— This Gis sources & palettes page aims to collect, list, and describe quickly suitable GIS files available online, but also to provide styles/palettes files to use within our softwares. So:

  1. if an interesting GIS files is available online, please add its description and download link using the fresh ((GIS data for Graphic Lab)) template
  2. since the Graphic labs developed a set of Map Conventions with encouraged colors, the page will be completed accordingly.

If not indicated otherwise, these resources are under PD license. The few files preceded by Warning ! Incompatible (non free) copyright or technical bug !  have either copyright restrictions or technical issues (bug). Better, those preceded by Great for maps conventions !  are wonderful tools and must have of the wiki-GIS mapmaker.

How to use this page ?[edit]

GIS sources

The GIS files found online are described using the ((GIS data for Graphic Lab)) template, with the following parameters when available:

Horizontal list
((GIS data for Graphic Lab |name= |url_download= |publisher= |year= |license= |tag= |url_doc= |layers= |precision_max= |covered_area= |datum= |projection = |extensions= |size_compressed= |size_uncompressed= |tile_size= |tiles_total= |comment = |editor_note= ))

For ⁰arc (arc-second), and 'arc (arc-mintute), see Minute of arc#Cartography.

Palettes

To use the QGis palettes, simply copy-paste the code into a text document, then save as PALETTENAME.qml. Then, in QGis and while working on a layer :

QGis > Layer > Properties > Load a style > [browse, select the .qml file, load] > Apply

It is advised to create a specific '/Mapcolors' folder to store these .qml files.

Files types[edit]

Topography/Bathymetry[edit]

Scope: positive (topography), neutral (coastlines), and negative (bathymetry) altitudes. Exclude: Mars, Moon, and water bodies (rivers, lakes), for this, see specific sections.

QGis > Colormap "Wikicarto_2.0.qml"
<!DOCTYPE qgis PUBLIC 'http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd' 'SYSTEM'>
<qgis version="1.6.0-Copiapo" minimumScale="1" maximumScale="1e+08" hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag="0"><transparencyLevelInt>255
</transparencyLevelInt>
<rasterproperties>
    <mDrawingStyle>SingleBandPseudoColor</mDrawingStyle>
    <mColorShadingAlgorithm>ColorRampShader</mColorShadingAlgorithm>
    <mInvertColor boolean="false"/>
    <mRedBandName>Not Set</mRedBandName>
    <mGreenBandName>Not Set</mGreenBandName>
    <mBlueBandName>Not Set</mBlueBandName>
    <mGrayBandName>Bande 1</mGrayBandName>
    <mStandardDeviations>0</mStandardDeviations>
    <mUserDefinedRGBMinimumMaximum boolean="false"/>
    <mRGBMinimumMaximumEstimated boolean="true"/>
    <mUserDefinedGrayMinimumMaximum boolean="false"/>
    <mGrayMinimumMaximumEstimated boolean="true"/>
    <mContrastEnhancementAlgorithm>StretchToMinimumMaximum</mContrastEnhancementAlgorithm>
    <contrastEnhancementMinMaxValues>
      <minMaxEntry>
        <min>-10458</min>
        <max>6741</max>
      </minMaxEntry>
    </contrastEnhancementMinMaxValues>
    <mNoDataValue mValidNoDataValue="false">-9999.000000</mNoDataValue>
    <customColorRamp>
      <colorRampType>DISCRETE</colorRampType>
