About the Spain maps
GeoSlides publishes editable vector map templates built from the boundaries Spanish statistics are actually published against, for people who need a map in a presentation and do not use GIS software.
Where the boundaries come from
GeoSlides publishes several catalogs: the Spain maps described here, built from CNIG boundaries inscribed in the Registro Central de Cartografía; a United States catalog built from U.S. Census Bureau boundaries; and a United Kingdom catalog built from Office for National Statistics boundaries. The Spanish-language Spain catalog lives at España.
| Publisher | Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica (CNIG), Instituto Geográfico Nacional |
|---|---|
| Register | Registro Central de Cartografía (RD 1545/2007) |
| License | Order FOM 2807/2015 — reuse permitted; acknowledgement of origin and data date required |
| Commercial use | Permitted under the order |
| Credit required | Yes — printed on the source slide of every template, with the data date |
| Projection | Albers equal-area conic, with an inset for the Canary Islands |
| Simplification | Douglas–Peucker, tuned per level so shapes stay smooth at projector size |
The order requires the origin of the data to be acknowledged and the data date stated wherever the material is reproduced. Both are already on the source slide of every deck and on every map slide, so nothing needs adding to a presentation you build:
- Source: Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica (CNIG), Instituto Geográfico Nacional
- Boundaries registered in the Registro Central de Cartografía
What each level covers
Spanish geography nests, and the templates use the name each level actually goes by:
- Autonomous communities — the 17 first-level divisions plus Ceuta and Melilla, which is why the national map holds 19 shapes.
- Provinces — the 50 mainland provinces plus the Balearics and the two autonomous cities, drawn the way every official table counts them.
- Municipalities — the 8,213 municipal councils, sold per province because that is the unit a buyer works in, plus the two archipelagos as their own maps.
The area figures
CNIG publishes no land-area attribute, so the area shown on the data slide is measured from the boundary geometry itself and labeled Area, km². It is there so you can sanity-check the map before replacing it with your own numbers, not as an official statistic. For official areas, use the INE figures.
Get in touch
If a geography is missing, a boundary looks wrong, or a broader license is needed, email hello@geoslides.com.