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Links to GIS data for Haiti
Recent articles about GIS and remote sensing in Haiti
2013 article published in the International Journal of Health Geographics entitled "Using ArcMap, Google Earth, and Global Positioning Systems to select and locate random households in rural Haiti" by Dr. Peter J. Wampler; Dr. Richard Rediske, and Dr. Azizur Molla.
Free Downloadable Data
GIS data resources from Haitidata.org
Global Land Cover Facility: Earth Science Data Interface [raster]
USGS: Seamless Data Server [raster]
Haiti Earthquake Data Portal [raster and vector]
Digital Chart of the World Server (DCW) [raster and vector]
Data Download for Cost
GeoCommunity
Compiled GIS data (zip files)
Administration Boundary Files [vector]
resource format: shapefile
file size: 1,956 KB
source: DCW
resource format: shapefile
file size: 3,148 KB
source: Minustah
Place names:Towns and Cities [vector]
resource format: shapefile
file size: 566 KB
source: DCW
Major Rivers of Haiti [vector]
resource format: shapefile
file size: 174 KB
source: Minustah
resource format: shapefile
file size: 6,354 KB
source: Minustah
resource format: shapefile
file size: 114 KB
source: Minustah
Fault Lines by Minustah [vector]
resource format: shapefile
file size: 314 KB
source: Minustah
Demographics: Population density, Male/Female population, number of houses [vector]
resource format: shapefile
file size: 938 KB
source: Minustah