      <colorRampEntry red="245" value="8000.000000" green="244" blue="242" label="altitude 19 neiges eternelles"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="224" value="7000.000000" green="222" blue="216" label="altitude 18 neiges eternelles"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="202" value="6000.000000" green="195" blue="184" label="altitude 17 neiges eternelles"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="186" value="5000.000000" green="174" blue="154" label="altitude 16 neiges eternelles"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="172" value="4000.000000" green="154" blue="124" label="altitude 15 neiges eternelles"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="170" value="3000.000000" green="135" blue="83" label="altitude 14"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="185" value="2000.000000" green="152" blue="90" label="altitude 13"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="195" value="1500.000000" green="167" blue="107" label="altitude 12"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="202" value="1000.000000" green="185" blue="130" label="altitude 11"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="211" value="800.000000" green="202" blue="157" label="altitude 10"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="222" value="600.000000" green="214" blue="163" label="altitude 9"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="232" value="400.000000" green="225" blue="182" label="altitude 8"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="239" value="300.000000" green="235" blue="192" label="altitude 7"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="225" value="200.000000" green="228" blue="181" label="altitude 6"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="209" value="150.000000" green="215" blue="171" label="altitude 5"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="189" value="100.000000" green="204" blue="150" label="altitude 4"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="168" value="50.000000" green="198" blue="143" label="altitude 3"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="148" value="20.000000" green="191" blue="139" label="altitude 2"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="172" value="1.000000" green="208" blue="165" label="altitude 1"/>
<!--      <colorRampEntry red="167" value="0.000000" green="223" blue="210" label="depression"/> -->
      <colorRampEntry red="216" value="0.000000" green="242" blue="254" label="altitude -1"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="198" value="-20.000000" green="236" blue="255" label="altitude -2"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="185" value="-50.000000" green="227" blue="255" label="altitude -3"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="172" value="-100.000000" green="219" blue="251" label="altitude -4"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="161" value="-250.000000" green="210" blue="247" label="altitude -5"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="150" value="-500.000000" green="201" blue="240" label="altitude -6"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="141" value="-750.000000" green="193" blue="234" label="altitude -7"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="132" value="-1000.000000" green="185" blue="227" label="altitude -8"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="121" value="-2000.000000" green="178" blue="222" label="altitude -9"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="113" value="-4000.000000" green="171" blue="216" label="altitude -10"/>
    </customColorRamp>
  </rasterproperties>
</qgis>

