Download Zambia map in AI format

A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download

Download AI≈ 5.7 MBOpen Beta

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Map passport

Area750 756 km²

Buildings238 381

Roads120 399 km

Points of interest30 288

What this map contains by default

This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.

FormatAI .ai

LayersRoads, Water, Greenery change

Stylestandard change

Detailoverview (auto) change

House numbersnot visible at this scale change

Points of interestnot visible at this scale change

Coordinate systemWGS 84 (auto) change

Sheet sizeauto change

Relief & gridoff change

About AI

Map of Zambia in AI: 120 399 km of roads, 10% 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

What the file carries

The AI file for Zambia: features are split into named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are not kept — geometry and styling remain.

File size

The expected size of the AI file for Zambia is about 5.7 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.

AI file passport

Estimated from the place's OSM data; exact figures are in the file after the build.

Sheet 1 189 × 841 mm, scale 1:1 067 469
Layers: 4
Curves: 885 537 — Roads 601 995, Water 1 162, Greenery 282 380
Closed filled: 283 542, open: 601 995
Nodes: ≈ 5 990 756
Text objects (labels): 113 891

Losses: not in the file: Buildings 238 381, Points of interest 30 288; OSM tags — objects: 885 537 (curves and labels remain).

Build recipe: A0 sheet, landscape orientation, for a 1 269 × 1 084 km frame, simplification tolerance 334 m, projection Web Mercator (EPSG:3857).

Coordinate systems

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard

Category	Vector
File extension	`.ai`
Tier	Open Beta

How to use AI for Zambia

Adobe Illustrator (CC 2018 and newer) — File → Open; after that it is normal work: select by color, change strokes, replace label fonts.
Affinity Designer — opens the file as a PDF document; on import enable keeping text as text, otherwise the labels will arrive as curves.
CorelDRAW and Inkscape — File → Import; full compatibility with Illustrator's own effects is not guaranteed, but geometry and text carry over.

Programs that open AI

Adobe IllustratorAffinity DesignerCorelDRAW (import)Inkscape (import)

FAQ: AI for Zambia

Can I open AI in CorelDRAW?

Yes, CorelDRAW supports AI file import.

What Illustrator version is needed?

Files are compatible with Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 and later.

Does the file contain object names?

Yes, as a hidden catalogue — but it works in a PDF viewer, not in the editor: searching for a name takes you to its spot on the map. Inside Illustrator the name arrives split into separate fully transparent letters, so it never shows up as a readable name in the Layers panel. If you need the name as an editable label, take SVG: there the name catalogue comes as its own layer.

Are layers preserved?

No native Illustrator layers: the file is written by the PDF engine and arrives as a single artboard. Objects are easy to isolate with Select Same (fill or stroke) and then move onto your own layers.

Does the file arrive in RGB or CMYK? How do I prepare it for a print shop?

In RGB. Convert to CMYK in Illustrator under your print shop's profile: File → Document Color Mode → CMYK Color, with the profile set in Edit → Color Settings. We deliberately run no server-side auto-conversion: it turns black labels into four-ink black (295 % total ink in our measurement), and prepress sends such a file back. For vectors already in print colours take CDR: device CMYK, black on the K plate alone.