GuyNode is a grassroot, open spatial data infrastructure project. Its main goal is to facilitate easy access to geospatial data to support the use of GIS technology in Guyana.

Government websites for Guyana scarcely provide spatial data in GIS formats to the public. Maps are often supplied in pdf or jpg, tif, etc, formats, which cannot be used for GIS analysis without significant geoprocessing. GuyNode is a grassroot response to this problem. It works by collecting GIS layers and maps about Guyana , organizing for their conversion into GIS formats, and storing them on a single web platform where they can be freely accessed by the geospatial community.

Spatial data downloaded from Guynode's website can be used as base maps to support activities such as academic research, infrastructure monitoring, flood management, disease mapping, crime mapping, location analytics, climate change vulnerability and risk assessments, and much more.

Available Datasets

GuyNode currently offers downloadable datasets or links to external websites where the data can be accessed. Available datasets include administrative boundaries (national boundary, RDCs, municipalities, NDCs, villages), digital elevation models, satellite imagery, historic topographic maps, soils, vegetation, sea defenses, climate change data, and forestry.

All datasets stored on GuyNode spatial data portal are in the public domain. For example, digital elevation models (DEMs) were obtained from US government websites. Shapefiles such as regional administrative boundaries, streets, roads, and villages were downloaded from public sites such as Open Street Map, and the Statistical Bureau of Guyana

Some shapefiles were digitized from images contained in public-domain documents available on websites maintained by international organizations, such as the World Bank and the FAO.

For global datasets such as satellite imagery or the results of climate prediction models, hyperlinks are provided to the websites that host the data. In these cases, there is no need to duplicate the data, as they can be downloaded directly from these portals

Map Sharing Partnerships

If you have map layers pertaining to Guyana that you wish to share with the public, consider using this platform as a means of sharing your data. Email us the dataset. Once approved, we will host them on our site. We will cite you as the source.

Alternatively, if you know of public domain GIS datasets that might be of interest to us, please email us and let us know about these datasets. We will gladly add them to our collection. Examples of these dataset include:

• Street centerlines with address ranges
• Schools
• Health Care facilities
• Playgrounds
• Sea Defense - classified by type, e.g., sea wall, mangroves, etc
• Bathymetric Maps
• Canals and Drains
• Rice Lands
• Sugar Estates
• Canals and Drains
• Bauxite Areas
• Forest Industry Areas
• Canals and Drains
• Idle lands
• etc