| UID |
120 |
| Name |
Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL) |
| Note |
The Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL) dataset is developed and owned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
It provides a comprehensive spatial dataset of sub-national administrative units for all countries in the world, consistent with the United Nations (UN) delineation of international boundaries.
GAUL 2024 includes two datasets: GAUL 2024 Subnational Level 1 (GAUL_2024_L1) and GAUL 2024 Subnational Level 2 (GAUL_2024_L2). The dataset was developed by consolidating national-level data from relevant sources, which involved editing geometries, standardizing attributes into a unified table structure, and preparing metadata for each country.
GAUL 2024 should not be considered an authoritative or official representation of subnational boundaries. Its primary objective is to facilitate the representation of subnational statistics and attributes. Country names in GAUL 2024 follow the Names of Countries and Territories (NOCS) database. |
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Update Frequency
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Irregular |
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Area
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Global
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| Temporal |
-
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Timeliness
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1 hour |
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Data Policy
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Full and Open |
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Data type
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Geospatial data |
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Copernicus service product
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Data format
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Vector dataset |
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Quality Control Procedure
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TBD |
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Dissemination
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View and Download Service |
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Inspire themes
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N/A
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Geographical Coverage
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Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
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Status
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- |
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State
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Valid
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| Created on |
April 5, 2018, 1:57 p.m. |
| Last modified on |
June 30, 2025, 12:02 p.m. |