Spatial Data
Spatial data files and information about the applications of GIS research within the SALURBAL project.
Geographic Units
The SALURBAL team has developed a rigorous protocol for defining cities, sub-cities, and neighborhoods. This process allows us to study and compare urban environments and their health impacts across cities in 11 countries in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
We undertook a systematic approach to identify and define SALURBAL cities. The approach has guided the definition of geographic areas to which all SALURBAL data is linked. You can read more about this process in “Building a Data Platform for Cross-Country Urban Health Studies” or scroll through a summary of this process in our interactive “What is a SALURBAL city”.
Geographic Levels
GIS Resources
Spatial Boundaries
Access shapefiles and geographic boundary data for SALURBAL cities, sub-cities, and neighborhoods.
ArcGIS Hub
Explore interactive maps and spatial data visualizations through our ArcGIS platform.