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Owner: Carl Boettiger
Created: 17 Jun 2026
Last Updated: 17 Jun 2026

Product Details

Product Contents

Product Details

Visibility: Public
Owner: Carl Boettiger
Created: 17 Jun 2026
Last Updated: 17 Jun 2026

Product Contents

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README

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights (v202509)

LandMark provides the world's first global platform to map land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This collection covers the September 2025 (v202509) release.

License: CC BY 4.0 Citation: LandMark: The Global Platform of Indigenous and Community Lands (v202509). https://landmarkmap.org Source: https://landmarkmap.org/data-methods/

Datasets

Layer	Features	Geometry	Formats
IPLC Polygon	124,616	Polygon	GeoParquet, PMTiles, H3 hex
IPLC Point	2,646	Point	GeoParquet, PMTiles
Indicative Polygon	17,539	Polygon	GeoParquet, PMTiles, H3 hex

IPLC Polygon (`iplc-poly`)

Community-level polygon boundaries aggregated from local, national, and regional mapping initiatives. Each feature represents a documented indigenous or community territory.

PMTiles source-layer: iplc-poly

IPLC Point (`iplc-pt`)

Point locations (centroids or representative points) for IPLC areas. Useful for overview mapping and tabular joins.

PMTiles source-layer: iplc-pt

Indicative Areas Polygon (`indicative-poly`)

Model-estimated indicative extent of indigenous and community lands in areas where direct boundary mapping is unavailable. Derived from population surveys, national statistics, and modeling.

PMTiles source-layer: indicative-poly

Field Descriptions

All polygon and point layers share the same schema:

Field	Type	Description
`_cng_fid`	int64	Internal feature ID
`OGC_FID`	int64	Original source feature ID
`identity`	string	Identity type (Indigenous Peoples / Local Communities)
`name`	string	Name of the community or people
`form_rec`	string	Form of recognition of the land right
`doc_status`	string	Documentation status
`stat_date`	string	Date of status determination
`stat_note`	string	Notes on status
`country`	string	Country where territory is located
`category`	string	Category of land right
`ethncty_1`	string	Primary ethnicity/group classification
`populatn`	int64	Population estimate
`pop_source`	string	Source of population estimate
`pop_year`	int64	Year of population estimate
`area_ofcl`	double	Official recorded area (hectares)
`area_gis`	double	GIS-computed area (hectares)
`scale`	string	Scale/accuracy of mapped boundary
`method`	string	Method used to delineate boundary
`data_ctrb`	string	Data contributor organization
`data_src`	string	Primary data source name
`data_src_s`	string	Data source short name
`data_src_l`	string	Data source URL
`data_date`	string	Date of source data
`add_note`	string	Additional notes
`more_info`	string	URL for more information
`layer`	string	Source layer name
`download`	string	Download URL for source data
`iso_code`	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code (polygon layers)
`geom`	geometry	Geometry in WGS84 (OGC:CRS84)

Usage Examples

DuckDB

MapLibre GL JS (IPLC Polygon)

MapLibre GL JS (Indicative Areas)

Processing Notes

Source: LandMark v202509 shapefiles downloaded from https://landmarkmap.org/data-methods/
Raw source files archived at s3://public-indigenous/raw/
Processed using cng-datasets on NRP Nautilus Kubernetes cluster
H3 hex tiling at resolution 10 with parent resolutions 9, 8, 0
indicative-pt (point layer) processing pending upstream fix for Measured 3D MultiPoint geometry

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights

Cloud native versions of LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights (v202509)

README

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights (v202509)

LandMark provides the world's first global platform to map land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This collection covers the September 2025 (v202509) release.

License: CC BY 4.0 Citation: LandMark: The Global Platform of Indigenous and Community Lands (v202509). https://landmarkmap.org Source: https://landmarkmap.org/data-methods/

Datasets

Layer	Features	Geometry	Formats
IPLC Polygon	124,616	Polygon	GeoParquet, PMTiles, H3 hex
IPLC Point	2,646	Point	GeoParquet, PMTiles
Indicative Polygon	17,539	Polygon	GeoParquet, PMTiles, H3 hex

IPLC Polygon (`iplc-poly`)

Community-level polygon boundaries aggregated from local, national, and regional mapping initiatives. Each feature represents a documented indigenous or community territory.

PMTiles source-layer: iplc-poly

IPLC Point (`iplc-pt`)

Point locations (centroids or representative points) for IPLC areas. Useful for overview mapping and tabular joins.

PMTiles source-layer: iplc-pt

Indicative Areas Polygon (`indicative-poly`)

Model-estimated indicative extent of indigenous and community lands in areas where direct boundary mapping is unavailable. Derived from population surveys, national statistics, and modeling.

PMTiles source-layer: indicative-poly

Field Descriptions

All polygon and point layers share the same schema:

Field	Type	Description
`_cng_fid`	int64	Internal feature ID
`OGC_FID`	int64	Original source feature ID
`identity`	string	Identity type (Indigenous Peoples / Local Communities)
`name`	string	Name of the community or people
`form_rec`	string	Form of recognition of the land right
`doc_status`	string	Documentation status
`stat_date`	string	Date of status determination
`stat_note`	string	Notes on status
`country`	string	Country where territory is located
`category`	string	Category of land right
`ethncty_1`	string	Primary ethnicity/group classification
`populatn`	int64	Population estimate
`pop_source`	string	Source of population estimate
`pop_year`	int64	Year of population estimate
`area_ofcl`	double	Official recorded area (hectares)
`area_gis`	double	GIS-computed area (hectares)
`scale`	string	Scale/accuracy of mapped boundary
`method`	string	Method used to delineate boundary
`data_ctrb`	string	Data contributor organization
`data_src`	string	Primary data source name
`data_src_s`	string	Data source short name
`data_src_l`	string	Data source URL
`data_date`	string	Date of source data
`add_note`	string	Additional notes
`more_info`	string	URL for more information
`layer`	string	Source layer name
`download`	string	Download URL for source data
`iso_code`	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code (polygon layers)
`geom`	geometry	Geometry in WGS84 (OGC:CRS84)

