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The Catalog

The catalog is Graticule’s built-in library of geographic boundary data that lives in the lefthand sidebar.

Browsing datasets

Section titled “Browsing datasets”

Datasets are grouped by source and display more metadata upon hover. Open the filter panel at the top of the catalog to search for a dataset by name, or use the filters to narrow the list.

Filters

Section titled “Filters”

Two filters are available:

  • Type — filters by the kind of geography: Regions (countries, states, counties), Cities & Places, Physical Geography (coastlines, rivers, lakes), Infrastructure (roads, railroads), or Utilities (time zones, reference grids).
  • Region — filters to a specific part of the world: World, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, or USA.

Filters combine — set both to find, for example, European administrative regions.

Loading a dataset

Section titled “Loading a dataset”

Click any dataset to add it to your map as a new layer, you can add the same dataset multiple times and layer names will be automatically deduplicated.

Data sources

Section titled “Data sources”

The catalog draws from four authoritative public sources.

  • Natural Earth — the most widely used source for world maps. Covers countries, states/provinces, coastlines, rivers, lakes, and more at multiple scales (10m, 50m, 110m). Public domain.
  • US Census TIGER — authoritative US boundaries: states and counties. Highly detailed and regularly updated. Currently includes only U.S. States and U.S. counties datasets but we plan to expand this. Public domain.
  • Eurostat — EU administrative and statistical regions at the NUTS 1, 2, and 3 hierarchy levels. CC BY 4.0.
  • Project Linework — hand-curated and stylized linework collections, designed to look good on maps. Owned by the Graticule team.

See Data Sources for more detail on each.

Uploaded datasets

Section titled “Uploaded datasets”

Files you’ve uploaded appear in a separate Uploaded section at the top of the catalog. Click any uploaded dataset to add it to the map again — it stays available for the duration of your session. Uploaded datasets are embedded into saved project files, so if you save a project and reopen it, your uploaded datasets should appear in the sidebar as expected.