Map of Moscow in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
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.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Moscow in Shapefile: 222 650 buildings, 24 654 km of roads, 151 090 points of interest, 24% 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 Moscow: 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 Moscow is about 141.6 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 Moscow
222,650 buildings (63,897 residential, 12,575 commercial, 8,202 industrial, 645 religious), 24,653.7 km of roads, 151,090 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 2,563 km², with about 87 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 14,719.1 km, residential streets 2,942.8 km, tertiary roads 1,785.1 km.
23.8% of the area is green space.
The map marks 543 parks and 810 water bodies.
Key amenities: kindergartens — 2,886, pharmacies — 4,668, supermarkets — 3,668.
Public transport: 12,276 bus stops, 1,913 tram stops, 271 metro stations, 186 rail stations.
Shapefile with 222,650 buildings and 24,653.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Варшавское шоссе, Северо-Восточная хорда, Третье транспортное кольцо, Юго-Восточная хорда, Боровское шоссе
Landmarks: Центральный пограничный музей ФСБ России, Музейный комплекс "Бункер Сталина", Музей искусства народов Востока, Русские валенки, Музей шоколада
How to use Shapefile for Moscow
- Select the Moscow 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 Moscow
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.
