OpenStreetMap Data in Layered GIS-Format

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OpenStreetMap Data

Layered GIS Format

Free shapefiles – 2022-04-29

Frederik Ramm <[email protected]>

Table of Contents

1 Preface………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2

2 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2

2.1 Versions………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

2.2 Map datum…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

2.3 Character encoding……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

2.4 Aribute names…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

2.5 Common aributes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3

2.6 International Names………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3

2.7 Layers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4

2.8 Points and Areas………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

2.9 Spillover Shape Files………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

3 Feature Catalogue - Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

4 Point Features……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5

4.1 Places (“places”)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5

4.2 Points of Interest………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

4.3 Places of Worship (“pofw”)……………………………………………………………………………………………..11

4.4 Natural Features (“natural”)…………………………………………………………………………………………….11

4.5 Trac Related (“trac”)………………………………………………………………………………………………….12

4.6 Transport Infrastructure (“transport”)……………………………………………………………………………13

5 Line Features……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14

5.1 Roads and Paths (“roads”)……………………………………………………………………………………………….14

5.2 Railways, Subways, Trams, Lis, and Cable Cars (“railways”)…………………………………….15

5.3 Waterways (“waterways”)……………………………………………………………………………………………….16

6 Polygon Features……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..16

6.1 Building outlines (“buildings”)………………………………………………………………………………………..16

6.2 Land use and land cover (“landuse”)………………………………………………………………………………17

6.3 Bodies of Water (“water”)………………………………………………………………………………………………..17

7 Dierences to Commercial “0.7” Shape Files…………………………………………………………………………18

7.1 Associated Area Layer…………………………………………………………………………………………………….18

7.2 Additional Layers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18

7.3 Additional Feature Classes………………………………………………………………………………………………18

7.4 Additional Fields………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19

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Version History and Copyright

Version Created At Changes

intial 2016-08-12 Revamped free shape les now based on the commercially produced “0.7.0”

shapes by Geofabrik.

2 2016-12-07 Updates in section 7 reecting some changes made to the commercial shapes.

3 2017-01-24 Use amenity=taxi instead of amenity=taxi_rank. See taginfo.osm.org for details.

Add waterway=dock.

4 2017-03-02 Swap codes 5205 and 5208 (ford and speed camera). ey were swapped in the

produced shape les. Add Buddhist, Taoist, Shintoist, Sikh and Hindu places of

worship.

5 2017-10-06 Updates in chapter “Dierences to Commercial “0.7” Shape Files”. Split up

feature class “farm” into “farmyard” and “farmland”.

6 2019-01-17 Interprete OSM tags natural=water + water=river and natural=water +

water=reservoir for feature classes “river” and “reservoir” in addition to

waterway=riverbank and landuse=reservoir.

7 2019-05-21 Updates in chapter “Dierences to Commercial “0.7” Shape Files”.

8 2020-01-13 Updates in chapter “Dierences to Commercial “0.7” Shape Files”.

9 2021-07-08 Only add objects with amenity=place_of_worship to pofw layer. Add

recycling:glass_boles=yes to code 2031 (recycling_glass).

10 2021-08-12 Add code 2510 (general) for general stores to poi layer.

11 2022-03-31 Add code 5125 (busway).

12 2022-04-29 Add 2111 (clinic).

extracted from the OpenStreetMap Wiki at hp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/. Permission is

granted to re-use this document whole or in part under the terms of the Creative Commons

Aribution-Share Alike 2.0 license.

1 Preface

e OpenStreetMap (OSM) project (www.openstreetmap.org) has collected an enormous

amount of free spatial data and the database is growing every day. Many people want to use

this data for their own GIS projects but have been hindered by the use of a non-standard

data format in the OSM project. is document describes a mapping from OSM data formats

to the usual GIS formats to make the OSM data accessible to more people.

e mapping from OSM data to other formats is not an exact science. OSM rules on how to

map certain features are oen not well dened and there is no mandatory quality control.

is openness allows a lot of exibility and is part of the reason why OSM has been able to

collect so much data in such a short time frame, but it makes using the data more dicult.

When using or exporting the data, many decisions have to be made on how to extract the

dierent features into something usable for the task at hand.

e mapping described in this document is in no way the only mapping possible, in fact

there is an innite number of possible mappings. In this document we have specied a

general-use mapping of the basic features like roads, waterways, dierent land use types,

and points of interest. Other uses might need specialized mappings, but they are out of the

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scope of this document.

e format described in this document is used by Geofabrik to create shapeles which are

oered for free download from download.geofabrik.de.

2 Introduction

2.1 Versions

e commercially available shape les from Geofabrik carry a version identier in each

layer name. e free shapes contain the name “free” in each layer name to distinguish them.

