Haiti Maps and GIS Data Resources

Resources for finding maps, satellite imagery, GIS data and other geographically related data for the country of Haiti.  This page has been updated to included links to mapping resources for the recent January 12, 2010 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.

Data, Maps and Geography

About Haiti
Maps and geographical information from the Geography Site at About.

Earthquake Related Maps for Haiti
Listing from the Google Maps Mania blog of mapping efforts relating to the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake.

GIS Data Depot – Haiti
Free data for Haiti for downloading from the GIS Data Depot. Most data in ArcInfo Export (.e00) format.

Haiti Earthquake Map Viewer
Map viewer showing the location of the earthquake and aftershocks.

Maps of Haiti
Collection of digital maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Find country and city based maps.

OpenStreetMap’s WikiProject Haiti
Information page from OpenStreetMap for Haiti.  Recently added was a section on how users can help with the Haiti effort.

USGS Haiti Region Earthquake Related Maps
Maps and earthquake information relating to the January 12th, 2010 7.0 magnitude Haiti earthquake from the USGS.

Case Studies

Geospatial Data Availability for Haiti: An Aid in the Development of GIS-Based Natural Resource Assessments for Conservation Planning
PDF from the USDA by Maya Quiñones, William Gould, and Carlos D. Rodríguez-Pedraza that looks at the types and sources of geographic data available for Haiti.

Location of Haiti.

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2 Comments

  1. Please find GIS datasets and imagery for free download here:
    http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/content/haiti-earthquake-data

    We will host additional data, esp. hydrography, transport and DEM if you can supply them for free academic and emergency use.

    Thanks, Lex Berman

  2. Thank you, Lex, for the link to that repository of up-to-date GIS data on Haiti.

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