Cities borders data

[CharlieGroenewegen]

Hi there,

I'm looking for data representing the geographical borders of the cities in North-Africa and Europe. If the data-set is larger than that it's good too. Does anybody know where to find this?

Kind regards,

Charlie

[jcarlson]

There are a few places you might look.

1. Your MyEsri page may list ESRI Boundaries among the available downloads, if you have access to it.
   
   • Mind the terms of use!
2. Natural Earth
   • May or may not be what you need depending on your project and the intended scale
   • "Urban areas" aren't the same as the legally defined limit of a city, and is based more on population than civic incorporation
3. OpenStreetMap
   • You can query out features based on the `admin_level` tag.
   • Admin level can vary depending on country
   • Try Overpass Turbo: https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/12lH You can export the results in a format that ESRI tools can work with
   • Really, really depends on the quality of the data, and might vary widely from region to region