TechnicalGIS

Mexico GIS data sources

Region
Central America
ISO 3166
MX · MEX
Sources
15
Themes
12
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Mexico: 15 sources across 12 themes, led by INEGI and Government of Mexico. 10 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 1 covers elevation. 9 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Mexico

Boundaries & admin 3

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • Marco Geoestadístico (INEGI) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía

    Official geostatistical framework: state, municipal, locality and AGEB boundaries used for census tabulation, updated each year.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

  • Mexico subnational administrative boundaries (COD-AB) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    OCHA / HDX (INEGI)

    Common Operational Dataset of admin boundaries with P-codes, sourced from INEGI.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0 IGO
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoJSON, File Geodatabase, XLSX
    Link
    data.humdata.org

    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

  • INEGI Continuo de Elevaciones Mexicano (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    INEGI

    Continuo de Elevaciones Mexicano (CEM) national DEM at 15 m, downloadable by state or custom area.

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

Land cover 1

Land cover datasets for every country

  • Uso de suelo y vegetación (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    INEGI

    1:250,000 land use and vegetation series (Series I–VII) for national land cover change analysis.

    • Land cover
    • Environment
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

  • Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    INEGI

    2020 census results down to AGEB and block level, for joining to the Marco Geoestadístico.

    • Population
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    CSV, XLSX
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Espacio y Datos de México (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    INEGI

    Web map combining INEGI's geostatistical framework, census indicators and economic units (DENUE).

    • Census & statistics
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Hydrology 1

River, lake and hydrology data for every country

  • Red hidrográfica (INEGI) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    INEGI

    1:50,000 hydrographic network with basins and sub-basins.

    • Hydrology
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

Natural hazards 1

Natural hazard data for every country

  • Atlas Nacional de Riesgos (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    CENAPRED

    National hazard and risk atlas covering earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes and landslides.

    • Natural hazards
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    atlasnacionalderiesgos.gob.mx

    Verified

Geology 2

Geology data for every country

  • Geología (INEGI) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    INEGI

    1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000 geological map data.

    • Geology
    Licence
    INEGI Free Use Terms (Términos de Libre Uso)
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    inegi.org.mx

    Verified

  • GeoInfoMex (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Servicio Geológico Mexicano

    Geological, geochemical, geophysical and mining concession layers with downloadable geological charts.

    • Geology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    sgm.gob.mx

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Geoportal del SNIB (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    CONABIO

    Biodiversity, ecosystems, protected areas and vegetation layers from the National Biodiversity Information System.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, KML, WMS
    Link
    conabio.gob.mx

    Verified

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

Global datasets that cover Mexico

Worldwide and continental layers that include Mexico, 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
Natural hazards
Geology
Environment
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