Map of Khomas 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 Khomas in Shapefile: 6 306 km of roads, 76% 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 Khomas: 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 Khomas is about 224 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 Khomas
142,457 buildings (6,451 residential, 172 commercial, 552 industrial, 25 religious), 6,305.8 km of roads, 1,111 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 36,864 km², with about 4 buildings per km².
Mostly secondary roads 1,911.7 km, primary roads 1,179.2 km, service roads 838.0 km.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: pharmacies — 35, doctors — 48, supermarkets — 44.
Public transport: 395 bus stops, 10 rail stations.
Main streets: C14, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Dordabis Road, Hosea Kutako Drive, Independence Avenue
Landmarks: National Earth Science Museum, Old Location, TransNamib Railway Museum, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Windhoek City Museum
How to use Shapefile for Khomas
- Select the Khomas 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 Khomas
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.
