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Netherlands GIS data sources

Region
Western Europe
ISO 3166
NL · NLD
Sources
19
Themes
15
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Netherlands: 19 sources across 15 themes, led by Kadaster and Kadaster / PDOK. 8 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation including LiDAR. 11 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Netherlands

Boundaries & admin 4

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • PDOK (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Kadaster / PDOK

    Dutch national geo-data platform (BAG, BRT, BGT, aerial photos).

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Addresses & cadastre
    • Imagery
    • Elevation / DEM
    • Transport
    Licence
    CC0 / CC BY
    Formats
    GeoPackage, WMS, WFS, OGC API
    Link
    pdok.nl

    Verified

  • CBS Wijk- en buurtkaart 2023 (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    CBS · Netherlands

    Municipality, district and neighbourhood boundaries with key statistics.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage
    Link
    cbs.nl

    Verified

  • CBS geografische data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Statistics Netherlands

    Index of CBS geographic products: municipal, district and neighbourhood maps, grid statistics and land use.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    cbs.nl

    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

Buildings 3

Building footprint data for every country

  • 3D BAG (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    TU Delft 3D geoinformation group · Netherlands

    LoD1.2-2.2 3D models of every building in the BAG register.

    • Buildings
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    CityJSON, GeoPackage, OBJ
    Link
    3dbag.nl

    Verified

  • Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen (BAG) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kadaster · Netherlands

    National register of all addresses and buildings with footprints.

    • Buildings
    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    CC0 1.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, XML
    Link
    kadaster.nl

    Verified

  • Basisregistratie Grootschalige Topografie (BGT) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kadaster · Netherlands

    Large-scale (1:500-1:5000) base map of all physical objects.

    • Buildings
    • Transport
    Licence
    CC0 1.0
    Formats
    GML
    Link
    kadaster.nl

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

  • CBS 100 m grid statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    CBS · Netherlands

    Population and housing statistics on 100 m grid squares.

    • Population
    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage
    Link
    cbs.nl

    Verified

Addresses & cadastre 1

Address and cadastral data for every country

  • Kadastrale kaart (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Kadaster / PDOK · Netherlands

    Cadastral parcels and boundaries via PDOK services.

    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    WMS, WFS, GML
    Link
    pdok.nl

    Verified

Transport 2

Road, rail and transport data for every country

  • TOPNL topographic data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Kadaster · Netherlands

    TOP10NL and smaller-scale topographic vector datasets.

    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    • Land cover
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GML, GeoPackage
    Link
    kadaster.nl

    Verified

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Netherlands (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Verified

Hydrology 1

River, lake and hydrology data for every country

  • Rijkswaterstaat Waterinfo (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Rijkswaterstaat · Netherlands

    Water levels, discharge, waves and water quality measurements.

    • Hydrology
    • Marine & coastal
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    CSV
    Link
    waterinfo.rws.nl

    Verified

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

  • KNMI Data Platform (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    KNMI · Netherlands

    Weather observations, radar, climate grids and model data.

    • Climate & weather
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    NetCDF, HDF5
    Link
    dataplatform.knmi.nl

    Verified

Geology 2

Geology data for every country

  • DINOloket (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands · Netherlands

    Subsurface models (GeoTOP, DGM, REGIS), boreholes and well data.

    • Geology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    CSV, GeoTIFF
    Link
    dinoloket.nl

    Verified

  • BROloket (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Basisregistratie Ondergrond · Netherlands

    Key register of the subsurface: boreholes, CPTs, groundwater monitoring and soil maps.

    • Geology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    XML, CSV
    Link
    broloket.nl

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Atlas Leefomgeving (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    RIVM · Netherlands

    Maps of environmental quality: air, noise, water, nature and health.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    atlasleefomgeving.nl

    Verified

Open data portal 2

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • data.overheid.nl (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Government of the Netherlands

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    data.overheid.nl

    Verified

  • Nationaal Georegister (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Geonovum / PDOK · Netherlands

    National INSPIRE metadata catalogue for Dutch geodata and services.

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    nationaalgeoregister.nl

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Netherlands

Worldwide and continental layers that include Netherlands, 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
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Environment
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