Datasets¶
This page lists all datasets available in GeoQuery. Click a dataset name for full details.
| Dataset | Type | Temporal Range | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACLED Conflict Events | feature | — | — | Georeferenced political violence and protest events from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). |
| Accessibility to Cities (2015) | raster | — | — | Estimated travel time (in minutes) to the nearest city for the year 2015. |
| Annual Surface PM2.5 Estimates (V5GL0502) | raster | 1998–2023 | — | Yearly average of monthly estimates of ground-level fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for 1998-2022 produced by combining … |
| Annual VIIRS Nighttime Lights v2.1 - Average Value | raster | 2012–2021 | — | Annual VIIRS nighttime lights product Version 2.1. Average value with background pixels masked. Please use in combinatio… |
| Annual VIIRS Nighttime Lights v2.1 - Count of Cloud Free Coverage | raster | 2012–2021 | — | Annual VIIRS nighttime lights product Version 2.1. Count of pixels within boundary with at least 1 cloud free observatio… |
| Annual VIIRS Nighttime Lights v2.2 - Average Value | raster | 2022–2023 | — | Annual VIIRS nighttime lights product Version 2.2. Average value with background pixels masked. Please use in combinatio… |
| Annual VIIRS Nighttime Lights v2.2 - Count of Cloud Free Coverage | raster | 2022–2023 | — | Annual VIIRS nighttime lights product Version 2.2. Count of pixels within boundary with at least 1 cloud free observatio… |
| Annual daytime land surface temperature - MODIS v6.1 | raster | 2000–2025 | — | Annual daytime land surface temperature in Kelvins. Created by aggregating (mean) month data from MOD11C3.061 CMG LST pr… |
| Child Mortality in Africa | raster | 1980–2000 | — | Under-5 mortality (estimated deaths per 1,000 child-years) for the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Based on geo-spatial interpo… |
| DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights | raster | 1992–2013 | — | Version 4 DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights composites. The lights from cities, towns, and other sites with persistent lighting,… |
| DMSP-like VIIRS Nighttime Lights | raster | 2013–2019 | — | Conversion of VIIRS NTL product original radiance measurements to DMSP digital numbers |
| Diamond Deposits | raster | — | — | The diamonds dataset contains a list of all known diamond deposits throughout the world. Layer is a binary indicating ar… |
| Distance to ADM1 Borders (geoBoundaries) | raster | — | — | Distance to ADM1 borders, measured in meters. Derived using geoBoundaries ADM1 boundaries. |
| Distance to ADM2 Borders (geoBoundaries) | raster | — | — | Distance to ADM2 borders, measured in meters. Derived using geoBoundaries ADM2 boundaries. |
| Distance to Coast | raster | — | — | Distance to coast (on land only), measured in meters. Derived using World Vector Shorelines. |
| Distance to Country (ADM0) Borders (geoBoundaries) | raster | — | — | Distance to country ADM0 borders, measured in meters. Derived using geoBoundaries ADM0 (Country) boundaries. |
| Distance to Diamond Deposits | raster | — | — | Distance to known diamond deposits, measured in meters. |
| Distance to Drug Cultivation Sites | raster | — | — | Distance to drug cultivation sites (any drug type). The drug cultivation dataset contains information on coca bush, opiu… |
| Distance to Gemstone Deposits | raster | — | — | Distance to gemstone deposits, measured in meters. |
| Distance to Lootable Gold Deposit | raster | — | — | Distance to nearest lootable or surface gold deposit. Derived from GOLDATA dataset which consists of 2969 entries for go… |
| Distance to Roads | raster | — | — | Distance to roads, measured in meters, based on the Global Roads Open Access Dataset (gRoads) version 1.0. |
| Distance to Water | raster | — | — | Distance to water, measured in meters. Derived using World Vector Shorelines combined with rivers and lakes from World D… |
| Drug Cultivation Sites | raster | — | — | The drug cultivation dataset contains information on coca bush, opium poppy, and cannabis cultivation through the world.… |
| ESA Land Cover | raster | 1992–2022 | — | ESA land cover class data product. Categories used are cropland (rainfed, irrigated, mosaic), forest, grassland, shrubla… |
| Gemstone Deposits | raster | — | — | The gemstone dataset contains information on gemstone deposits throughout the world. Layer is a binary indicating areas … |
| Global Critical Habitats Screening - Version 2.1 | raster | — | — | The International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) Performance Standard 6 (PS6) is one of the most influential biodiversity… |
| Gold Deposits | raster | — | — | Categorical layer where cells are defined as lootable, surface, or non-lootable gold deposits (or mix). Derived from GOL… |
| Ground Slope | raster | — | — | Global slope (in degrees) derived from the GEBCO_2026 Grid elevation data, at 15 arc-second (~450m) resolution. |
