HIFLD OPEN North America Political Divisions Polygons

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Geological Survey; United States Department of Homeland Security

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Project Citation: 

United States Geological Survey, and United States Department of Homeland Security. HIFLD OPEN North America Political Divisions Polygons. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E240869V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD OPEN North America Political Divisions Polygons
Summary:  View help for Summary The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data. A variety of basic data layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice and glaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms a base with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete the context of the data.The new version of the North American Atlas - Political Boundaries data set shows political entities in North America as polygons representing jurisdictional areas, such as, International boundaries, Provincial boundaries and State or territory boundaries.This is a revised version of the 2010 data set released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. This new version integrates political boundaries spatial vector information published by each country in 2021. The data set includes 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada; 32 states in Mexico; 48 states and the District of Columbia in the conterminous United Sates, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean region.Files Download
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; Canada; Mexico; United States; Boundaries; Census Bureau; Feature Service; Open Data; Emergency Preparedness; Disaster Planning; Infrastructure
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage North America
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 10/20/2022 – 4/7/2023
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025.


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