Files

NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model. Including SRTM1 (1 arch-sec = 31m), SRTM3 (3 arch-sec = 93m), SRTM30 (30 arch-sec = 930m). Documentation, introduction. WGS84/EGM96 geoid?

Water bodies[edit]

Scope: Major rivers, lakes, coastlines. Exclude: sea's bottom (bathymetry), for this, see #Topography/Bathymetry.

Colormap "Water-areas_1.0.qml" (vector polygon only)
<!DOCTYPE qgis PUBLIC 'http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd' 'SYSTEM'>
<qgis version="2.18.10" simplifyAlgorithm="0" minimumScale="0" maximumScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingHints="1" minLabelScale="1" maxLabelScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingTol="1" readOnly="0" simplifyMaxScale="1" hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag="0" simplifyLocal="1" scaleBasedLabelVisibilityFlag="0">
  <edittypes>
    <edittype widgetv2type="TextEdit" name="OSM_ID">
      <widgetv2config IsMultiline="0" fieldEditable="1" constraint="" UseHtml="0" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" notNull="0"/>
    </edittype>
    <edittype widgetv2type="TextEdit" name="NAME">
      <widgetv2config IsMultiline="0" fieldEditable="1" constraint="" UseHtml="0" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" notNull="0"/>
    </edittype>
    <edittype widgetv2type="TextEdit" name="NATURAL">
      <widgetv2config IsMultiline="0" fieldEditable="1" constraint="" UseHtml="0" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" notNull="0"/>
    </edittype>
    <edittype widgetv2type="TextEdit" name="WATERWAY">
      <widgetv2config IsMultiline="0" fieldEditable="1" constraint="" UseHtml="0" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" notNull="0"/>
    </edittype>
    <edittype widgetv2type="TextEdit" name="WETLAND">
      <widgetv2config IsMultiline="0" fieldEditable="1" constraint="" UseHtml="0" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" notNull="0"/>
    </edittype>
  </edittypes>
  <renderer-v2 forceraster="0" symbollevels="1" type="singleSymbol" enableorderby="0">
    <symbols>
      <symbol alpha="1" clip_to_extent="1" type="fill" name="0">
        <layer pass="1" class="SimpleFill" locked="0">
          <prop k="border_width_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="color" v="198,236,255,255"/>
          <prop k="joinstyle" v="bevel"/>
          <prop k="offset" v="0,0"/>
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          <prop k="offset_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="outline_color" v="198,236,255,255"/>
          <prop k="outline_style" v="solid"/>
          <prop k="outline_width" v="0.26"/>
          <prop k="outline_width_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="style" v="solid"/>
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        <layer pass="0" class="SimpleLine" locked="0">
          <prop k="capstyle" v="flat"/>
          <prop k="customdash" v="5;2"/>
          <prop k="customdash_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
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          <prop k="line_color" v="9,120,171,255"/>
          <prop k="line_style" v="solid"/>
          <prop k="line_width" v="2.2"/>
          <prop k="line_width_unit" v="Pixel"/>
          <prop k="offset" v="0"/>
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          <prop k="offset_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="use_custom_dash" v="0"/>
          <prop k="width_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
        </layer>
      </symbol>
    </symbols>
    <rotation/>
    <sizescale scalemethod="diameter"/>
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  <labeling type="simple"/>
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    <property key="labeling" value="pal"/>
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    <property key="labeling/bufferColorR" value="255"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferDraw" value="false"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferJoinStyle" value="128"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferNoFill" value="false"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferSize" value="1"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferSizeInMapUnits" value="false"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferSizeMapUnitScale" value="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
    <property key="labeling/bufferTransp" value="0"/>
    <property key="labeling/centroidInside" value="false"/>
    <property key="labeling/centroidWhole" value="false"/>
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    <property key="labeling/namedStyle" value="Medium Italic"/>
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    <property key="labeling/shapeBorderColorA" value="255"/>
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    <property key="labeling/shapeJoinStyle" value="64"/>
    <property key="labeling/shapeOffsetMapUnitScale" value="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
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    <property key="labeling/shapeRadiiMapUnitScale" value="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
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    <property key="labeling/shapeSizeUnits" value="1"/>
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    <property key="labeling/wrapChar" value=""/>
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  <featureBlendMode>0</featureBlendMode>
  <layerTransparency>0</layerTransparency>
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  <labelattributes>
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  </labelattributes>
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      <fontProperties description="Ubuntu,11,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0" style=""/>
    </DiagramCategory>
    <symbol alpha="1" clip_to_extent="1" type="marker" name="sizeSymbol">
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        <prop k="joinstyle" v="bevel"/>
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    </symbol>
  </SingleCategoryDiagramRenderer>
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  <aliases>
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    <alias field="NAME" index="1" name=""/>
    <alias field="NATURAL" index="2" name=""/>
    <alias field="WATERWAY" index="3" name=""/>
    <alias field="WETLAND" index="4" name=""/>
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  <excludeAttributesWMS/>
  <excludeAttributesWFS/>
  <attributeactions default="-1"/>
  <attributetableconfig actionWidgetStyle="dropDown" sortExpression="" sortOrder="0">
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      <column width="-1" hidden="0" type="field" name="NATURAL"/>
      <column width="-1" hidden="0" type="field" name="WATERWAY"/>
      <column width="-1" hidden="0" type="field" name="WETLAND"/>
      <column width="-1" hidden="1" type="actions"/>
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  </attributetableconfig>
  <editform>.</editform>
  <editforminit/>
  <editforminitcodesource>0</editforminitcodesource>
  <editforminitfilepath></editforminitfilepath>
  <editforminitcode><![CDATA[# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
QGIS forms can have a Python function that is called when the form is
opened.

Use this function to add extra logic to your forms.

