Map of Ulaanbaatar 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 Ulaanbaatar in Shapefile: 333 097 buildings, 9 320 km of roads, 7 549 points of interest, 8% 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 Ulaanbaatar: 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 Ulaanbaatar is about 3 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 Ulaanbaatar
333,097 buildings (70,286 residential, 371 commercial, 474 industrial, 28 religious), 9,319.8 km of roads, 7,549 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 4,736 km², with about 70 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 5,012.4 km, unclassified roads 1,928.4 km, service roads 1,060.6 km.
8.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 7 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 102, clinics — 171, pharmacies — 702.
Public transport: 606 bus stops, 12 tram stops, 16 rail stations.
Shapefile with 333,097 buildings and 9,319.8 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Buren-Ulaanbaatar, Тэрэлж - Гачуурт, Батсүмбэр, Дүнжингаравын гудамж, Baganuur-Mengenmorit
Landmarks: Museum, Одон орон судлалын музей, Ulaanbaatar Astronomical Observatory, монголын театрын музей, Монгол улсын Археологын музэй
How to use Shapefile for Ulaanbaatar
- Select the Ulaanbaatar 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 Ulaanbaatar
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.