Usage Examples

DuckDB

MapLibre GL JS (IPLC Polygon)

MapLibre GL JS (Indicative Areas)

Processing Notes

Source: LandMark v202509 shapefiles downloaded from https://landmarkmap.org/data-methods/
Raw source files archived at s3://public-indigenous/raw/
Processed using cng-datasets on NRP Nautilus Kubernetes cluster
H3 hex tiling at resolution 10 with parent resolutions 9, 8, 0
indicative-pt (point layer) processing pending upstream fix for Measured 3D MultiPoint geometry

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.pmtiles
3https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.pmtiles
3https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-pt.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-pt.pmtiles

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-pt.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-pt.pmtiles

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.pmtiles
3https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet

1https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.parquet
2https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.pmtiles
3https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet

1INSTALL httpfs; LOAD httpfs;
2INSTALL spatial; LOAD spatial;
3
4-- Count IPLC territories by country
5SELECT country, COUNT(*) as n_territories, SUM(area_gis) as total_ha
6FROM read_parquet('https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.parquet')
7GROUP BY country
8ORDER BY n_territories DESC
9LIMIT 20;
10
11-- Query H3 hex index at resolution 8
12SELECT h0, h3_index, identity, COUNT(*) as n_cells
13FROM read_parquet('https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet',
14                  hive_partitioning=true)
15WHERE resolution = 8
16GROUP BY h0, h3_index, identity
17LIMIT 10;

1INSTALL httpfs; LOAD httpfs;
2INSTALL spatial; LOAD spatial;
3
4-- Count IPLC territories by country
5SELECT country, COUNT(*) as n_territories, SUM(area_gis) as total_ha
6FROM read_parquet('https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.parquet')
7GROUP BY country
8ORDER BY n_territories DESC
9LIMIT 20;
10
11-- Query H3 hex index at resolution 8
12SELECT h0, h3_index, identity, COUNT(*) as n_cells
13FROM read_parquet('https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly/hex/h0=*/data_0.parquet',
14                  hive_partitioning=true)
15WHERE resolution = 8
16GROUP BY h0, h3_index, identity
17LIMIT 10;

1map.addSource('iplc-poly', {
2  type: 'vector',
3  url: 'pmtiles://https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.pmtiles'
4});
5
6map.addLayer({
7  id: 'iplc-poly-fill',
8  type: 'fill',
9  source: 'iplc-poly',
10  'source-layer': 'iplc-poly',   // <-- this is the source-layer name
11  paint: {
12    'fill-color': '#2196f3',
13    'fill-opacity': 0.4
14  }
15});

1map.addSource('iplc-poly', {
2  type: 'vector',
3  url: 'pmtiles://https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/iplc-poly.pmtiles'
4});
5
6map.addLayer({
7  id: 'iplc-poly-fill',
8  type: 'fill',
9  source: 'iplc-poly',
10  'source-layer': 'iplc-poly',   // <-- this is the source-layer name
11  paint: {
12    'fill-color': '#2196f3',
13    'fill-opacity': 0.4
14  }
15});

1map.addSource('indicative-poly', {
2  type: 'vector',
3  url: 'pmtiles://https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.pmtiles'
4});
5
6map.addLayer({
7  id: 'indicative-poly-fill',
8  type: 'fill',
9  source: 'indicative-poly',
10  'source-layer': 'indicative-poly',   // <-- this is the source-layer name
11  paint: {
12    'fill-color': '#ff9800',
13    'fill-opacity': 0.3
14  }
15});

1map.addSource('indicative-poly', {
2  type: 'vector',
3  url: 'pmtiles://https://s3-west.nrp-nautilus.io/public-indigenous/landmark/indicative-poly.pmtiles'
4});
5
6map.addLayer({
7  id: 'indicative-poly-fill',
8  type: 'fill',
9  source: 'indicative-poly',
10  'source-layer': 'indicative-poly',   // <-- this is the source-layer name
11  paint: {
12    'fill-color': '#ff9800',
13    'fill-opacity': 0.3
14  }
15});

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights (v202509)

Datasets

IPLC Polygon (iplc-poly)

IPLC Point (iplc-pt)

Indicative Areas Polygon (indicative-poly)

Field Descriptions

Usage Examples

DuckDB

MapLibre GL JS (IPLC Polygon)

MapLibre GL JS (Indicative Areas)

Processing Notes

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights

LandMark: Indigenous & Community Land Rights (v202509)

Datasets

IPLC Polygon (iplc-poly)

IPLC Point (iplc-pt)

Indicative Areas Polygon (indicative-poly)

Field Descriptions

Usage Examples

DuckDB

MapLibre GL JS (IPLC Polygon)

MapLibre GL JS (Indicative Areas)

Processing Notes

IPLC Polygon (`iplc-poly`)

IPLC Point (`iplc-pt`)

Indicative Areas Polygon (`indicative-poly`)

IPLC Polygon (`iplc-poly`)

IPLC Point (`iplc-pt`)

Indicative Areas Polygon (`indicative-poly`)