Map of Troms 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 Troms in Shapefile: 10 027 km of roads, 15% 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 Troms: 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 Troms is about 360 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 Troms
154,034 buildings (47,970 residential, 2,019 commercial, 2,411 industrial, 140 religious), 10,026.6 km of roads, 3,715 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 41,577 km², with about 4 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 3,504.6 km, secondary roads 1,960.5 km, unclassified roads 1,556.5 km.
15.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 88, kindergartens — 173, supermarkets — 139.
Public transport: 8,293 bus stops.
Main streets: Reisadalen, Kvænangsbotnveien, Tranøyveien, Torsvågveien, Ibestadveien
Landmarks: Lenvik Bygdemuseum, Bardu bygdetun, Salangsverket, Steinsland klyngetun, Aursfjordsaga
How to use Shapefile for Troms
- Select the Troms 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 Troms
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.
