Map of Berlin 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.
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About Shapefile
Map of Berlin in Shapefile: 502 054 buildings, 11 659 km of roads, 110 645 points of interest, 22% 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 Berlin: 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 Berlin is about 123.2 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 Berlin
502,054 buildings (160,351 residential, 10,334 commercial, 3,339 industrial, 653 religious), 11,659.1 km of roads, 110,645 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 891 km², with about 563 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 4,751.0 km, residential streets 3,690.6 km, secondary roads 961.5 km.
21.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: kindergartens — 1,136, doctors — 1,492, bakeries — 1,170.
Public transport: 6,240 bus stops, 1,710 tram stops, 701 metro stations, 350 rail stations.
Shapefile with 502,054 buildings and 11,659.1 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Landsberger Allee, Märkische Allee, Heerstraße, Potsdamer Chaussee, Havelchaussee
Landmarks: Stabi Kulturwerk, IQZ (Innovations- und Qualitätszentrum) Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde, Erlebnis Europa, Hugenottenmuseum Berlin
How to use Shapefile for Berlin
- Select the Berlin 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 Berlin
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.
