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Latvia GIS data sources

Region
Northern Europe
ISO 3166
LV · LVA
Sources
9
Themes
13
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Latvia: 9 sources across 13 themes, led by Government of Latvia and LĢIA. 4 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation including LiDAR. 3 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Latvia

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

  • Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Mixed

    LĢIA

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    lgia.gov.lv

    Verified

  • LĢIA open data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

    Free LiDAR point clouds, DTM, orthophotos and topographic vector data.

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    • Buildings
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    LAZ, GeoTIFF, Shapefile
    Link
    lgia.gov.lv

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Official statistics portal database (CSB) (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

    Census and regional statistics by municipality with CSV export and PxWeb API.

    • Census & statistics
    • Population
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    CSV, API
    Link
    data.stat.gov.lv

    Verified

Addresses & cadastre 1

Address and cadastral data for every country

  • State Land Service open data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    State Land Service

    Cadastral parcels, buildings, addresses and administrative boundaries released as open data.

    • Addresses & cadastre
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Buildings
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    Shapefile, CSV
    Link
    vzd.gov.lv

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

Global datasets that cover Latvia

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

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