Map of Skåne County in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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 Skåne County in Shapefile: 504 614 buildings, 33 526 km of roads, 22 639 points of interest, 26% 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 Skåne County: 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 Skåne County is about 8.2 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 Skåne County
504,614 buildings (49,993 residential, 1,245 commercial, 1,276 industrial, 398 religious), 33,526.1 km of roads, 22,639 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 17,112 km², with about 29 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 10,382.3 km, unclassified roads 6,631.3 km, tertiary roads 6,329.1 km.
26.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: restaurants — 1,308, cafes — 433, fast food — 458.
Public transport: 6,028 bus stops, 208 tram stops, 1 metro stations, 90 rail stations.
Shapefile with 504,614 buildings and 33,526.1 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Lundavägen, Landsvägen, Malmövägen, Österleden, Gamla Lundavägen
Landmarks: Teknik på farfars tid, Österlens Museum, Nostalgicafé the 50’s, Ljungbyheds Militärhistoriska Museum, Johannamuseet
How to use Shapefile for Skåne County
- Select the Skåne County 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 Skåne County
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.
