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Geology data by country

Theme
Geology
Countries
54
National sources
82
Global datasets
5
Last verified

Geological surveys and their map services, plus OneGeology, Macrostrat and global soil and seismic hazard layers. This page lists all 82 national geology sources in the catalogue, country by country, after the 5 global datasets.

Global geology datasets

  • Macrostrat (opens in a new tab)

    API Cost: Free

    University of Wisconsin–Madison · Global

    Harmonised global geological map compiled from 200+ sources, plus stratigraphic columns, as an API and vector tiles.

    • Geology
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    API, Vector tiles
    Link
    macrostrat.org

    Verified

  • OneGeology Portal (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer Cost: Free

    OneGeology · Global

    Geological map services (1:1M and finer) from more than 100 national geological surveys in one web viewer.

    • Geology
    Licence
    Per provider (see each layer)
    Formats
    WMS
    Link
    portal.onegeology.org

    Verified

  • GEM Global Seismic Hazard Map (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation · Global

    Peak ground acceleration with 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, from a mosaic of regional hazard models (2023 version).

    • Natural hazards
    • Geology
    Licence
    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, Shapefile
    Link
    globalquakemodel.org

    Verified

  • Harmonized World Soil Database v2.0 (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    FAO / IIASA · Global

    Harmonised global soil map at 30 arc-seconds (about 1 km) with soil properties for seven depth layers (2023).

    • Agriculture & soils
    • Geology
    Licence
    CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, MDB
    Link
    fao.org

    Verified

  • SoilGrids (opens in a new tab)

    Download Cost: Free

    ISRIC – World Soil Information · Global

    Global soil properties (organic carbon, pH, texture, bulk density) at 250 m for six depth intervals, with uncertainty.

    • Agriculture & soils
    • Geology
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    COG, WCS, WMS, API
    Link
    soilgrids.org

    Verified

Geology sources by country

Africa 4 countries

Botswana 1
Nigeria 1
South Africa 2
Tanzania 1

Asia 13 countries

Cyprus 1
Hong Kong 1
India 1
Indonesia 2
Japan 3
Malaysia 1
Pakistan 1
Saudi Arabia 1
South Korea 1
Sri Lanka 1
Taiwan 2
Thailand 1
Türkiye 2

Europe 27 countries

Austria 1
Belgium 1
Croatia 1
Czechia 1
Denmark 1
Estonia 1
Finland 1
France 2
Germany 2
Greece 1
Iceland 1
Ireland 1
Italy 1
Latvia 1
Luxembourg 1
Netherlands 2
Norway 1
Poland 1
Portugal 1
Romania 2
Serbia 1
Slovakia 1
Slovenia 1
Spain 2
Sweden 2
Switzerland 2
United Kingdom 5

North America 3 countries

Greenland 2
Mexico 2
United States 3

South America 4 countries

Argentina 1
Brazil 2
Colombia 1
Peru 1

Oceania 3 countries

Australia 5
New Zealand 3
Papua New Guinea 1

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