Map of Bomet in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
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.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Bomet in Shapefile: 299 025 buildings, 5 395 km of roads, 112 points of interest, 17% 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 Bomet: 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 Bomet is about 32 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 Bomet
299,025 buildings (971 residential, 17 commercial, 7 industrial, 7 religious), 5,395.2 km of roads, 112 points of interest, 5 landmarks.
The area covers 2,371 km², with about 126 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 2,429.4 km, residential streets 1,833.2 km, tertiary roads 882.2 km.
17.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 water bodies.
Key amenities: colleges — 1, schools — 2, supermarkets — 4.
Public transport: 1 bus stops.
Shapefile with 299,025 buildings and 5,395.2 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Sotik-Ndanai Road, Sotik-Ikonge Road, Kapkwen - Olbutyo Road, Litien-Mogogosiek Road, Chebirbelek Road
Landmarks: Old St. Theresa Catholic Church Chemaner, Longisa County Referral Hospital, Kapkelei agc, Judea A.G.C, KAPOLESEROI A.G.C CHURCH.
How to use Shapefile for Bomet
- Select the Bomet 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 Bomet
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.