2.2 Map datum

All coordinates are unprojected WGS84 (EPSG:4326).

2.3 Character encoding

All strings are encoded in UTF-8.

2.4 Attribute names

All aribute names are lower case and are less than 11 characters long so that they are not

truncated in shapeles.

2.5 Common attributes

Most tables/shape les will have the following columns/aributes:

Attribute PostGIS Type Description

id VARCHAR

(4 Bytes)

Id of this feature. Unique in this layer.

osm_id VARCHAR

(10)

OSM Id taken from the Id of this feature (node_id, way_id, or relation_id) in the

OSM database. In case several features in the OSM database are joined into one

feature, this is one of the Ids. is Id is not necessarily unique because one OSM

object can result in several geometry objects.

Also note that when doing shape le exports, this will be exported as a

VARCHAR type since shape les don't support long integers.

code SMALLINT

(2 Bytes)

4 digit code (between 1000 and 9999) dening the feature class. e rst one or

two digits dene the layer, the last two or three digits the class inside a layer.

fclass VARCHAR(40) Class name of this feature. is does not add any information that is not already

in the “code” eld but it is beer readable.

name VARCHAR(100) Name of this feature, like a street or place name. If the name in OSM contains

obviously wrong data such as “xme” or “none”, it will be empty.

e code and the combination of layer name and fclass always contains the same

information.

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2.6 International Names

In OpenStreetMap, every feature can have many names. e standard name is always the

name used on the ground, locally, usually the name as it would be wrien on a sign. ere

may be any number of additional names in dierent languages, plus also a specic

“international name”. In cases where the local script is not latin script, the international

name will oen contain a transcribed version of the standard name.

By default, Geofabrik shape les will always carry the standard name, the one that is given

in OSM's “name” tag. If you need additional name (e.g. international name or names in a

specic language), that can be arranged in the paid shape service – please contact us.

2.7 Layers

In OSM there are no layers in the traditional GIS sense. All features are in one big coherent

database.

For the purpose of the mapping described in this document, the features stored in the OSM

database are extracted into dierent layers depending on their type.

All layers dened in this document use the “osm_” prex for their names.

2.8 Points and Areas

e availability of high-resolution aerial imagery has led to many POI features being

recorded as areas (building or site outlines), not points, in OpenStreetMap. You will, for

example, oen nd a restaurant or hotel drawn as an area. Features drawn as area in

OpenStreetMap will be wrien to the layer with an _a sux. Features drawn als line/point

in OpenStreetMap will be wrien to the layer without an _a sux.

2.9 Spillover Shape Files

When a certain layer becomes too large for one shape le (shape les are limited to 2 GB in

size), it will automatically spill over into additional shape les. A shape le named

“osm_pois_v07_1.shp” will have spillover shape les names “osm_pois_v07_2.shp”,

“osm_pois_v07_3.shp” and so on.

3 Feature Catalogue - Overview

e following layers are available:

Geometry Code Layer page Description

Point

10xx places 5 Cities, towns, suburbs, villages,…

2xxx pois 6 Points of Interest, therein:

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Geometry Code Layer page Description
20xx   Public facilities such as government oces, post oce, police, …
21xx   Hospitals, pharmacies, …
22xx   Culture, Leisure, …
23xx   Restaurants, pubs, cafes, …
24xx   Hotel, motels, and other places to stay the night
25xx   Supermarkets, bakeries, …
26xx   Banks and atms
27xx   Tourist information, sights, museums, …
29xx   Miscellaneous points of interest
3xxx pofw 11 Places of worship such as churches, mosques, …
41xx natural 12 Natural features
52xx trac 12 Trac related
50xx transport 13 Parking lots, petrol (gas) stations, …
Line
51xx roads 14 Roads, tracks, paths, …
61xx railway 16 Railway, subways, light rail, trams, …
81xx waterways 17 Rivers, canals, streams, …
Polygon
15xx buildings 17 Building outlines
72xx landuse 17 Forests, residential areas, industrial areas,…
82xx water 18 Lakes, …
4 Point Features
4.1 Places (“places”)
Location for cities, towns, etc. Typically somewhere in the centre of the town.
Additional aributes:
Attribute PostGIS Type Description OSM Tags
population INTEGER Number of people living in this place population=*
Note that for many places the population is not available and will be set to 0. For islands the
population is always 0.
e following feature classes exist in this layer:
code fclass Description OSM Tags
1000 place
1001 place city As dened by national/state/provincial 
government. Oen over 100,000 people
place=city (but see 1005)
1002 place town As dened by national/state/provincial 
government. Generally smaller than a city, 
between 10,000 and 100,000 people
place=town
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code fclass Description OSM Tags

