Map of Edmonton in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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.
.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Edmonton in Shapefile: 256 235 buildings, 10 195 km of roads, 16 947 points of interest, 11% 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 Edmonton: 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 Edmonton is about 44.9 MB; 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 Edmonton
256,235 buildings (40,732 residential, 2,159 commercial, 440 industrial, 125 religious), 10,195.0 km of roads, 16,947 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 785 km², with about 327 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 3,962.9 km, residential streets 2,373.9 km, tertiary roads 1,020.5 km.
11.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 544 parks and 58 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 370, convenience stores — 238, restaurants — 751.
Public transport: 6,738 bus stops, 83 tram stops, 42 rail stations.
Shapefile with 256,235 buildings and 10,195.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: 137 Avenue NW, 23 Avenue NW, Ellerslie Road SW, 153 Avenue NW, 66 Street NW
Landmarks: Edmonton Radial Railway Society, Calgary and Edmonton Railway Museum, Bennett Centre, Rutherford House, Neon Sign Museum
How to use Shapefile for Edmonton
- Select the Edmonton 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 Edmonton
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.
