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Slovakia GIS data sources

Region
Eastern Europe
ISO 3166
SK · SVK
Sources
12
Themes
13
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Slovakia: 12 sources across 13 themes, led by OCHA / HDX and Government of Slovakia. 4 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation. 5 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Slovakia

Boundaries & admin 4

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • ZBGIS (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Addresses & cadastre
    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Link
    zbgis.skgeodesy.sk

    Verified

  • ZBGIS downloads (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geodetic and Cartographic Institute Bratislava (GKÚ)

    Free downloads of the ZBGIS topographic database and administrative boundaries.

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    • Buildings
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GML, Shapefile, GeoPackage
    Link
    skgeodesy.sk

    Verified

  • Slovakia – 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

  • Airborne laser scanning and DMR 5.0 (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Authority of the Slovak Republic

    Metadata and download links for the nationwide 1 m DMR 5.0 terrain model from airborne laser scanning.

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    rpi.gov.sk

    Verified

Population 1

Gridded population data for every country

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

Geology 1

Geology data for every country

  • Geological map portal (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr

    Geological map of Slovakia at 1:50,000, slope deformations (landslides) and hydrogeology.

    • Geology
    • Natural hazards
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    apl.geology.sk

    Verified

Environment 1

Environmental and protected area data for every country

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

Global datasets that cover Slovakia

Worldwide and continental layers that include Slovakia, 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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