Map of Cantabria in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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 Cantabria in Shapefile: 105 356 buildings, 10 843 km of roads, 14 210 points of interest, 49% 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 Cantabria: 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 Cantabria is about 3.1 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 the Shapefile map of Cantabria
105,356 buildings (36,187 residential, 656 commercial, 3,165 industrial, 453 religious), 10,843.4 km of roads, 14,210 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 5,329 km², with about 20 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 3,075.6 km, residential streets 2,707.0 km, service roads 1,364.2 km.
49.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: pharmacies — 236, supermarkets — 238, banks — 280.
Public transport: 1,396 bus stops, 98 tram stops, 89 rail stations.
Shapefile with 105,356 buildings and 10,843.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Valle de Cabuérniga-Espinilla-Salcedillo, Puentenansa-Piedrasluengas, Puentenansa-La Hermida, Puerto de Pozazal-Polientes, Valle de Cabuérniga-Puentenansa
Landmarks: Centro de Interpretación del Ferrocarril, Sala de exposiciones Castillo-Faro, Museo de la tortura, Casa Museo de Tudanca, Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria
How to use Shapefile for Cantabria
- Select the Cantabria 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 Cantabria
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.
