Map of Tacloban in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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About Shapefile
Map of Tacloban in Shapefile: 56 583 buildings, 546 km of roads, 947 points of interest, 50% 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 Tacloban: 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 Tacloban is about 6.1 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 Tacloban
56,583 buildings (1,235 residential, 116 commercial, 14 industrial, 22 religious), 546.5 km of roads, 947 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 173 km², with about 327 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 244.3 km, service roads 122.5 km, tertiary roads 56.9 km.
50.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 25, pharmacies — 41, convenience stores — 106.
Public transport: 168 bus stops.
Shapefile with 56,583 buildings and 546.5 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Tacloban-Babatngon Road, Maharlika Highway, Tigbao-Santa Fe-San Miguel Road, Tacloban-Baybay South Road, Real Street
Landmarks: Natural Museum and Herbarium, Aqua Momentum, Sto.Nino Shrine, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Saint Jose Maria Escriva
How to use Shapefile for Tacloban
- Select the Tacloban 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 Tacloban
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.
