What is a good resource for downloading free shapefiles?

Created
October 08, 2021 23:30

Date Posted: 2017-06-28
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

Problem:

Solution:

Spotfire includes some standard shapefiles, but customers may need others based on their map chart needs.

Resolution

There are many good websites available for downloading ESRI shapefiles. The following is a link to one of the better ones from the U.S. Census:

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-line.html

For non-U.S. shapefiles try a Google search for "ESRI shapefiles for "