National Map / 2013 70% open

Brazil

Brazil is ranked #14 for this dataset

What data is expected?

High level map at a scale of 1:250,000 or better (1cm = 2.5km)

What data is available

  •   Does the data exist? Yes
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Publicly available? Yes
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Is the data machine readable? Yes (shape files, .prf, .mdb)
  •   Available in bulk? Yes
  •   Openly licensed? Unsure (No URL given)
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes

Details

There is a machine-readable 1:250.000-scale vectorial map data suitable for ingestion in digital map-making systems (GIS), which includes administrative boundaries, water bodies, transportation infrastructure, energy and communication, etc. There are several other map products, at scales both greater and smaller that the above one. The licensing is unclear but claimed to be public domain, see http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-br/2009-January/000029.html.

Contributors

Reviewers

  • Daniela Mattern

Submitters

  • Augusto Herrmann
  • Daniela Mattern