Download Belize map in SVGZ format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About SVGZ
Map of Belize in SVGZ: 10 921 km of roads, 93% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines with width and colour by road class
- Water — filled area outlines and shoreline lines
- Greenery — filled area outlines of green zones
What the file carries
The SVGZ file for Belize: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, features are split into named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are not kept — geometry and styling remain.
File size
The expected size of the SVGZ file for Belize is about 1006 KB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .svgz |
| Tier | Open Beta |
How to use SVGZ for Belize
- A browser — open the file with a double click: Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge unpack it themselves.
- Inkscape — opens and saves compressed SVG directly, no separate unpacking step needed.
- The command line — gunzip gives back an ordinary .svg if a program does not understand the compressed variant.
Programs that open SVGZ
FAQ: SVGZ for Belize
How does SVGZ differ from SVG?
It is the same SVG wrapped in gzip. The content is identical — tags, styles and viewBox are the same; only the file size changes (5-10x smaller).
Are special server settings needed?
To serve over HTTP set the type image/svg+xml and the header Content-Encoding: gzip. When opening from disk the browser detects gzip by the first bytes automatically.
Is quality lost in compression?
No. gzip is lossless, the original SVG is restored bit-for-bit. The vector graphics stay infinitely scalable.
Why does the browser show garbage instead of the map?
Almost always it is the server headers: the file was served without indicating gzip encoding, and the browser took the compressed bytes for text. Locally, from disk, the same file opens fine.
Does SVGZ open in every editor?
Not in every one. Browsers, Inkscape and Illustrator read it directly, while some online editors expect an ordinary SVG. In that case unpack the file or download the uncompressed variant from us.
