Articles • geobounds

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Start with downloading and mapping country boundaries, then explore administrative levels, cache management and spatial analysis workflows.

geobounds: Download administrative boundaries in R: Download, inspect and map administrative boundaries

Release coverage and metadata

Explore country coverage, available ADM levels and boundary metadata for gbOpen, gbHumanitarian and gbAuthoritative. Consult the source and licensing information when choosing a release type.

gbOpen coverage and boundary metadata: gbOpen provides open boundaries with licenses reported in metadata.
gbHumanitarian coverage and boundary metadata: gbHumanitarian boundaries are mirrored from UN OCHA, with sources, licenses and attribution terms reported in metadata.
gbAuthoritative coverage and boundary metadata: gbAuthoritative boundaries are mirrored from UN SALB, verified through in-country processes and restricted to non-commercial use.

From the blog

Read background and worked examples from the One World blog.

Introducing geobounds: Easy access to administrative boundaries from geoBoundaries