| Ground Slope | raster | — | — | Global slope (in degrees) derived from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) dataset (v4.1) at 500m resolution. |
| LandMark: Indigenous Peoples' and Community Lands | feature | — | — | Locations of Indigenous Peoples' and local community lands and territories from LandMark. Measures percent overlap with … |
| LandScan Population Count | raster | 2000–2024 | — | Estimated population count from LandScan. Underlying dataset provides number of people per 1km pixel, based on an ambien… |
| MODIS Land Cover (MCD12Q1, Version 6.1) | raster | 2001–2024 | — | Annual global land cover type data product (MCD12Q1) using the IGBP Land Cover Type Classification. Derived from combine… |
| Malaria Atlas Project - Malaria (Pf) Incidence Rate | raster | 2000–2020 | — | Number of newly diagnosed Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) cases per 1,000 population, in a given year |
| Monthly IMERG (GPM) precipitation (v07B) | raster | 2001–2024 | — | Monthly IMERG GPM (v07B) precipitation - research version |
| Monthly Precipitation - CRU TS (v4.07) | raster | 1901–2022 | — | Montly precipitation from Climate Research Unit (CRU) in millimeters. Version 4.07 |
| Monthly Surface PM2.5 Estimates (V5GL0502) | raster | 1998–2023 | — | Estimates of ground-level fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for 1998-2022 produced by combining Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD… |
| Monthly Temperature - CRU TS (v4.07) | raster | 1901–2022 | — | Montly temperature from Climate Research Unit (CRU) in degrees Celsius. Version 4.07 |
| Motorized Travel Time to Healthcare Facilities (2019) | raster | — | — | Estimated motorized travel time (in minutes) to the nearest healthcare facility, for the year 2019. |
| OCO-2 (v11.3r) - CO2 Concentration (yearly) | raster | 2015–2025 | — | The average concentration of carbon dioxide in a column of dry air extending from Earth's surface to the top of the atmo… |
| Photovoltaic power potential | raster | — | — | Longterm yearly average of daily totals of potential photovoltaic electricity production (kWh/kWp). |
| Physical Elevation | raster | — | — | Global land and ice surface elevation (in meters; negative values are ocean depth) from the GEBCO_2026 Grid, at 15 arc-s… |
| Physical Elevation | raster | — | — | Global elevation (in meters) from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) dataset (v4.1) at 500m resolution. |
| Population (GPW V4.11, UN Adjusted) | raster | 2000–2020 | — | Population count (UN Adjusted values) from Gridded Population of the World v4 revision 11. GPWv4 depicts the distributio… |
| Population Density (GPW V4.11, UN Adjusted) | raster | 2000–2020 | — | Population density (UN Adjusted values) from Gridded Population of the World v4 revision 11. GPWv4 depicts the density o… |
| Presence of a political leader's birthplace (ADM1/ADM2 use only) | raster | 1989–2023 | — | The Political Leaders Affiliation Database (PLAD) contains information on the birthplaces of the effective leaders of 17… |
| Travel time to major cities | raster | — | — | Estimated travel time (in minutes) to the nearest city of 50,000 or more people in year 2000. |
| UCDP Conflict Deaths (v26.1) | feature | — | — | Number of total fatalities resulting from conflict events based on the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (GED) global ver… |
| WWLLN Global Lightning Climatology: Monthly Stroke Density | raster | 2010–2025 | — | Monthly lightning stroke density derived from the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN), gridded at 5 arc-minute… |
| Walking-Only Travel Time to Healthcare Facilities (2019) | raster | — | — | Estimated walking-only travel time (in minutes) to the nearest healthcare facility, for the year 2019. |
| Wind Power Density Potential | raster | — | — | Wind power density potential at 50m |
| Wind Speed Potential | raster | — | — | Wind speed potential at 50m |
| WorldPop Population Count | raster | 2000–2020 | — | Estimated population count from WorldPop. Underlying dataset provides number of people per 1km pixel. The mapping approa… |
| Yearly IMERG (GPM) precipitation (v07B) | raster | 2001–2024 | — | Yearly IMERG GPM (v07B) precipitation - Created by aggregating (mean) the monthly GPM precipitation |
| Yearly Mean Precipitation - CRU TS (v4.07) | raster | 1901–2022 | — | Yearly mean precipitation from Climate Research Unit (CRU) in millimeters. Version 4.07 |
| Yearly Mean Temperature - CRU TS (v4.07) | raster | 1901–2022 | — | Yearly mean temperature from Climate Research Unit (CRU) in degrees Celsius. Version 4.07 |
| Yearly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index - NDVI (LTDR v6 - AVHRR) | raster | 1981–2025 | — | Yearly value for Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). Created using the NASA Long Term Data Record (v6) AVHRR … |