1003 place village As dened by national/state/provincial

government. Generally smaller than a town, below

10,000 people

place=village

1004 place hamlet As dened by national/state/provincial

government. Generally smaller than a village, just

a few houses

place=hamlet

1005 place national_capital A national capital place=city with (a)

is_capital=country or (b)

admin_level=2 or (c)

capital=yes and no

admin_level set

1010 place suburb Named area of town or city place=suburb

1020 place island Identies an island place=island

1030 place farm Named farm place=farm

1031 place dwelling Isolated dwelling (1 or 2 houses, smaller than

hamlet)

place=isolated_dwelling

1040 place region A region label (used in some areas only) place=region

1041 place county A county label (used in some areas only) place=county

1050 place locality Other kind of named place place=locality

4.2 Points of Interest

is layer has an associated area layer (see section 2.8).

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

20xx public

2001 police A police post or station. amenity=police

2002 re_station A re station. amenity=re_station

2004 post_box A post box (for leers). amenity=post_box

2005 post_oce A post oce. amenity=post_oce

2006 telephone A public telephone booth. amenity=telephone

2007 library A library. amenity=library

2008 town_hall A town hall. amenity=townhall

2009 courthouse A court house. amenity=courthouse

2010 prison A prison. amenity=prison

2011 embassy An embassy or consulate. amenity=embassy or

oce=diplomatic

2012 community_centre A public facility which is mostly

used by local associations for

events and festivities.

amenity=community_centre

2013 nursing_home A home for disabled or elderly

persons who need permanent

care.

amenity=nursing_home

2014 arts_centre A venue at which a variety of arts

are performed or conducted, and

may well be involved with the

creation of those works, and run

occasional courses.

amenity=arts_centre

2015 graveyard A graveyard. amenity=grave_yard or

landuse=cemetery

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

2016 market_place A place where markets are held. amenity=marketplace

2030 recycling A place (usually a container)

where you can drop waste for

recycling.

amenity=recycling with

none of the specics below

2031 recycling_glass A place for recycling glass. … recycling:glass=yes or

recycling:glass_boles=yes

2032 recycling_paper A place for recycling paper. … recycling:paper=yes

2033 recycling_clothes A place for recycling clothes. … recycling:clothes=yes

2034 recycling_metal A place for recycling metal. …

recycling:scrap_metal=yes

208x Education

2081 university A university. amenity=university

2082 school A school. amenity=school

2083 kindergarten A kindergarten (nursery). amenity=kindergarten

2084 college A college. amenity=college

2099 public_building An unspecied public building. amenity=public_building

21xx health

2101 pharmacy A pharmacy. amenity=pharmacy

2110 hospital A hospital. amenity=hospital

2111 clinic A medical centre that does not

admit inpatients.

amenity=clinic

2120 doctors A medical practice. amenity=doctors

2121 dentist A dentist's practice. amenity=dentist

2129

veterinary A veterinary (animal doctor) amenity=veterinary

22xx leisure

2201 theatre A theatre. amenity=theatre

2202 nightclub A night club, or disco. amenity=nightclub

2203 cinema A cinema. amenity=cinema

2204 park A park. leisure=park

2205 playground A playground for children. leisure=playground

2206 dog_park An area where dogs are allowed to

run free without a leash.

leisure=dog_park

225x Sports

2251 sports_centre A facility where a range of sports

activities can be pursued.

leisure=sports_centre

2252 pitch An area set aside for a specic

sport.

leisure=pitch

2253 swimming_pool A swimming pool or water park. amenity=swimming_pool,

leisure=swimming_pool,

sport=swimming,

leisure=water_park

2254 tennis_court A tennis court. sport=tennis

2255 golf_course A golf course. leisure=golf_course

2256 stadium A stadium. e area of the

stadium may contain one or

several pitches.

leisure=stadium

2257 ice_rink An ice rink. leisure=ice_rink

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

23xx catering Catering services

2301 restaurant A normal restaurant. amenity=restaurant

2302 fast_food A fast-food restaurant. amenity=fast_food

2303 cafe A cafe. amenity=cafe

2304 pub A pub. amenity=pub

2305

bar A bar. e dierence between a

pub and a bar is not clear but pubs

tend to oer food while bars do

not.

amenity=bar

2306

food_court A common seating area with

various fast-food vendors.

amenity=food_court

2307

biergarten An open-air area where food and

drinks are served.

amenity=biergarten

24xx accommo-

dation

(indoor)

2401 hotel A hotel. tourism=hotel

2402 motel A motel. tourism=motel

2403 bed_and_breakfast A facility oering bed and

breakfast.

tourism=bed_and_breakfast

2404 guesthouse A guesthouse. e dierence

between hotel, bed and breakfast,

and guest houses is not a strict

one and OSM tends to use

whatever the facility calls itself.

