South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GIS data sources
- Region
- Seven seas (open ocean)
- ISO 3166
- GS · SGS
- Sources
- 3
- Themes
- 5
- Last verified
Where to download GIS data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: 3 sources across 5 themes, led by Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / British Antarctic Survey and British Antarctic Survey. 2 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 2 cover elevation. 1 is under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.
National and OpenStreetMap sources for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Boundaries & admin 1
Administrative boundary data for every country-
South Georgia GIS (opens in a new tab)
Web viewer Cost: FreeGovernment of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / British Antarctic Survey
Web GIS of topography, glaciers, protected areas and the marine protected area for South Georgia.
- Boundaries & admin
- Environment
- Elevation / DEM
Verified
Transport 1
Road, rail and transport data for every country-
OpenStreetMap data – South Georgia (opens in a new tab)
Web viewer Cost: FreeOpenStreetMap contributors
OSM relation for the territory; export with Overpass or a custom extract tool.
- Transport
- Boundaries & admin
Verified
Environment 1
Environmental and protected area data for every country-
UK Polar Data Centre (opens in a new tab)
Download Cost: FreeBritish Antarctic Survey
Search BAS datasets including South Georgia topographic mapping, bathymetry and wildlife surveys.
- Environment
- Marine & coastal
- Elevation / DEM
Verified
Global datasets that cover South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Worldwide and continental layers that include South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 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
- 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
- Marine & coastal
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- 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
- Marine Regions (maritime boundaries and EEZ) (opens in a new tab) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) · Open licence · Free · 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
- Terrain analysis in Python: stream, clip and analyse a DEM with rasterio and rioxarray Intermediate
- Street network analysis with OSMnx: routes, isochrones and walking accessibility Intermediate
- Sentinel-1 ship detection in Python: a CA-CFAR detector off the Port of Rotterdam Intermediate
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- Uruguay GIS data 8 sources
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