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Taiwan GIS data sources

Region
Eastern Asia
ISO 3166
TW · TWN
Sources
12
Themes
14
Last verified

Where to download GIS data for Taiwan: 12 sources across 14 themes, led by National Land Surveying and Mapping Center and Ministry of the Interior. 6 offer vector downloads such as Shapefile, GeoPackage or GeoJSON, 1 covers elevation including LiDAR. 9 are under an open licence. Every link was last checked on 18 Oct 2026.

Country atlases

National and OpenStreetMap sources for Taiwan

Boundaries & admin 2

Administrative boundary data for every country

  • Village (li) boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    National Land Surveying and Mapping Center

    Official county, township and village boundaries (TWD97), updated as boundaries change.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    data.gov.tw

    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

  • 20 m digital terrain model (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Ministry of the Interior

    Nationwide 20 m DTM derived from airborne LiDAR and aerial photogrammetry.

    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, ASCII
    Link
    data.gov.tw

    Verified

Imagery 1

Satellite and aerial imagery for every country

  • NLSC Maps (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    National Land Surveying and Mapping Center

    NLSC map service with e-maps, orthophotos and cadastral/land-use layers, also as WMTS.

    • Imagery
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Addresses & cadastre
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    WMTS
    Link
    maps.nlsc.gov.tw

    Verified

Buildings 1

Building footprint data for every country

  • Buildings of Taiwan (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HDX)

    OpenStreetMap building footprints exported by HOT and refreshed regularly.

    • Buildings
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    GeoPackage, GeoParquet, Shapefile, GeoJSON, PMTiles
    Link
    data.humdata.org

    Verified

Census & statistics 1

Census and statistics data for every country

  • SEGIS socio-economic statistics (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Ministry of the Interior

    Population and socio-economic statistics by statistical area, with downloadable statistical-area boundaries.

    • Census & statistics
    • Population
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    Shapefile, CSV
    Link
    segis.moi.gov.tw

    Verified

Transport 1

Road, rail and transport data for every country

Climate & weather 1

Climate and weather data for every country

  • CWA Open Weather Data (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    Central Weather Administration

    Observations, forecasts, earthquake reports and marine data via API; free key.

    • Climate & weather
    • Marine & coastal
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    JSON, XML, API
    Link
    opendata.cwa.gov.tw

    Verified

Natural hazards 1

Natural hazard data for every country

  • 3D Disaster Potential Map (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction

    Flood, debris-flow, landslide and earthquake potential maps.

    • Natural hazards
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    dmap.ncdr.nat.gov.tw

    Verified

Geology 2

Geology data for every country

  • 1:25,000 regional geological map data (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency

    Digital 1:25,000 geological map sheets; a 1:1,000,000 island-wide map is also published (dataset 6694).

    • Geology
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Formats
    Shapefile
    Link
    data.gov.tw

    Verified

  • Geological data integrated query service (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency

    Faults, landslides, liquefaction potential, boreholes and geological maps with WMS.

    • Geology
    • Natural hazards
    Licence
    See publisher terms
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    geomap.gsmma.gov.tw

    Verified

Open data portal 1

Open geospatial data portals for every country

  • data.gov.tw (opens in a new tab)

    Portal Cost: Free

    Ministry of Digital Affairs

    National open data platform; most datasets under the Open Government Data License with direct downloads.

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Open Government Data License (Taiwan) 1.0
    Link
    data.gov.tw

    Verified

Global datasets that cover Taiwan

Worldwide and continental layers that include Taiwan, 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
Marine & coastal
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