Map of Banff 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 Banff in Shapefile: 2 014 buildings, 92 km of roads, 628 points of interest, 100% 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 Banff: 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 Banff is about 872 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 Banff
2,014 buildings (328 residential, 52 commercial, 13 industrial, 7 religious), 92.4 km of roads, 628 points of interest, 25 landmarks.
The area covers 4.9 km², with about 413 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 32.8 km, residential streets 19.8 km, tertiary roads 14.5 km.
The map marks 6 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: shopping malls — 12, hotels — 46, restaurants — 62.
Public transport: 78 bus stops, 1 rail stations.
Shapefile with 2,014 buildings and 92.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Banff Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Tunnel Mountain Drive, Tunnel Mountain Road, Buffalo Street
Landmarks: Banff Park Museum, Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, Luxton Home & Garden Museum, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Canada Place Banff
How to use Shapefile for Banff
- Select the Banff 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 Banff
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.
