Map of Cayman Islands 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.
About Shapefile
Map of Cayman Islands in Shapefile: 9 067 buildings, 1 053 km of roads, 1 411 points of interest — 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 Cayman Islands: 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 Cayman Islands is about 403 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 Cayman Islands
9,067 buildings (2,047 residential, 199 commercial, 11 industrial, 9 religious), 1,053.0 km of roads, 1,411 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 7,377 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 493.9 km, service roads 246.9 km, secondary roads 85.3 km.
0.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 12 parks and 34 water bodies.
Key amenities: convenience stores — 32, hotels — 109, banks — 23.
Public transport: 52 bus stops.
Shapefile with 9,067 buildings and 1,053.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Esterley Tibbetts Highway, Guy Banks Road, Shamrock Road, Austin Conolly Drive, Bodden Town Road
Landmarks: Little Cayman Museum, Pedro St. James, Eldemire Historic House, Captain Charlie Kirkconnell’s Historic House, Cayman Brac Museum
How to use Shapefile for Cayman Islands
- Select the Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands
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.
