Free viewerJohannesburg
City of Johannesburg Online Maps
City of Johannesburg CGIS
The City viewer includes zoning, full-resolution aerial photography, proposed townships and property information.
REGIONAL GIS DATA GUIDE
Johannesburg GIS Data & Zoning Resources
A practical directory for City of Johannesburg zoning, property information, aerial imagery, cadastral sources, demographic data and commercial spatial datasets.
Official sources firstFree + commercialSouth African context
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Start with authoritative data, then add commercial detail where needed
These links are a curated starting point rather than a redistribution service. Provider coverage, formats, licensing and update cycles can change, so review the source metadata before analysis or commercial use.
Some official municipal sources provide viewers or ArcGIS services rather than direct file downloads. Where downloads are not exposed publicly, follow the provider's request or export process.
JOHANNESBURG DATA
3 sourcesCity of Johannesburg GIS
Official City resources for zoning, property and spatial information.
Free viewerJohannesburg
Johannesburg Zoning Theme
City of Johannesburg CGIS
The zoning theme explains use rights, density, height, building lines and amendment schemes.
Free / data by requestJohannesburg
Corporate Geo-Informatics
City of Johannesburg
Official information on CoJ GIS services, products and ordering digital data.
JOHANNESBURG DATA
3 sourcesCadastre, boundaries & census
Core reference datasets for Johannesburg spatial analysis.
Free / officialJohannesburg
Chief Surveyor-General Cadastral Data
DALRRD / CSG
National cadastral resources relevant to Johannesburg parcel and property workflows.
Free / officialJohannesburg
Municipal Demarcation Board GIS Data
Municipal Demarcation Board
Official municipal and ward boundaries for Johannesburg and surrounding Gauteng.
Free / officialJohannesburg
Stats SA Census 2022
Statistics South Africa
Census geography and demographic tables for population and socio-economic analysis.
JOHANNESBURG DATA
3 sourcesJohannesburg & Gauteng urban research
Open research and survey datasets that add context to municipal GIS.
Free / publicJohannesburg
GCRO Data Portal
Gauteng City-Region Observatory
A public portal with Gauteng spatial data, survey data, urban footprints, demographics and infrastructure datasets.
Free / CC BYJohannesburg
GCRO Quality of Life Viewer
Gauteng City-Region Observatory
Maps Gauteng survey results and supports Johannesburg planning-region views with downloadable data behind charts.
Free / publicJohannesburg
WorldPop South Africa
WorldPop
Fine-resolution population grids useful for Johannesburg accessibility and service planning.
JOHANNESBURG DATA
3 sourcesImagery & environmental data
Public imagery and environmental sources suitable for Johannesburg.
Free registrationJohannesburg
Copernicus Data Space
Copernicus
Satellite imagery for urban growth, vegetation and change analysis.
Free / publicJohannesburg
DFFE Environmental GIS
DFFE
Environmental datasets and screening layers for development assessment.
Free / openJohannesburg
Google Open Buildings
Google Research
Large-scale building footprint data that can support urban morphology and settlement analysis.
JOHANNESBURG DATA
3 sourcesCommercial Johannesburg data
Premium datasets for address intelligence, mobility and higher-resolution imagery.
CommercialJohannesburg
AfriGIS Data Catalogue
AfriGIS
Detailed African location intelligence and address datasets.
CommercialJohannesburg
TomTom Orbis Maps
TomTom
Commercial network and location data for mobility and logistics workflows.
CommercialJohannesburg
Maxar Geospatial Platform
Maxar
Premium very-high-resolution imagery and derived products.
ANALYSE THE DATA
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