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geobounds: Downloading administrative boundary data in R

Download, inspect and map administrative boundary data

Coverage by release type

Compare highest available ADM levels and boundary metadata for the geoBoundaries release types available through geobounds.

gbOpen coverage and metadata

gbOpen is CC BY 4.0 compliant when attribution is provided.

gbHumanitarian coverage and metadata

gbHumanitarian is mirrored from UN OCHA and may have less open licensing.

gbAuthoritative coverage and metadata

gbAuthoritative is mirrored from UN SALB, verified through in-country processes and unavailable for commercial use.

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Introducing geobounds

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