Mexico Free Data Sets

Oct 08 - Added MRDS Mexico Data in Google Earth format. Check back later for additional data sets.

Georeferenced Population Data Sets of Mexico - the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) developed a population data collection for Mexico, drawing on a unique set of georeferenced population data and on Geographic Information System (GIS) technology.  The Georeferenced Population Data Sets of Mexico consists of the following products: Population Database of Mexico; Urban Place, Time-Series Population Spreadsheet of Mexico; Urban Place GIS Coverage of Mexico; GIS Coverage of Mexican Localities; GIS Coverage of Mexican States; ; and Raster Based GIS Coverage of Mexican Population.

The data below has been converted to ESRI ArcView .shp,  MapInfo .tab file formats.

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)

MRDS describes metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references. It includes the original MRDS and MAS/MILS data.

You can see an example on the Google Earth Demo page. The data is formatted as a .KMZ file to display in Google Earth. Download data

Digital Chart of the World Data Sets

The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) is an Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) product originally developed for the US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) using DMA data. The DCW 1993 version at 1:1,000,000 scale was used. The DMA data sources are aeronautical charts, which emphasize landmarks important from flying altitudes. This explains why there is a separate aeronautical theme with all conceivable airports, yet why on some themes small islands and lakes are simply unnamed points. ESRI, in compiling the DCW, also eliminated some detail and made some assumptions for handling tiny polygons and edgematching. Also, note that the completeness of the thematic categories present in each layer will vary.  Please read the layer descriptions available in the downloadable documentation.

Additional Data Sets available from GeoGRAFX

The map features listed below were derived from the GEOnet Names Server (GNS) which provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names.  The data has been converted to ESRI ArcView .shp,   MapInfo .tab file formats.

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