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LGA Boundaries (GRID3) vs OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)

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LGA Boundaries (GRID3)OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free
Free / ODbL
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
geographic, boundaries, gis
openstreetmap, osm, shapefile, geopackage, vector
Links
Website
Website Docs
Summary
Authoritative, OSGOF-backed LGA boundary polygons for all 36 states plus FCT (Dec 2020) in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth required.
Daily-updated OpenStreetMap data extract for Nigeria in .osm.pbf (~677 MB), ESRI shapefile .shp.zip (~2.0 GB) and .gpkg.zip (~2.0 GB), plus dated historical snapshots. Distributed by Geofabrik under ODbL.

LGA Boundaries (GRID3) vs OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) at a glance

LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Both are based in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 100% uptime for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) (36 checks) and 88.89% for OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 503 ms for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and 519 ms for OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik).

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: LGA Boundaries (GRID3), Free; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), Free / ODbL.
  • 30-day uptime: LGA Boundaries (GRID3), 100%; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), 88.89%.
  • Average latency: LGA Boundaries (GRID3), 503 ms; OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik), 519 ms.

Topics

Only LGA Boundaries (GRID3): geographic, boundaries, gis.

Only OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik): openstreetmap, osm, shapefile, geopackage, vector.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, LGA Boundaries (GRID3) or OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)?
LGA Boundaries (GRID3) leads over the last 30 days: LGA Boundaries (GRID3) 100%, OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) 88.89%.
Do LGA Boundaries (GRID3) or OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are LGA Boundaries (GRID3) and OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik) based?
Both are based in Nigeria.

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