Map of Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia in Shapefile: 11 488 buildings, 1 550 km of roads, 2 397 points of interest, 9% 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 Saint Lucia: 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 Saint Lucia is about 990 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 the Shapefile map of Saint Lucia
11,488 buildings (2,300 residential, 123 commercial, 45 industrial, 29 religious), 1,549.5 km of roads, 2,397 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 4,432 km², with about 3 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 714.2 km, unclassified roads 285.2 km, service roads 269.6 km.
9.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 36 parks and 33 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 147, supermarkets — 92, convenience stores — 193.
Public transport: 148 bus stops.
Shapefile with 11,488 buildings and 1,549.5 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Castries - Vieux Fort Highway, Castries - Soufrière Highway, Soufrière - Vieux Fort Highway, La Dauphine Estate - Choiseul Road, Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway
Landmarks: Sessene Descartes House, Folk Research Center, The Morne Museum, Project Chocolate, Dive Fair Haven Snorkeling
How to use Shapefile for Saint Lucia
- Select the Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia
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.
