophotos and terrain for Greenland's towns and settlements.

    • Buildings
    • Transport
    • Imagery
    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoTIFF, PDF
    Link
    kortforsyning.asiaq.gl

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Statistics Greenland (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Statistics Greenland

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

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    stat.gl

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Geology 1

Geology data for every country

  • GEUS data portal (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

    Geological maps, mineral occurrences and glaciological data for Greenland.

    • Geology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoTIFF
    Link
    data.geus.dk

    Verified

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • NunaGIS (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Government of Greenland / Asiaq

    Greenland's official geodata platform: planning, land allocation, place names, protected areas and mineral licences.

    • Open data portal
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS, WFS
    Link
    nunagis.gl

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Greenland

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

Boundaries & admin
Elevation / DEM
Imagery
Land cover
Buildings
Population
Census & statistics
Transport
Hydrology
Climate & weather
Geology
Environment
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