tourism=guest_house

2405 hostel A hostel (oering cheap

accomodation, oen bunk beds in

dormitories).

tourism=hostel

2406 chalet A detached coage, usually self-

catering.

tourism=chalet

2420 (outdoor)

2421 shelter All sorts of small shelters to

protect against bad weather

conditions.

amenity=shelter

2422 camp_site A camp site or camping ground. tourism=camp_site

2423 alpine_hut An alpine hut is a building

typically situated in mountains

providing shelter and oen food

and beverages to visitors.

tourism=alpine_hut

2424 caravan_site A place where people with

caravans or motorhomes can stay

overnight or longer.

tourism=caravan_site

25xx shopping

2501 supermarket A supermarket. shop=supermarket

2502 bakery A bakery. shop=bakery

2503 kiosk A very small shop usually selling

cigarees, newspapers, sweets,

snacks and beverages.

shop=kiosk

2504 mall A shopping mall. shop=mall

2505 department_store A department store. shop=department_store

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

2510 general A general store, oering a broad

range of products on a small area.

Exists usually in rural and remote

areas.

shop=general

2511 convenience A convenience store is a small

shop selling a subset of items you

might nd at a supermarket.

shop=convenience

2512 clothes A clothes or fashion store. shop=clothes

2513 orist A store stelling owers. shop=orist

2514 chemist A shop selling articles of personal

hygiene, cosmetics, and household

cleaning products.

shop=chemist

2515 bookshop A book shop. shop=books

2516 butcher A butcher. shop=butcher

2517 shoe_shop A shoe shop. shop=shoes

2518 beverages A place where you can buy

alcoholic and non-alcoholic

beverages.

shop=alcohol,

shop=beverages

2519 optician A place where you can buy

glasses.

shop=optician

2520 jeweller A jewelry shop. shop=jewelry

2521 gi_shop A gi shop. shop=gi

2522 sports_shop A shop selling sports equipment. shop=sports

2523 stationery A shop selling stationery for

private and oce use.

shop=stationery

2524 outdoor_shop A shop selling outdoor equiment. shop=outdoor

2525 mobile_phone_shop A shop for mobile phones. shop=mobile_phone

2526 toy_shop A toy store. shop=toys

2527 newsagent A show selling mainly newspapers

and magazines.

shop=newsagent

2528 greengrocer A shop selling fruit and

vegetables.

shop=greengrocer

2529 beauty_shop A shop that provides personal

beauty services like a nail salon or

tanning salon.

shop=beauty

2530 video_shop A place where you can buy lms. shop=video

2541 car_dealership A car dealership. shop=car

2542 bicycle_shop A bicycle shop. shop=bicycle

2543 doityourself A do-it-yourself shop where you

can buy tools and building

materials.

shop=doityourself and

shop=hardware

2544 furniture_shop A furniture store. shop=furniture

2546 computer_shop A computer shop. shop=computer

2547 garden_centre A place selling plants and

gardening goods.

shop=garden_centre

2561 hairdresser A hair salon. shop=hairdresser

2562 car_repair A car garage. shop=car_repair

2563 car_rental A place where you can rent a car. amenity=car_rental

2564 car_wash A car wash. amenity=car_wash

2565 car_sharing A car sharing station. amenity=car_sharing

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

2566 bicycle_rental A place where you can rent

bicycles.

amenity=bicycle_rental

2567 travel_agent A travel agency. shop=travel_agency

2568 laundry A place where you can wash

clothes or have them cleaned.

shop=laundry,

shop=dry_cleaning

2590 vending_machine An unspecied vending machine. amenity=vending_machine

with none of the specics

below

2591 vending_cigaree A cigaree vending machine. vending=cigarees

2592 vending_parking A vending machine for parking

tickets.

vending=parking_tickets

2600 money

2601 bank A bank. amenity=bank

2602 atm A machine that lets you withdraw

cash from your bank account.

amenity=atm

2700 tourism information

2701 tourist_info Something that provides

information to tourists; may or

many not be manned.

tourism=information with

none of the specics below

2704 tourist_map A map displayed to inform

tourists.

tourism_information and

information=map

2705 tourist_board A board with explanations aimed

at tourists.

and information=board

2706 tourist_guidepost A guide post. and information=guidepost

destinations

2721 araction A tourist araction. tourism=araction

2722 museum A museum. tourism=museum

2723 monument A monument. historic=monument

2724 memorial A memorial. historic=memorial

2725 art A permanent work of art. tourism=artwork

2731 castle A castle. historic=castle

2732 ruins Ruins of historic signicance. historic=ruins

2733 archaeological An excavation site. historic=archaeological_site

2734 wayside_cross A wayside cross, not necessarily

old.

