EuroBoundaryMap v4.0
An updated geo database of European administrative and statistical units is now available.
This version includes data of 39 countries according to the reference date of 1 January 2009.
EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 is a seamless geo database at the scale 1:100 000. It contains geometry, names and codes of administrative and statistical units continuously updated by our members, the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies (NMCAs) of Europe. It offers a linkage to the updated statistical LAU2- and NUTS-codes for all local administrative units of EU27
EuroBoundaryMap v5.0 can be expected in January 2011.
CoverageAustria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (incl. French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Monaco), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (incl. San Marino and Vatican City), Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Andorra and Gibraltar), Sweden, Switzerland (incl. Liechtenstein), The Netherlands, Ukraine
EuroBoundaryMap specification [1 MB]
EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 offers:
Geographical in degrees (longitude, latitude) with decimal fraction and based on the ETRS 89 spatial reference system.
The Data Product Specification has been improved according to ISO 19131. The quality of EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 product has been checked according to ISO 19113 and the results are documented. The metadata of EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 and all national contributions is based on the ISO 19115 standard and the INSPIRE Metadata Implementing Rule.
Click here to ec.europa.eu site
Regions are additional feature classes, displaying units on all levels of each national administrative hierarchy.
USE-regions are included in EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 for all units at all administrative levels as well as the NUTS-regions for EU27, as published by Eurostat.
Fig: NUTS2 regions derived from EBM v4.0
ApplicationsEuroBoundaryMap v4.0 enables you to geo-reference statistical data, and can also be used as a background to geo-referenced datasets.
The most typical applications of the data are:
• geo-market analysis
• socio-economic analysis
• demographic analysis
• asset management
• geo-referencing cross-border data
(see also EBM use cases)
| Countries | Number of most detailed administrative units | Number of administrative (USE-) levels |
| Austria | 2357 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 4621 | 4 |
|
Belgium + Luxembourg |
589 + 116 | 5 |
| Croatia | 429 + 127 | 3 |
| Cyprus | 615 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 6249 | 4 |
| Denmark + FO + GL | 99 + 34 + 19 | 3 |
| Estonia | 194 + 33 + 4 | 3 |
| Finland | 348 | 4 |
| France + GF + GP + MQ + RE |
36589 + (2) + 112 | 6 |
| Germany | 12274 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 8800 | 6 |
| Greece | 1036 | 4 |
| Hungary | 3174 | 5 |
| Iceland | 78 | 3 |
| Ireland | 3441 | 3 |
| Italy | 8100 | 4 |
| Kosovo | 30 | 2 |
| Latvia | 517 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 5253 | 4 |
| Malta | 68 | 2 |
| Moldova | 904 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 582 | 6 |
| Norway | 430 | 3 |
| Poland | 2478 | 4 |
| Portugal | 4260 | 5 |
| Romania | 3185 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 2928 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 6028 | 3 |
| Spain | 8195 | 4 |
| Sweden | 290 | 3 |
| Switzerland + Liechtenstein | 2681 + 11 | 4 |
| The Netherlands | 443 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 495 | 3 |
| Total | 123518 | 3 |
Delivery format
EuroBoundaryMap v4.0 can be delivered as a seamless FullEurope version in addition to the country by country version. As a standard EBM is supplied in ESRI GeoDatabase formats (ArcGIS 9.2 File GDB) and it is also available in Shape- and MapInfo's mif/mid-formats.
Further Information
Please contact EuroGeographics or its distributors for further information.