GIS Data Download Sources

 

Please see the list below for places to download GIS data for Delaware and beyond.

FirstMap

Delaware’s GIS for sharing state spatial data.

https://de-firstmap-delaware.hub.arcgis.com/

ArcGIS Living Atlas

A global collection of GIS data as well as maps and apps, also accessible through ArcGIS Pro.

https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/en/home/

The National Map

National spatial data for the United States, including imagery, elevation, hydrography, and more.

https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/

U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line

Includes census spatial units as well as political boundaries, roads, landmarks, and other features.

https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php

National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD)

Includes 16 land cover classes at 30m resolution for the United States, updated every few years.

https://www.mrlc.gov/data

Chesapeake Bay Program Land Cover and Land Use/Land Cover Datasets

Includes 13 land cover and 54 land use classes at 1m resolution for the Chesapeake Bay watershed for 2013/2014 and 2017/2018.

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/633302d8d34e900e86c61f81

Cropland Data Layer (CDL)

Annual cropland cover and crop type data for the conterminous United States.

https://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape/