Overview
United States and Canada GIS Data – For CAD
Equator is an online platform that brings together GIS, LiDAR, and mapping data into one easy-to-use environment. It provides access to detailed geospatial layers such as parcels, building outlines, contours, and LiDAR point clouds across the United States and Canada. Professionals in engineering, planning, and design use Equator to explore sites, visualize terrain in 3D, and export high-resolution CAD and DWG data directly from the map. The GIS data showcased here is powered by Equator’s infrastructure, connecting public and open datasets through a modern web interface built for analysis, design, and decision-making.
United States and Canada GIS Data →
Formats Available
Export Your Data Ready to Use in Multiple Formats
DWG
AutoCAD Drawing - Industry-standard CAD format
Supported Data:
Contour, Parcel, Building Outline
SHP
Shapefile - Standard GIS vector format
Supported Data:
Contour, Parcel, Building Outline
DXF
Drawing Exchange Format - Universal CAD interchange
Supported Data:
Contour, Building Outline
GeoJSON
Geographic JSON - Web-friendly spatial data format
Supported Data:
Contour, Parcel, Building Outline
LAZ
Compressed LAS - Efficient LiDAR point cloud format
Supported Data:
Point Cloud
SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics - Web vector format
Supported Data:
Contour, Building Outline
GPKG (Coming Soon)
GeoPackage - Modern OGC spatial database format
Supported Data:
Contour, Parcel, Building Outline
LandXML (Coming Soon)
Land XML - Civil engineering data exchange format
Supported Data:
Point Cloud
TIN (Coming Soon)
Triangulated Irregular Network - 3D surface model
Supported Data:
Point Cloud
XYZ (Coming Soon)
XYZ Point Cloud - Simple ASCII point cloud format
Supported Data:
Point Cloud