Map of Dominica 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
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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 Dominica in Shapefile: 3 927 buildings, 973 km of roads, 818 points of interest, 9% 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 Dominica: 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 Dominica is about 498 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 Dominica
3,927 buildings (181 residential, 19 commercial, 24 industrial, 23 religious), 973.0 km of roads, 818 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 4,588 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 384.4 km, service roads 155.4 km, secondary roads 134.6 km.
9% of the area is green space.
The map marks 6 parks and 237 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 40, supermarkets — 21, convenience stores — 49.
Public transport: 38 bus stops.
Shapefile with 3,927 buildings and 973.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Edward Olivier Leblanc Highway, Melville Hall - Portsmouth Road, President Doctor Nicholas Liverpool Highway, East Coast Road, Northern Link Road
Landmarks: Dominica Museum, Old Mill Cultural Centre, Interpretation room, Trafalgar Falls - Mama, Ruins Blenheim Estate
How to use Shapefile for Dominica
- Select the Dominica 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 Dominica
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.
