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Saint Helena GIS data sources

Region
Western Africa
ISO 3166
SH · SHN
Sources
6
Themes
7
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Saint Helena: 6 sources across 7 themes, led by WorldPop, University of Southampton and GRID3 / CIESIN, Columbia University. 4 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON. 3 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Saint Helena

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

Buildings 1

Building footprint data for every country

  • GRID3 settlement extents (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    GRID3 / CIESIN, Columbia University · National

    Settlement polygons classified as built-up areas, small settlement areas or hamlets, derived from building footprints and useful for microplanning.

    • Buildings
    • Population
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage
    Link
    data.humdata.org

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

  • WorldPop population counts 2015–2030 (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    WorldPop, University of Southampton · National

    Annual gridded estimates of people per ~100 m cell from 2015 to 2030, modelled with random forest dasymetric mapping.

    • Population
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    data.humdata.org

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

  • Protected and conserved areas (WDPCA) (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    UNEP-WCMC and IUCN / Humanitarian Data Exchange · National

    Country extract of the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas, including OECMs, with designation and IUCN category.

    • Environment
    Licence
    Free for non-commercial use; see UNEP-WCMC terms
    Formats
    GeoJSON, GeoPackage, CSV
    Link
    data.humdata.org

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Saint Helena

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

Boundaries & admin
Elevation / DEM
Imagery
Land cover
Buildings
Population
Census & statistics
Transport
Hydrology
Environment

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