Map of Garissa 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 Garissa in Shapefile: 7 556 km of roads, 37% 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
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Garissa: 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 Garissa is about 219 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 Garissa
205,470 buildings (231 residential, 1 religious), 7,555.6 km of roads, 397 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 43,579 km², with about 5 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 4,659.8 km, residential streets 1,016.7 km, tertiary roads 997.8 km.
37.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 2 water bodies.
Key amenities: universities — 38, schools — 44, hospitals — 8.
Main streets: Garissa-Modogashe Road, Dadajabulla Road, Afmadow - Dhobley Highway, Habaswein-Dadaab Road, Gariisa-Lamu Road
Landmarks: Mast, Mast, Garissa Cathedral, Masjid Noor rahma, Garissa University Mosque
How to use Shapefile for Garissa
- Select the Garissa 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 Garissa
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.