historic=wayside_criss

2735 wayside_shrine A wayside shrine. historic=wayside_shrine

2736 baleeld A historic baleeld. historic=baleeld

2737 fort A fort. historic=fort

2741 picnic_site A picnic site. tourism=picnic_site

2742 viewpoint A viewpoint. tourism=viewpoint

2743 zoo A zoo. tourism=zoo

2744 theme_park A theme park. tourism=theme_park

2900 miscpoi

2901 toilet Public toilets. amenity=toilets

2902 bench A public bench. amenity=bench

2903 drinking_water A tap or other source of drinking

water.

amenity=drinking_water

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

2904 fountain A fountain for cultural, decorative,

or recreational purposes.

amenity=fountain

2905 hunting_stand A hunting stand. amenity=hunting_stand

2906 waste_basket A waste basket. amenity=waste_basket

2907 camera_surveillance A surveillance camera. man_made=surveillance

2921 emergency_phone An emergency telephone. amenity=emergency_phone,

emergency=phone

2922 re_hydrant A ry hydrant. amenity=re_hydrant,

emergency=re_hydrant

2923 emergency_access An emergency access point

(signposted place in e.g. woods the

location of which is known to

emergency services).

highway=emergency_access

_point

2950 tower A tower of some kind. man_made=tower and none

of the specics below

2951 tower_comms A communications tower. man_made=tower and

tower:type=communication

2952 water_tower A water tower. man_made=water_tower

2953 tower_observation An observation tower. man_made=tower and

tower:type=observation

2954 windmill A windmill. man_made=windmill

2955 lighthouse A lighthouse. man_made=lighthouse

2961 wastewater_plant A wastewater treatment plant. man_made=wastewater_pla

2962 water_well A facility to access underground

aquifers.

man_made=water_well

2963 water_mill A mill driven by water. Oen

historic.

man_made=watermill

2964 water_works A place where drinking water is

processed.

man_made=water_works

4.3 Places of Worship (“pofw”)

is layer has an associated area layer (see section 2.8).

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

3000 pofw Places of worship

3100 pofw christian A christian place of worship

(usually a church) without one of

the denominations below.

amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=christian

3101 pofw christian_anglican A christian place of worship

where the denomination is

known. (Note to German users:

“protestant” is “evangelisch” in

German; “evangelical” is

“evangelikal” in German.)

+ denomination=anglican

3102 pofw christian_catholic + denomination=catholic

3103 pofw christian_evangelical + denomination=evangelical

3104 pofw christian_lutheran + denomination=lutheran

3105 pofw christian_methodist + denomination=methodist

3106 pofw christian_orthodox + denomination=orthodox

3107 pofw christian_protestant + denomination=protestant

3108 pofw christian_baptist + denomination=baptist

3109 pofw christian_mormon + denomination=mormon

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

3200 pofw jewish A jewish place of worship

(usually a synagogue).

amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=jewish

3300 pofw muslim A muslim place of worhsip,

(usually a mosque) without one of

the denominations below.

amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=muslim

3301 pofw muslim_sunni A Sunni muslim place of worship. + denomination=sunni

3302 pofw muslim_shia A Shia muslim place of worship. + denomination=shia

3400 pofw buddhist A Buddhist place of worship. amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=buddhist

3500 pofw hindu A Hindu place of worship. amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=hindu

3600 pofw taoist A Taoist place of worship. amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=taoist

3700 pofw shintoist A Shintoist place of worship. amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=shintoist

3800 pofw sikh A Sikh place of worship. amenity=place_of_worship +

religion=sikh

4.4 Natural Features (“natural”)

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

4101 natural spring A spring, possibly source of a

stream.

natural=spring

4103 natural glacier A glacier. natural=glacier

4111 natural peak A mountain peak. natural=peak

4112 natural cli A cli. natural=cli

4113 natural volcano A volcano. natural=volcano

4121 natural tree A tree. natural=tree

4131 natural mine A mine. natural=mine

4132 natural cave_entrance A cave entrance. natural=cave_entrance

4141 natural beach A beach. (Note that beaches are

only rarely mapped as point

features.)

natural=beach

4.5 Traffic Related (“traffic”)

is layer exists both as area and as point layer (see section 2.8).