Enter the name of the function in the "Python Init function"
field.
An example follows:
"""
from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QWidget

def my_form_open(dialog, layer, feature):
	geom = feature.geometry()
	control = dialog.findChild(QWidget, "MyLineEdit")
]]></editforminitcode>
  <featformsuppress>0</featformsuppress>
  <editorlayout>generatedlayout</editorlayout>
  <widgets/>
  <conditionalstyles>
    <rowstyles/>
    <fieldstyles/>
  </conditionalstyles>
  <defaults>
    <default field="OSM_ID" expression=""/>
    <default field="NAME" expression=""/>
    <default field="NATURAL" expression=""/>
    <default field="WATERWAY" expression=""/>
    <default field="WETLAND" expression=""/>
  </defaults>
  <previewExpression></previewExpression>
  <layerGeometryType>2</layerGeometryType>
</qgis>

Rivers

Lakes:

Coastline:

Bathymetry

Atmospheric[edit]

NASA: ' (2002, CC-by-sa). Specifics: Example of Earth's cloud coverage layer(s), whole planet, projection ?, datum ?. Files: uncompressed file 34Mb, whole Earth, 1 tiles. —'♣ Comment(s): Not a GeoTIF, and thus, not georeferenced, but can be a powerful tool to add realistic clouds to other planets than Earth, as explained in this Mars example..

Administrative layers[edit]

Areas (polygons)

"Subject areas_1.0.qml" (polygon)
<!DOCTYPE qgis PUBLIC 'http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd' 'SYSTEM'>
<qgis version="2.18.22-Las Palmas" simplifyAlgorithm="0" minimumScale="0" maximumScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingHints="1" minLabelScale="0" maxLabelScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingTol="1" readOnly="0" simplifyMaxScale="1" hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag="0" simplifyLocal="1" scaleBasedLabelVisibilityFlag="0">
  <renderer-v2 forceraster="0" symbollevels="0" type="singleSymbol" enableorderby="0">
    <symbols>
      <symbol alpha="1" clip_to_extent="1" type="fill" name="0">
        <layer pass="0" class="SimpleFill" locked="0">
          <prop k="border_width_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="color" v="254,254,233,255"/>
          <prop k="joinstyle" v="bevel"/>
          <prop k="offset" v="0,0"/>
          <prop k="offset_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="offset_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="outline_color" v="0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="outline_style" v="solid"/>
          <prop k="outline_width" v="0.26"/>
          <prop k="outline_width_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="style" v="solid"/>
        </layer>
      </symbol>
    </symbols>
    <rotation/>
    <sizescale scalemethod="diameter"/>
  </renderer-v2>
</qgis>

Scope: Admin level 0 : Countries polygons ; Admin level 1 : State/Provinces polygons ; Disputed area ; other local GIS resources (for sub provincial resources).
All countries with many depths available:

Countries:

Provinces:

Disputed areas:

Borders (lines)

Scope: Admin level 0 : Countries borders ; Admin level 1 : State/Provinces borders ; other local GIS resources.
Countries borders:

Provinces/States borders:

Others cultural[edit]

Scope: parks, urban areas, roads (OSM), buildings, towns, etc.

"Human habiations_1.0.qml" (polygon)
<!DOCTYPE qgis PUBLIC 'http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd' 'SYSTEM'>
<qgis version="2.18.22-Las Palmas" simplifyAlgorithm="0" minimumScale="0" maximumScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingHints="1" minLabelScale="0" maxLabelScale="1e+08" simplifyDrawingTol="1" readOnly="0" simplifyMaxScale="1" hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag="0" simplifyLocal="1" scaleBasedLabelVisibilityFlag="0">
  <renderer-v2 forceraster="0" symbollevels="0" type="singleSymbol" enableorderby="0">
    <symbols>
      <symbol alpha="1" clip_to_extent="1" type="fill" name="0">
        <layer pass="0" class="SimpleFill" locked="0">
          <prop k="border_width_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="color" v="254,254,233,255"/>
          <prop k="joinstyle" v="bevel"/>
          <prop k="offset" v="0,0"/>
          <prop k="offset_map_unit_scale" v="0,0,0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="offset_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="outline_color" v="0,0,0,0"/>
          <prop k="outline_style" v="solid"/>
          <prop k="outline_width" v="0.26"/>
          <prop k="outline_width_unit" v="MM"/>
          <prop k="style" v="solid"/>
        </layer>
      </symbol>
    </symbols>
    <rotation/>
    <sizescale scalemethod="diameter"/>
  </renderer-v2>
</qgis>

Other physical or biological[edit]

Scope: rain, heat, pollution, geology, animals presences. Exclude: positive altitude (topograpahy), and negative (sea's bottom, bathymetry), for this, see #Topography/Bathymetry.

