Map of Gaborone in OSM XML 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.
.osm
About OSM XML
Map of Gaborone in OSM XML: 82 720 buildings, 1 668 km of roads, 483 points of interest, 12% 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 OSM XML file for Gaborone: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is plain text and opens in any editor, there are no layers: the kind of object is set by its geometry, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the OSM XML file for Gaborone is about 570.7 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Compatibility
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .osm |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the OSM XML map of Gaborone
82,720 buildings (2,535 residential, 97 commercial, 97 industrial, 9 religious), 1,667.5 km of roads, 483 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 256 km², with about 323 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 903.6 km, unclassified roads 265.2 km, service roads 201.0 km.
12.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 5 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 17, pharmacies — 15, supermarkets — 39.
Public transport: 88 bus stops, 1 rail stations.
Main streets: Molepolole Road, Kudumatse Road, Old Lobatse Road, New Lobatse Road, Magang Avenue
Landmarks: Philatelic Museum, National museum of botanical garden, National Botanical Gardens, Decoon, Subaru Botswana
How to use OSM XML for Gaborone
- Select the Gaborone map area on the main page
- Choose OSM XML format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