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

5201 trac trac_signals Trac lights. highway=trac_signals

5202 trac mini_roundabout A small roundabout without physical

strucutre, usually just painted onto the

road surface.

highway=mini_roundabou

5203 trac stop A stop sign. highway=stop

5204 trac crossing A place where the street is crossed by

pedestrians or a railway.

highway=crossing,

railway=level_crossing

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

5205 trac ford A place where the road runs through a

river or stream.

highway=ford

5206 trac motorway_junction e place where a slipway enters or leaves

a motorway.

highway=motorway_junct

ion

5207 trac turning_circle An area at the end of a street where

vehicles can turn.

highway=turning_circle

5208 trac speed_camera A camera that photographs speeding

vehicles.

highway=speed_camera

5209 trac street_lamp A lamp illuminating the road. highway=street_lamp

Fuel and Parking

5250 trac fuel A gas station. amenity=fuel

5251 trac service A service area, usually along motorways. highway=services

5260 trac parking A car park of unknown type. amenity=parking with

none of the specics

below

5261 trac parking_site A surface car park. amenity=parking and…

… parking=site

5262 trac parking_multistorey A multi storey car park. … parking=multi-storey

5263 trac parking_undergroun

An underground car park. … parking=underground

5270 trac parking_bicycle A place to park your bicycle. amenity=bicycle_parking

Water Trac

5301 trac slipway A slipway. leisure=slipway

5302 trac marina A marina. leisure=marina

5303 trac pier A pier. man_made=pier

5311 trac dam A dam. waterway=dam

5321 trac waterfall A waterfall. waterway=waterfall

5331 trac lock_gate A lock gate. waterway=lock_gate

5332 trac weir A barrier built across a river or stream. waterway=weir

Note: Most of the 53xx type objects do sometimes appear as linear features in OSM as well but

those are not yet available in the shape les.

4.6 Transport Infrastructure (“transport”)

is layer exists both as area and as point layer (see section 2.8).

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

5601 transport railway_station A larger railway station of mainline

rail services.

railway=station

5602 transport railway_halt A smaller, local railway station, or

subway station.

railway=halt, or

public_transport=stop_position +

train=yes

5603 transport tram_stop A tram stop. railway=tram_stop, or

public_transport=stop_position +

tram=yes

5621 transport bus_stop A bus stop. highway=bus_stop, or

public_transport=stop_position +

bus=yes

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

5622 transport bus_station A large bus station with multiple

platforms.

amenity=bus_station

5641 transport taxi_rank A taxi rank. amenity=taxi

565x Air Trac

5651 transport airport A large airport. amenity=airport or

aeroway=aerodrome unless

type=airstrip

5652 transport aireld A small airport or aireld. aeroway=aireld,

military=aireld,

aeroway=aeroway with

type=airstrip

5655 transport helipad A place for landing helicopters. aeroway=helipad

5656 transport apron A apron (area where aircra are

parked)

aeroway=apron

566x Water Trac

5661 transport ferry_terminal A ferry terminal. amenity=ferry_terminal

567x Other Trac

5671 transport aerialway_station A station where cable cars or lis

alight.

aerialway=station

5 Line Features

5.1 Roads and Paths (“roads”)

All kinds of roads from motorways to gravel tracks as well as cycleways, footpaths, etc.

Additional aributes:

Attribute PostGIS Type Description OSM Tags

ref VARCHAR(20) Reference number of this road ('A 5', 'L 605', …) ref=*

oneway VARCHAR(1) Is this a oneway road? “F” means that only driving

in direction of the linestring is allowed. “T” means

that only the opposite direction is allowed. “B”

(default value) means that both directions are ok.

oneway=*

maxspeed SMALLINT Max allowed speed in km/h maxspeed=*

layer SMALLINT Relative layering of roads (-5, …, 0, …, 5) layer=*

bridge VARCHAR(1) Is this road on a bridge? (“T” = true, “F” = false) bridge=*

tunnel VARCHAR(1) Is this road in a tunnel? (“T” = true, “F” = false) tunnel=*

Roads of type 5111 (motorway) and 5112 (trunk) are always oneway.

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e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

511x roads Major roads

5111 roads motorway Motorway/freeway highway=motorway

5112 roads trunk Important roads, typically divided highway=trunk

5113 roads primary Primary roads, typically national. highway=primary

5114 roads secondary Secondary roads, typically regional. highway=secondary

5115 roads tertiary Tertiary roads, typically local. highway=tertiary

512x roads Minor Roads

5121 roads unclassied Smaller local roads highway=unclassied

5122 roads residential Roads in residential areas highway=residential

5123 roads living_street Streets where pedestrians have priority highway=living_street

5124 roads pedestrian Pedestrian only streets highway=pedestrian

5125 roads busway Dedicated roads for bus, usually closed for

any mode of transport except public

transport.

highway=busway

513x roads Highway links (sliproads/ramps)

5131 roads motorway_link Roads that connect from one road to another

of the same of lower category.

highway=motorway_link

5132 roads trunk_link highway=trunk_link

5133 roads primary_link highway=primary_link

5134 roads secondary_link highway=secondary_link

5135 roads tertiary_link highway=tertiary_link

514x roads Very small roads

5141 roads service Service roads for access to buildings, parking

lots, etc.

highway=service

5142 roads track For agricultural use, in forests, etc. Oen

gravel roads.

