Digital Boundaries

Global map set

Digital Boundaries are digital map layers used in a GIS (geographic information system) to show how the world or a country is divided into regions, postal areas, and small geographic units. They help you to put data on a map so you can see e.g. where your customers are, how different areas perform, and where opportunities might be.

The Digital Boundaries from MB-Research are useful in the following areas, for example: in the implementation of sales strategies, the planning of product placements, logistics, location expansion or in market research.

Our global map set includes administrative, postal and microgeographical vector-based boundaries for 248 countries with more than 2,000 geographical layers in total. MB-Research Digital Boundaries are developed to the highest standards.

All advantages at a glance




 Accuracy
All MB-Research layers are topologically correct and "seamless" to the external borders of neighboring countries.

Unified Structure
Data and territories from several countries can be easily combined in one layer thanks to the unified structur, thus enabling cross-country analyses. Our Market Data fits perfectly with our Digital Boundaries.

Large Inventory
MB-Research offers one of the most comprehensive collections of administrative, postal and microgeographical layers.


Up to date
All layers are updated regularly. Higher-level area layers are also included in our packages.

Easy to Integrate
The digital boundaries can be provided in all standard GIS formats:
  • ESRI Shapefile (*.shp)
  • ESRI File GeoDataBase (*.gdb)
  • MapInfo TAB Extended (*.tabx)
  • MapInfo TAB (*.tab)
  • GeoJSON (*.geojson)
  • GeoPackage (*.gpkg)
  • Other formats are also available on request.

 Vector-based
The Digital Boundaries are vector-based to enable high-performance processing at any zoom level.


Additional Names
Country-specific information on names and languages is available for each country, as well as information on the respective script.

City Points
The cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are provided in an extra layer in our deliveries.

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