Map of Singapore 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 Singapore in Shapefile: 67 673 buildings, 10 303 km of roads, 32 716 points of interest, 5% 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 Singapore: features are split into named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Singapore is about 8.7 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 | Free |
What's in the Shapefile map of Singapore
67,673 buildings (19,045 residential, 1,635 commercial, 2,774 industrial, 221 religious), 10,302.9 km of roads, 32,716 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 1,656 km², with about 41 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 5,082.7 km, residential streets 1,585.0 km, primary roads 866.9 km.
5.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 698 parks and 309 water bodies.
Key amenities: convenience stores — 692, restaurants — 4,578, cafes — 1,858.
Public transport: 5,597 bus stops, 484 tram stops, 190 metro stations, 57 rail stations.
Shapefile with 67,673 buildings and 10,302.9 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Tanah Merah Coast Road, Jurong Island Highway, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Yio Chu Kang Road, Boon Lay Way
Landmarks: 新加坡佛牙寺龙华院, Istana Heritage Gallery, Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum, Musical Box Museum, Hell's Museum
How to use Shapefile for Singapore
- Select the Singapore 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 Singapore
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.
