Map of Southampton in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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.
.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Southampton in Shapefile: 1 952 buildings, 80 km of roads, 45 points of interest, 28% 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
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Southampton: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Southampton is about 492 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 | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the Shapefile map of Southampton
1,952 buildings (17 residential, 3 commercial, 7 religious), 80.0 km of roads, 45 points of interest, 3 landmarks.
The area covers 6.2 km², with about 316 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 37.3 km, service roads 17.8 km, primary roads 8.0 km.
27.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 2 water bodies.
Key amenities: kindergartens — 2, hotels — 1, restaurants — 5.
Public transport: 52 bus stops.
Shapefile with 1,952 buildings and 80.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Middle Road, South Road, Spice Hill Road, Lighthouse Road, Harbour View Drive
Landmarks: West Whale Bay Fort, Horseshoe Bay, Queen's View
How to use Shapefile for Southampton
- Select the Southampton map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Southampton
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
