Map of Faroe Islands in TopoJSON 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 TopoJSON
Map of Faroe Islands in TopoJSON: 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 TopoJSON file for Faroe Islands: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is plain text and opens in any editor, layers live inside the file as named entities, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the TopoJSON file for Faroe Islands is about 2.4 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Compatibility
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .topojson |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the TopoJSON 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.
Main streets: Sundalagsvegur, Oyggjarvegur, Eysturoyartunnilin, Kalsoyarvegur, Sandoyartunnilin
Landmarks: Hoyvíksgarður, Norðoya Fornminnasavn, Bygdarsavnið, Pakkhús 18, Látrið
How to use TopoJSON for Faroe Islands
- Select the Faroe Islands map area on the main page
- Choose TopoJSON format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
