GeoJSON Extents for Commonly Used Countries
From CKAN
This page contains the geospatial extents (aka bounding boxes) of some commonly used countries and smaller administrative units, in GeoJSON. You can copy and paste these strings in the spatial extra field at http://thedatahub.org/ or any other geospatial-enabled CKAN.
See for example this page http://it.ckan.net/dataset/dati-piemonte-carta-densita-dissesti-areali-prg at CKAN Italia.
Italy
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[6.614889, 36.652779], [6.614889, 47.095196], [18.513445, 47.095196], [18.513445, 36.652779], [6.614889, 36.652779]]]}
Regioni
Abruzzo
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[13.011389, 41.682777], [13.011389, 42.901814], [14.763887, 42.901814], [14.763887, 41.682777], [13.011389, 41.682777]]]}
Basilicata
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[15.343611, 39.897217], [15.343611, 41.136467], [16.861866, 41.136467], [16.861866, 39.897217], [15.343611, 39.897217]]]}
Calabria
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[15.631194, 37.914501], [15.631194, 40.13916], [17.213722, 40.13916], [17.213722, 37.914501], [15.631194, 37.914501]]]}
Campania
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[13.737048, 39.990639], [13.737048, 41.49971], [15.790833, 41.49971], [15.790833, 39.990639], [13.737048, 39.990639]]]}
Emilia-Romagna
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[9.199444, 43.752777], [9.199444, 45.137856], [12.754062, 45.137856], [12.754062, 43.752777], [9.199444, 43.752777]]]}
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[12.335278, 45.578918], [12.335278, 46.650723], [13.909194, 46.650723], [13.909194, 45.578918], [12.335278, 45.578918]]]}
Lazio
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[11.454657, 41.205112], [11.454657, 42.85038], [14.012499, 42.85038], [14.012499, 41.205112], [11.454657, 41.205112]]]}
Lombardia
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[8.496666, 44.674995], [8.496666, 46.635223], [11.422777, 46.635223], [11.422777, 44.674995], [8.496666, 44.674995]]]}
Liguria
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[7.486, 43.7855], [7.486, 44.685272], [10.05722, 44.685272], [10.05722, 43.7855], [7.486, 43.7855]]]}
Marche
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[12.100832, 42.687386], [12.100832, 43.972393], [13.910898, 43.972393], [13.910898, 42.687386], [12.100832, 42.687386]]]}
Molise
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[13.945, 41.369164], [13.945, 42.078205], [15.161665, 42.078205], [15.161665, 41.369164], [13.945, 41.369164]]]}
Piemonte
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[6.614889, 44.091354], [6.614889, 46.464279], [9.208332, 46.464279], [9.208332, 44.091354], [6.614889, 44.091354]]]}
Puglia
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[14.931389, 39.789417], [14.931389, 42.130196], [18.513445, 42.130196], [18.513445, 39.789417], [14.931389, 39.789417]]]}
Sardegna
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[8.131194, 38.869473], [8.131194, 41.311527], [9.827778, 41.311527], [9.827778, 38.869473], [8.131194, 38.869473]]]}
Sicilia
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[11.927195, 35.492195], [11.927195, 38.81189], [15.657306, 38.81189], [15.657306, 35.492195], [11.927195, 35.492195]]]}
Toscana
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[9.68611, 42.239498], [9.68611, 44.483322], [12.363888, 44.483322], [12.363888, 42.239498], [9.68611, 42.239498]]]}
Trentino-Alto Adige
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[10.377944, 45.680832], [10.377944, 47.095196], [12.482318, 47.095196], [12.482318, 45.680832], [10.377944, 45.680832]]]}
NB: It would be much better to have 2 separate entries for Provincia Autonoma di Trento and Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Südtirol.
Umbria
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[11.88883, 42.365555], [11.88883, 43.62233], [13.257221, 43.62233], [13.257221, 42.365555], [11.88883, 42.365555]]]}
Valle d'Aosta
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[6.790972, 45.477203], [6.790972, 45.999748], [7.919999, 45.999748], [7.919999, 45.477203], [6.790972, 45.477203]]]}
Veneto
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[10.631666, 44.791721], [10.631666, 46.680531], [13.102667, 46.680531], [13.102667, 44.791721], [10.631666, 44.791721]]]}