Map of Hunan in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
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 Hunan in Shapefile: 164 986 km of roads, 10% 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
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Hunan: 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 Hunan is about 2.1 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 Hunan
96,281 buildings (20,874 residential, 1,733 commercial, 1,410 industrial, 64 religious), 164,985.6 km of roads, 14,415 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 211,876 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 38,106.7 km, tertiary roads 31,954.8 km, secondary roads 28,654.4 km.
9.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 498 parks and 1,417 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 1,862, kindergartens — 277, hospitals — 497.
Public transport: 3,887 bus stops, 469 tram stops, 140 metro stations, 444 rail stations.
Main streets: 永连公路, 汨杨公路, 大渡线, 荷文公路, 银城大道
Landmarks: 毛泽东同志故居, 飞虎队纪念馆, 湖南省国际展览中心, 毛泽东求学之路, 南岳衡山博物馆
How to use Shapefile for Hunan
- Select the Hunan 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 Hunan
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.
