Map of Faroe 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 Faroe Islands in Shapefile: 23 595 buildings, 1 481 km of roads, 3 223 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 Faroe 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 Faroe Islands is about 670 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 Faroe Islands
23,595 buildings (1,873 residential, 40 commercial, 39 industrial, 66 religious), 1,481.3 km of roads, 3,223 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 12,968 km², with about 2 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 420.5 km, service roads 399.7 km, primary roads 221.8 km.
0.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 9 parks and 954 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 63, kindergartens — 37, supermarkets — 37.
Public transport: 398 bus stops.
Shapefile with 23,595 buildings and 1,481.3 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Sundalagsvegur, Oyggjarvegur, Eysturoyartunnilin, Kalsoyarvegur, Sandoyartunnilin
Landmarks: Hoyvíksgarður, Norðoya Fornminnasavn, Bygdarsavnið, Pakkhús 18, Látrið
How to use Shapefile for Faroe Islands
- Select the Faroe 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 Faroe 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.