highway=track without

tracktype specication

5143 roads track_grade1 Tracks can be assigned a “tracktype” from 1

(asphalt or heavily compacted) to 5 (hardly

visible). A detailed description is here:

hp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tracktyp

… with tracktype=grade1

5144 roads track_grade2 … with tracktype=grade2

5145 roads track_grade3 … with tracktype=grade3

5146 roads track_grade4 … with tracktype=grade4

5147 roads track_grade5 … with tracktype=grade5

515x roads Paths unsuitable for cars

5151 roads bridleway Paths for horse riding highway=bridleway or

highway=path with

horse=designated

5152 roads cycleway Paths for cycling highway=cycleway or

highway=path with

cycle=designated

5153 roads footway Footpaths highway=footway or

highway=path with

foot=designated

5154 roads path Unspecied paths highway=path without

cycle/foot/horse=designated

5155 roads steps Flights of steps on footpaths highway=steps

Unknown

5199 roads unknown Unknown type of road or path highway=road

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5.2 Railways, Subways, Trams, Lifts, and Cable Cars (“railways”)

Railways do not have a name aribute. Instead, they have the following additional

aributes:

Attribute PostGIS Type Description OSM Tags

layer SMALLINT Relative layering of railways/roads (-5, …, 0, …, 5) layer=*

bridge VARCHAR(1) Is this road on a bridge? (“T” = true, “F” = false) bridge=*

tunnel VARCHAR(1) Is this road in a tunnel? (“T” = true, “F” = false) tunnel=*

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

6101 railways rail Regular railway tracks. railway=rail (unless

traction=* also set)

6102 railways light_rail Light railway tracks, oen commuter

railways.

railway=light_rail

6103 railways subway Underground railway tracks. railway=subway

6104 railways tram Tram tracks (may be incident with roads). railway=tram

6105 railways monorail A monorail track. railway=monorail

6106 railways narrow_gauge A narrow gauge railway track. railway=narrow_gauge

6107 railways miniature A miniature railway track. railway=miniature

6108 railways funicular A funicular, or cable railway usually on a

steep incline.

railway=funicular, or

railway=rail with

traction=funicular

6109 railways rack A rack railway railway=rack, or

railway=rail with

traction=rack or

railway=rail with

rack=yes

6111 railways drag_li An overhead tow-line for skiers. aerialway=drag_li

6112 railways chair_li An open chairli run. aerialway=chair_li or

high_speed_chair_li

6113 railways cable_car A cabin cable car run. aerialway=cable_car

6114 railways gondola An aerialway where the cabins go around in

a circle,

aerialway=gondola

6115 railways goods An aerialway for the transport of goods. aerialway=goods

6119 railways other_li Another type of li. aerialway=one of

plaer, t-bar, j-bar,

magic_carpet, zip_line,

rope_tow, or mixed_li

5.3 Waterways (“waterways”)

Additional aributes:

Attribute PostGIS Type Description OSM Tags

width SMALLINT Width of the waterway in metres. width=*

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

8101 waterways river A large river. waterway=river

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

8102 waterways stream A smaller river or stream. waterway=stream

8103 waterways canal An articial waterway. waterway=canal

8104 waterways drain A small drainage ditch or similar structure. waterway=drain

Note that in OSM larger rivers are oen available as polygon geometries and line geometries;

the line geometry will then run through the middle of the river in the direction of the water

ow.

6 Polygon Features

Polygon features are extracted from simple polygons and from multipolygons in OSM.

6.1 Building outlines (“buildings”)

Buildings don't have a name aribute.

Additional aributes:

Attribute PostGIS Type Description OSM Tags

type VARCHAR(20) e type of building, if specied in OSM; otherwise

empty.

building=(anything

other than yes)

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description

1500 buildings Building outlines building=*

6.2 Land use and land cover (“landuse”)

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

7201 landuse forest A forest or woodland. landuse=forest,

natural=wood

7202 landuse park A park. leisure=park,

leisure=common

7203 landuse residential A residential area. landuse=residential

7204 landuse industrial An industrial area. landuse=industrial

7206 landuse cemetery A cemetery or graveyard. landuse=cemetery

7207 landuse allotments An area with small private gardens. landuse=allotments

7208 landuse meadow A meadow, possibly used for grazing

cale.

landuse=meadow

7209 landuse commercial A commercial area. landuse=commercial

7210 landuse nature_reserve A nature reserve. leisure=nature_reserve

7211 landuse recreation_ground An open green space for general

recreation.

leisure=recreation_ground or

landuse_recreation_ground

7212 landuse retail An area mainly used by shops. landuse=retail

7213 landuse military Military landuse, usually no access for

civilians.

landuse=military

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code layer fclass Description OSM Tags

