Natural Earth
Natural Earth provides public-domain vector and raster datasets at several coordinated scales for making clear general-reference maps.
Limitations: Its generalized data is unsuitable for street, parcel, engineering, navigation, or precise boundary work. Choose the scale that matches the final map.
Why it is useful
Natural Earth provides public-domain vector and raster datasets at several coordinated scales for making clear general-reference maps. This resource is especially useful for Small-scale global basemap data for regional and world maps. Review the current instructions and limitations from Natural Earth before relying on it for important work.
Limitations
Its generalized data is unsuitable for street, parcel, engineering, navigation, or precise boundary work. Choose the scale that matches the final map.