Map of Liguria 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 Liguria in Shapefile: 500 834 buildings, 17 180 km of roads, 29 710 points of interest, 27% 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 Liguria: 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 Liguria is about 6.6 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 Liguria
500,834 buildings (58,039 residential, 998 commercial, 9,567 industrial, 2,235 religious), 17,180.5 km of roads, 29,710 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 5,422 km², with about 92 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 3,806.7 km, unclassified roads 3,070.0 km, service roads 3,038.5 km.
27.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: pharmacies — 597, supermarkets — 583, bakeries — 636.
Public transport: 8,756 bus stops, 180 tram stops, 19 metro stations, 156 rail stations.
Shapefile with 500,834 buildings and 17,180.5 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Via Aurelia, Strada provinciale del Colle del Melogno, Strada statale 586 della Valle dell'Aveto, Strada Statale 28 del Colle di Nava, Strada statale del Colle di San Bernardo
Landmarks: Museo diocesano, Museo del Castello della Lucertola, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Remo Pastori, Museo storico Croce Bianca, Museo del Territorio: L'Alta Valle tra contese di frontiera e quotidianità della vita nelle Malghe
How to use Shapefile for Liguria
- Select the Liguria 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 Liguria
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.
