Map of Jersey 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
Open in constructor →Map passport
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 Jersey in Shapefile: 7 800 buildings, 972 km of roads, 2 823 points of interest, 2% 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 Jersey: 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 Jersey is about 898 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 | Free |
What's in the Shapefile map of Jersey
7,800 buildings (2,440 residential, 104 commercial, 94 industrial, 36 religious), 971.7 km of roads, 2,823 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 2,406 km², with about 3 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 265.4 km, unclassified roads 218.5 km, secondary roads 131.8 km.
1.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 49 parks and 20 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 44, convenience stores — 87, hotels — 63.
Public transport: 746 bus stops.
Shapefile with 7,800 buildings and 971.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Grande Route de St. Jean, Grande Route de la Côte, Route de la Trinité, Chemin des Moulins, Grande Route des Mielles
Landmarks: Cider Barn, Langlois House, Syvret House, Botanical garden at Samarès Manor, Quetivel Mill (NT-J)
How to use Shapefile for Jersey
- Select the Jersey 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 Jersey
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.
