Micronesia GIS data sources
- Region
- Micronesia
- ISO 3166
- FM · FSM
- Sources
- 9
- Themes
- 7
- Last verified
Where to download GIS data for Micronesia: 9 sources across 7 themes, led by OCHA / HDX and Pacific Community. 5 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON. 4 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.
- Micronesia in the LiDAR & elevation atlas None known
- Micronesia in the aerial & satellite imagery atlas None known
National and OpenStreetMap sources for Micronesia
Boundaries & admin 3
Administrative boundary data for every country-
Micronesia – subnational administrative boundaries (COD-AB) (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeOCHA / HDX
OCHA Common Operational Dataset of admin boundaries with P-codes for joining humanitarian statistics.
- Boundaries & admin
Verified
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Federated States of Micronesia 2010 census administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreePacific Community (SPC) Statistics for Development Division
Census geography from the 2010 Population and Housing Census (provinces/islands, villages and enumeration areas) on the Pacific Data Hub, the same boundaries used in PopGIS.
- Boundaries & admin
- Population
Verified
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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
Population 2
Gridded population data for every country-
Micronesia – subnational population statistics (COD-PS) (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeOCHA / HDX
Population estimates by admin level with P-codes matching the COD-AB boundaries.
- Population
- Census & statistics
Verified
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PopGIS – Federated States of Micronesia (opens in a new tab)
Web viewer Cost: FreePacific Community (SPC) Statistics for Development Division
Web mapping of census tables by island, village and enumeration area; indicators can be exported.
- Population
- Census & statistics
- Boundaries & admin
Verified
Census & statistics 2
Census and statistics data for every country-
FSM Statistics Division (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeDepartment of Finance and Administration, FSM
Census reports and economic statistics for the four FSM states.
- Census & statistics
- Population
Verified
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Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).
- Census & statistics
Verified
Transport 1
Road, rail and transport data for every country-
OpenStreetMap extract – Micronesia (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeGeofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors
Daily OSM extract.
- Transport
- Boundaries & admin
- Hydrology
Verified
Marine & coastal 1
Marine, coastal and bathymetry data for every country-
Benthic habitat maps (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeNOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Shallow-water benthic habitat maps of US Pacific territories and freely associated states.
- Marine & coastal
- Environment
Verified
Global datasets that cover Micronesia
Worldwide and continental layers that include Micronesia, 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
- 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
- Marine & coastal
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- Allen Coral Atlas (opens in a new tab) Arizona State University · Open licence · Free · Verified
- Copernicus Marine Service (opens in a new tab) Mercator Ocean International (Copernicus) · Open licence · Free with registration · Verified
- Global Fishing Watch datasets (opens in a new tab) Global Fishing Watch · Non-commercial only · Free with registration · Verified
- Environment
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- GBIF occurrence API (opens in a new tab) Global Biodiversity Information Facility · Provider terms / varies · Free with registration · Verified
- Key Biodiversity Areas (opens in a new tab) KBA Partnership / BirdLife International · Non-commercial only · Free with registration · Verified
- OpenAQ (opens in a new tab) OpenAQ · Provider terms / varies · Free with registration · Verified
Tutorials that use this kind of data
- Getting started with GeoPandas: projections, spatial joins and choropleth maps Beginner
- Street network analysis with OSMnx: routes, isochrones and walking accessibility Intermediate
- Watershed delineation in Python with pysheds: the River Derwent above Ladybower Intermediate
- Sentinel-1 ship detection in Python: a CA-CFAR detector off the Port of Rotterdam Intermediate
Neighbouring countries
- Nauru GIS data 5 sources
- Marshall Islands GIS data 8 sources
- Guam GIS data 8 sources
- Northern Mariana Islands GIS data 7 sources