Mars[edit]

Colormap "Wikicarto_Mars_1.0.qml" (relief only)
<!DOCTYPE qgis PUBLIC 'http://mrcc.com/qgis.dtd' 'SYSTEM'>
<qgis version="1.6.0-Copiapo" minimumScale="1" maximumScale="1e+08" hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag="0"><transparencyLevelInt>255
<rasterproperties>
    <mDrawingStyle>SingleBandPseudoColor</mDrawingStyle>
    <mColorShadingAlgorithm>ColorRampShader</mColorShadingAlgorithm>
    <mInvertColor boolean="false"/>
    <mRedBandName>Not Set</mRedBandName>
    <mGreenBandName>Not Set</mGreenBandName>
    <mBlueBandName>Not Set</mBlueBandName>
    <mGrayBandName>Bande 1</mGrayBandName>
    <mStandardDeviations>0</mStandardDeviations>
    <mUserDefinedRGBMinimumMaximum boolean="false"/>
    <mRGBMinimumMaximumEstimated boolean="true"/>
    <mUserDefinedGrayMinimumMaximum boolean="false"/>
    <mGrayMinimumMaximumEstimated boolean="true"/>
    <mContrastEnhancementAlgorithm>StretchToMinimumMaximum</mContrastEnhancementAlgorithm>
    <contrastEnhancementMinMaxValues>
      <minMaxEntry>
        <min>-10458</min>
        <max>6741</max>
      </minMaxEntry>
    </contrastEnhancementMinMaxValues>
    <mNoDataValue mValidNoDataValue="false">-9999.000000</mNoDataValue>
    <customColorRamp>
      <colorRampType>DISCRETE</colorRampType>
      <colorRampEntry red="255" value="10000.000000" green="255" blue="255" label="glace 3"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="240" value="8000.000000" green="232" blue="225" label="glace 2"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="220" value="7000.000000" green="212" blue="205" label="glace 1"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="204" value="6000.000000" green="191" blue="180" label="altitude 11"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="189" value="5000.000000" green="163" blue="140" label="altitude 10"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="174" value="4000.000000" green="134" blue="100" label="altitude 9"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="160" value="3000.000000" green="120" blue="80" label="altitude 8"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="159" value="2000.000000" green="110" blue="70" label="altitude 7"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="174" value="1000.000000" green="125" blue="75" label="altitude 6"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="189" value="800.000000" green="145" blue="90" label="altitude 5"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="204" value="600.000000" green="165" blue="105" label="altitude 4"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="219" value="400.000000" green="185" blue="120" label="altitude 3"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="235" value="200.000000" green="205" blue="136" label="altitude 2"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="211" value="0.000000" green="174" blue="112" label="altitude 1"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="188" value="100.000000" green="144" blue="89" label="altitude -1"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="164" value="-500.000000" green="114" blue="66" label="altitude -2"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="141" value="-1000.000000" green="84" blue="43" label="altitude -3"/>
      <colorRampEntry red="120" value="-2000.000000" green="65" blue="20" label="altitude -4"/>
    </customColorRamp>
  </rasterproperties>
</qgis>
Files
Citation: « Smith, D., G. Neumann, R. E. Arvidson, E. A. Guinness, and S. Slavney, "Mars Global Surveyor Laser Altimeter Mission Experiment Gridded Data Record", NASA Planetary Data System, MGS-M-MOLA-5-MEGDR-L3-V1.0, 2003. ».

Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Jovean[edit]

Links to explore, GIS to find :

Former links (broken) :

Links[edit]

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