GRASS GIS sample data

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[ North Carolina dataset | Datasets for special topics | Spearfish dataset | Global datasets ]

This section gathers sample datasets for learning or testing GRASS GIS. Datasets are made available as ready-to-use GRASS GIS locations and sample data in other common GIS formats. Note: an easy way to download sample data is from the download button on the GRASS GIS GUI.

North Carolina dataset

This dataset is a modern package of geospatial data from the state of North Carolina (NC), USA. It offers raster, vector, LiDAR and satellite data (EPSG: 3358). Most of the examples in the manuals of different modules are written with this dataset. The description, list of maps, and a quick usage tutorial are available here.

The North Carolina dataset can be downloaded in two versions:

• North Carolina full dataset Download ZIP (159 MB) Download TAR.GZ (159 MB)
• North Carolina basic dataset Download ZIP (50 MB) Download TAR.GZ (50 MB)

Datasets for special topics

• Sentinel-2 reduced Download ZIP (66 MB)

  Six massively reduced Sentinel-2 scenes (SAFE format)

• LiDAR Download zipped LAS (21 MB) Download LAZ (6 MB)

  Extra Raleigh (NC) LiDAR data file (note: height in feet): multi-return

• Climate Download ZIP (690 MB)

  North Carolina mapset with climatic data time series (nc_climate_spm_2000_2012). Unzip within North Carolina location, either full or basis datasets. See also the related tutorial

• Time series Download ZIP (for G7, 2 MB) Download ZIP (for G8, 2 MB)

  MODIS Land Surface Temperature mapset (to unzip in NC location): MODIS LST raster time series (MOD11B3, 6km, monthly)

• Data for import Download ZIP files

  Selected North Carolina maps in common GIS formats (SHAPE, KML, GeoTIFF) including RGB orthophoto

• 3D / voxel Download ZIP (8.9 MB)

  Complete Slovakia 3D precipitation location: Slovakia 3D precipitation voxel dataset

Spearfish dataset

This is the classical GRASS GIS dataset from the 1980th covering a part of Spearfish, South Dakota, USA, with raster, vector and point data. For more information on the dataset see the short documentation and soil data documentation (with legend for soils map).

• Spearfish dataset Download TAR.GZ (20 MB)

Global datasets

Based on the Natural Earth data collection, a GRASS GIS location with global background maps is available in the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). It is provided in two versions, a smaller, basic one and a more comprehensive collection with additional hydrological and ecological data:

• Basic global dataset Download ZIP (117 MB)

• Full global dataset Download ZIP (1.3 GB)

In the Global datasets wiki, the community shares information on other open datasets all over the globe and how they are imported into GRASS GIS.