Map of Shanghai 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 Shanghai in Shapefile: 45 763 km of roads, 1% 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 Shanghai: 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 Shanghai is about 1.5 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 Shanghai
118,556 buildings (54,595 residential, 5,485 commercial, 4,417 industrial, 43 religious), 45,762.9 km of roads, 25,465 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 16,544 km², with about 7 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 11,098.1 km, service roads 7,616.4 km, unclassified roads 6,856.5 km.
1.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 614 parks and 1,195 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 2,276, kindergartens — 951, hospitals — 446.
Public transport: 29,333 bus stops, 1,186 tram stops, 621 metro stations, 73 rail stations.
Main streets: 陈海公路, 北沿公路, 崇明大道, 沪南公路, 浦星公路
Landmarks: 维家文化传媒(上海)有限公司, 中共一大纪念馆, 上海益民食品一厂历史展示馆, 毛泽东旧居, 上海中华印刷博物馆
How to use Shapefile for Shanghai
- Select the Shanghai 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 Shanghai
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.
