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Poland GIS data sources

Region
Eastern Europe
ISO 3166
PL · POL
Sources
16
Themes
15
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Poland: 16 sources across 15 themes, led by Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii and OCHA / HDX. 8 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 Poland

Boundaries & admin 4

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • Geoportal.gov.pl (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, GML, LAZ, WMS
    Link
    geoportal.gov.pl

    Verified

  • State Register of Boundaries (PRG) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii

    Official boundaries of voivodeships, powiats, gminas and cadastral precincts, refreshed regularly.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Free of charge; see publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, GML
    Link
    geoportal.gov.pl

    Verified

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

    Download Cost: Free

    OCHA / HDX

    OCHA Common Operational Dataset of admin boundaries with P-codes for joining humanitarian statistics.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0 IGO
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoJSON, GeoPackage
    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

  • Digital Terrain Model (NMT) and LiDAR point clouds (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii

    National ISOK/CAPAP airborne LiDAR-derived DTM at 1 m grid; download by map sheet from the Geoportal.

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Free of charge; see publisher terms
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, ASCII grid, LAZ
    Link
    geoportal.gov.pl

    Verified

Imagery 1

Satellite and aerial imagery for every country

  • Orthophotomap (ORTO) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii

    Nationwide aerial orthophotography at 5–25 cm resolution with yearly updates.

    • Imagery
    Licence
    Free of charge; see publisher terms
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, WMS, WMTS
    Link
    geoportal.gov.pl

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

Census & statistics 2

Census and statistics data for every country

  • Local Data Bank (BDL) (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Statistics Poland

    Largest set of Polish statistics down to gmina level, with TERYT codes for joining to PRG boundaries.

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

    Verified

  • Geostatistics Portal (Statistics Poland) (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Statistics Poland

    Census and grid statistics on a map, with downloadable statistical units and 1 km population grids.

    • Census & statistics
    • Population
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    portal.geo.stat.gov.pl

    Verified

Transport 2

Road, rail and transport data for every country

  • Topographic Objects Database (BDOT10k) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii

    1:10,000 vector topographic database (roads, rivers, buildings, land cover) downloadable by powiat.

    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    • Buildings
    • Land cover
    Licence
    Free of charge; see publisher terms
    Formats
    GML, Shapefile
    Link
    geoportal.gov.pl

    Verified

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Poland (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

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

  • IMGW-PIB public data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Institute of Meteorology and Water Management

    Archive of synoptic, climate and hydrological station observations plus a JSON API for current data.

    • Climate & weather
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    CSV, API
    Link
    danepubliczne.imgw.pl

    Verified

Natural hazards 1

Natural hazard data for every country

  • Flood hazard and risk maps (ISOK) (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Wody Polskie

    Official flood hazard and flood risk maps prepared under the EU Floods Directive.

    • Natural hazards
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    wody.isok.gov.pl

    Verified

Geology 1

Geology data for every country

  • Central Geological Database (CBDG) (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Polish Geological Institute – NRI

    Geological maps, boreholes and mineral deposit data from the Polish Geological Survey.

    • Geology
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    cbdg.pgi.gov.pl

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Geoserwis GDOŚ – protected areas (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    General Directorate for Environmental Protection

    Map service of national parks, nature reserves, landscape parks and Natura 2000 sites, with shapefile downloads.

    • Environment
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, WMS
    Link
    geoserwis.gdos.gov.pl

    Verified

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • dane.gov.pl (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Ministry of Digital Affairs

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Varies by dataset
    Link
    dane.gov.pl

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Poland

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