7214 landuse quarry A quarry. landuse=quarry

7215 landuse orchard An area used for growing fruit-bearing

trees.

landuse=orchard

7216 landuse vineyard An area used for growing grapes. landuse=vineyard

7217 landuse scrub An area where scrub grows. landuse=scrub

7218 landuse grass An area where grass grows. landuse=grass

7219 landuse heath Heath areas. natural=heath

7220 landuse national_park A national park. boundary=national_park

7228 landuse farmland Agricultural land (areas where crops

are grown)

landuse=farmland

7229 landuse farmyard Area of land with farm buildings and

the shrubbery/trees around them.

landuse=farmyard

6.3 Bodies of Water (“water”)

e following feature classes exist in this layer:

code layer fclass Description

8200 water water Unspecied bodies of water. Typically lakes,

but can also be larger rivers, harbours, etc.

natural=water + water!

=river/reservoir

8201 water reservoir Articial lakes, typically above a dam. landuse=reservoir,

natural=water +

water=reservoir

8202 water river Polygons for larger rivers. waterway=riverbank,

natural=water +

water=river

8203 water dock Dock (to repair ships, don't confuse it with

the American term “dock”)

waterway=dock

8211 water glacier Glaciers natural=glacier

8221 water wetland Wetland natural=wetland

Note that in OSM larger rivers are oen available as polygon geometries and line geometries;

the line geometry will then run through the middle of the river in the direction of the water

ow.

7 Differences to Commercial “0.7” Shape Files

Geofabrik oers an extended version of these shapes, for arbitrary areas, commercially.

ese 0.7 les contain the following extensions compared to the free les:

7.1 Associated Area Layer

As described in section 2.8, some features are drawn at OpenStreetMap sometimes as area

and sometimes as points. Geofabrik's paid shape les contain centroids of the areas if a

feature class exists both as area and as point.

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7.2 Additional Layers

e following additional layers are available in the commercial shape les:

Geometry Code Layer Description

Point

521x trac Barriers on roads and paths, e.g. li gates or bollards

64xx power Power generators, substations, …

Line

11xx boundaries Borders between countries …

55xx barriers Natural or man-made barrier lines like fence, hedges or walls

66xx powerlines Power lines

67xx aeroways Runways and taxiways at airports

83xx coastline Coastline

53xx, 54xx,

55xx, 56xx,

62xx, 63xx,

64xx, 65xx

nonop Roads and railways planned, under construction, or disused

91xx cycle_route_segme

nts

Roads which are part of cycle routes not provided by the

routes layer.

Polygon

12xx adminareas Administrative areas (countries, states, counties, …)

MultiLineString

90xx routes Routes for cycling, hiking, moutain bikes, nordic walking

and running

7.3 Additional Feature Classes

e following layers have additional features in the paid shape les:

code(s) layer fclass(es)/description

1005 places national_capital

1099 places named_place – something tagged area=yes in OpenStreetMap and carrying a

name but with no other meaningful information

565x transport airport, aireld, helipad

5671 transport aerialway_station

2524 pois outdoor_shop

2525 pois mobile_phone_shop

2529 pois beauty_shop

2530 pois video_shop

2541 pois car_dealership

2544 pois furniture_shop

2923 pois emergency_access_point

4103 natural glacier

4121 natural tree

5208 trac speed_camera

5209 trac street_lamp

5160 roads ferry

521x, 522x trac barriers on roads and paths, e.g. li gates and bollards

523x trac trac calming

7210 landuse nature_reserve

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code(s) layer fclass(es)/description

7220 landuse national_park

7221 landuse basin

7222 landuse village_green

7223 landuse plant_nursery

7224 landuse browneld

7225 landuse greeneld

7226 landuse construction

7227 landuse railway

8211 water glacier

611x railways drag_li, chair_li, cable_car, gondola, goods, other_li

7.4 Additional Fields

e following elds are additionally available in the paid shape les:

Layer Attribute PostGIS

Type

Description OSM Tags

all layers lastchange TIMESTA

WITHOUT

TIME

ZONE

Last change of this feature. Comes from the

OSM last_changed aribute. Reects

changes in the aributes of a feature;

changes in the geometry will not necessarily

change this.

natural elevation INTEGER Height of the feature above mean sea level,

in metres.

elevation=*

roads maxspeed SMALLINT Max allowed speed in km/h maxspeed=*

roads surface VARCHAR(

20)

e surface of the road surface=*

railways electr VARCHAR

(25)

Electrication electried=*

railways service VARCHAR

(20)

Type of minor track if it is any service=*

trac ref VARCHAR

(8)

Reference number (motorway junctions) ref=*

buildings height SMALLINT Height of the building. height=*

buildings levels SMALLINT Number of oors building:levels=*