Map of Solomon Islands 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
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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 Solomon Islands in Shapefile: 3 780 km of roads, 1% 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 Solomon Islands: 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 Solomon Islands is about 158 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 Solomon Islands
7,384 buildings (1,219 residential, 103 commercial, 184 industrial, 22 religious), 3,780.1 km of roads, 346 points of interest, 69 landmarks.
The area covers 243,023 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 2,442.1 km, tertiary roads 687.8 km, residential streets 509.9 km.
0.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 1 parks and 55 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 57, hospitals — 10, shopping malls — 8.
Public transport: 8 bus stops.
Main streets: KFPL Main Road, Kukum Highway, Tandai Highway, Mendana Avenue, Tasahe Road
Landmarks: National Museum, Vilu War Museum, Solomon Islands National Museum, Tetere Beach World War Museum, Lumatapopo Cultural Village
How to use Shapefile for Solomon Islands
- Select the Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands
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.
