Geographic Reference Infrastructure

Geometry catalog

12 geometry families, 17 geometry banks, and 29 bridge artifacts from geometry/geometry_catalog.json. This is the public geometry layer behind persistent place identity, maps, packs, Research, Ops, and agent tools.

12 families

17 banks

29 bridges

451 named geometries

Search catalog

Families Reference domains with maintained geometry.

Family52,690 features0 bridges

Global administrative boundaries

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyadmin_boundary

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Resolveradmin geometry name and point resolver

Geometry path{ISO3}.parquet

Family19 features0 bridges

Named oceans and seas

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familywater_body

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Resolvernamed geometry catalog

Geometry pathmarine/water_bodies.parquet

Family284 features0 bridges

Exclusive economic zones

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familymarine_eez

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Resolvernamed geometry catalog

Geometry pathmarine/eez.parquet

Family33,791 features9 bridges

USA ZIP Code Tabulation Areas

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyoverlay_zcta

CoverageUSA

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/zcta/USA.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_0, admin_1, admin_2, admin_3, admin_4, admin_5

Family703 features5 bridges

USA tribal areas

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyoverlay_tribal

CoverageUSA

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/tribal/USA.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_0, admin_1, admin_2, admin_3, admin_4

Family4,026 features3 bridges

NWS public forecast zones

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyoverlay_nws_public_zone

CoverageUSA

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/nws_public_zone/USA.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_0, admin_1, admin_2

Family3,552 features3 bridges

NWS fire weather zones

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyoverlay_nws_fire_weather_zone

CoverageUSA

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/nws_fire_weather_zone/USA.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_0, admin_1, admin_2

Family83 features0 bridges

Australia ASGS Special Mesh Blocks

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyaus_asgs_special_mesh_block

CoverageAUS

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/AUS/geometry/asgs_special_mesh_block/AUS.parquet

Family547 features2 bridges

Australia Local Government Areas

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familyaus_lga

CoverageAUS

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/AUS/geometry/lga/AUS.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_2, admin_4

Family156 features2 bridges

Canada CMA/CA

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familycan_census_metro_area

CoverageCAN

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/census_metro_area/CAN.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_2, admin_3

Family6,247 features2 bridges

Canada Census Tracts

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familycan_census_tract

CoverageCAN

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/census_tract/CAN.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_3, admin_4

Family1,643 features2 bridges

Canada Census Forward Sortation Areas

Canonical geometry family available to the reference graph, maps, packs, research, ops, and agents.

Familycan_forward_sortation_area

CoverageCAN

Resolverside-chain geometry bank with admin bridge

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/forward_sortation_area/CAN.parquet

Admin targetsadmin_3, admin_4

Geometry banks Usable, support, and sidechain geometry assets.

Point Derivation49,205 featuresDerivationApproved

global_admin2

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankglobal_admin2

Familyadmin_boundary

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry path{ISO3}.parquet

Namespacegeoboundaries_v2

Point DerivationDerivationApproved

physical_coastline_v1

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankphysical_coastline_v1

Familyphysical_surface

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry pathmasks/physical_coastline_v1/land.geojson

Namespacenot_applicable

Point Derivation147 featuresDerivationApproved

iho1953_named_water

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankiho1953_named_water

Familywater_body

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry pathmarine/iho1953_sea_areas.parquet

Namespaceiho1953_pangaea_2012

Support101 featuresUnreviewed

marine_regions_named_water_legacy

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankmarine_regions_named_water_legacy

Familywater_body

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry pathmarine/iho_sea_areas.parquet

Namespacemarine_regions_iho_v3

Point DerivationDerivationApproved

global_admin1

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankglobal_admin1

Familyadmin_boundary

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry path{ISO3}.parquet

Namespacegeoboundaries_v2

Point DerivationDerivationApproved

global_admin0

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankglobal_admin0

Familyadmin_boundary

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry path{ISO3}.parquet

Namespacegeoboundaries_v2

Point Derivation268 featuresDerivationApproved

supplemental_admin0_territories

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Banksupplemental_admin0_territories

Familysupplemental_admin0

Geometry pathsupplemental/admin0_territories.parquet

Namespacenatural_earth_v1

Point Derivation1 featuresDerivationApproved

polar_regions

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankpolar_regions

Familypolar_region

CoverageAUS, AUT, BEL, BRA, CAN, CZE, EUR, FRA, GLOBAL, SVK, USA

Geometry pathsupplemental/polar_regions.parquet

Namespacenatural_earth_v1

Sidechain Overlay33,791 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

USA ZIP Code Tabulation Areas

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankusa_zcta

Familyoverlay_zcta

CoverageUSA

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/zcta/USA.parquet

Namespacenot_recorded

Sidechain Overlay703 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

USA tribal areas

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankusa_tribal_areas

Familyoverlay_tribal

CoverageUSA

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/tribal/USA.parquet

Namespacenot_recorded

Sidechain Overlay4,026 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

NWS public forecast zones

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankusa_nws_public_zones

Familyoverlay_nws_public_zone

CoverageUSA

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/nws_public_zone/USA.parquet

Namespacenws_public_zones_2025_03_18

Sidechain Overlay3,552 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

NWS fire weather zones

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankusa_nws_fire_weather_zones

Familyoverlay_nws_fire_weather_zone

CoverageUSA

Geometry pathcountries/USA/geometry/nws_fire_weather_zone/USA.parquet

Namespacenws_fire_weather_zones_2025_03_18

Sidechain Overlay83 featuresApproved

Australia ASGS Special Mesh Blocks

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankaus_asgs_special_mesh_block_sidechain

Familyaus_asgs_special_mesh_block

CoverageAUS

Geometry pathcountries/AUS/geometry/asgs_special_mesh_block/AUS.parquet

Namespacenot_recorded

Sidechain Overlay547 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

Australia Local Government Areas

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankaus_lga_sidechain

Familyaus_lga

CoverageAUS

Geometry pathcountries/AUS/geometry/lga/AUS.parquet

Namespacenot_recorded

Sidechain Overlay156 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

Canada CMA/CA

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankcan_census_metro_area

Familycan_census_metro_area

CoverageCAN

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/census_metro_area/CAN.parquet

Namespacecan_census_metro_area_2021

Sidechain Overlay6,247 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

Canada Census Tracts

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankcan_census_tract

Familycan_census_tract

CoverageCAN

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/census_tract/CAN.parquet

Namespacecan_census_tract_2021

Sidechain Overlay1,643 featuresAdmin bridgeApproved

Canada Census Forward Sortation Areas

Maintained geometry bank with compatibility metadata for place identity and cross-domain joins.

Bankcan_forward_sortation_area

Familycan_forward_sortation_area

CoverageCAN

Geometry pathcountries/CAN/geometry/forward_sortation_area/CAN.parquet

Namespacecan_forward_sortation_area_2021

Geometry tools How loc_id, bridges, and sidechains fit together Research packages Citable state geometry packages and manifests loc_id guide The persistent place identifiers these geometries support