Map of Telemark 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 Telemark in Shapefile: 188 243 buildings, 13 059 km of roads, 3 300 points of interest, 44% 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 Telemark: 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 Telemark is about 2.8 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 Telemark
188,243 buildings (51,048 residential, 2,536 commercial, 3,183 industrial, 181 religious), 13,058.6 km of roads, 3,300 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 16,158 km², with about 12 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 5,517.5 km, unclassified roads 2,508.5 km, residential streets 1,614.9 km.
44.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 80, kindergartens — 111, supermarkets — 148.
Public transport: 3,439 bus stops, 34 tram stops, 18 rail stations.
Shapefile with 188,243 buildings and 13,058.6 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Fyresdalsvegen, Tørdalsveien, Drangedalsveien, Borsævegen, Øyfjellvegen
Landmarks: Sannidal bygdetun, Myllarheimen, Henrik Ibsen museum, Playmobil museum, Jern- og Kanalutstilling
How to use Shapefile for Telemark
- Select the Telemark 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 Telemark
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.
