West Sahara

Main files

• [western_sahara.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -16 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to November 20 2024 17:56:54. File size: 5.51MB; MD5 sum: 88f9ed7a0497df58604cccbbfa8e97c7.

Additional Files

• [western_sahara.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format

• [western_sahara.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format

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West Sahara map layers

Amenity (areas) 99

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Amenity (points) 557

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Barriers (lines) 6821

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• barrier — barrier field value
• way — Geometry

Boundary (areas) 66

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
• way — Geometry
  

Boundary (lines) 800

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  
• way — Geometry

Building 34820

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry
  

Buildings (points) 3

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry

Surfaces and land use 2578

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• wood — Wood field is not null
• leisure — Leisure field value
• way — Geometry
  

Leisure (areas) 29

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Leisure (points) 36

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Man made objects (points) 214

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• man_made — man_made field valu
• tower_type — tower:type field value
• way — Geometry

Natural (points) 2927

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• natural — natural field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (areas) 116

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (points) 119

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Places (areas) 24

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• way — Geometry

Places (points) 257

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• is_capital — is_capital field value
• admin_level — Administrative grade value
• capital — capital field value
• way — Geometry

Power lines 227

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Power line towers 7694

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Railways 82

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• traction — traction field value
• service — service field value
• BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
• TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
• way — Geometry
  

Railways (points) 2

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• public_transport — public_transport field value
• tram — tram field value
• station — station field value
• way — Geometry
  

Religion (areas) 45

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Religion (points) 58

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Roads 15881

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ref — ref field value
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• cycle — cycle field value
• horse — horse field value
• foot — foot field value
• lanes — lanes field value
• toll — toll field value
• width — width field value
• way — Geometry

Road infrastructure 521

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• railway — railway field value
• way — Geometry

Shop (areas) 3

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Shops (points) 171

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (areas) 43

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (points) 43

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (areas) 20

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (points) 219

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Routes 3

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ROUTE — ROUTE field value
• REF — REF field value
• OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
• way — Geometry

Streams and ditches 1106

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
• way — Geometry

Lakes, swamps and large rivers 173

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• water — Water field is not null
• waterway — Waterway field value
• way — Geometry
  

Coastline 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Land border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Ocean border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Legend of map of West Sahara and sample project

Statistics on objects in the West Sahara

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	173
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	77
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	94
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	110
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	149

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	5
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	1
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	4
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	12
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	26
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	21

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	1
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	8
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	9
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	2
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	3

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	34820
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	27
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	24
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	12

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	1
police	points	amenity = 'police'	12
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	1
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	25
library	points	amenity = 'library'	2
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	2
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	3
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	3
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	6
school	points	amenity = 'school'	16
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	2
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	121
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	1
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	3
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	1
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	2
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	36
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	24
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	72
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	2
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	2
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	7
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	4
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	31
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	4
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	2
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	7
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	3
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	61
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	3
airport	points/polygons	amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'	1

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	13

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	2
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	2
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	2
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	13
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	3
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	2
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	36
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	1
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	6
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	2
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	4
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	3
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	58
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	2
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	8
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	3
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	3
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	2
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	15
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	7

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	1
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	34
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	26
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	2
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	18
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	3
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	53
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	28
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	4
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	4
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	13
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	1
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	3
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	4
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	4
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	2

Ground surface

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Coastlines	lines		1
Water surface	polygons		1
Land boundaries	polygons		1

Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Lakes and large rivers	polygons	natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'	105
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	67
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	27

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	1
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	1
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	677
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	422
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	1106

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	250
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	6571

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	181
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	110
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	8
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	6
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	5
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	18

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	232

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	7961

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	5
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	470
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	2451
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	1

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	5
Town	points	place = 'town'	8
Village	points	place = 'village'	41
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	49
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	74

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	3
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	4
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	34
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	10
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	17
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	17
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	184
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	67
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	6
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	24
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	134
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	1
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	7
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	20
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	26
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	1
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	642
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	7
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	6
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	69
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	63
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	12
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	1
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	82
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	81
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	832

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	252

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	267

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	45
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	45

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	3

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	44

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	19

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	116

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
train	lines	route = 'train'	3

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	8
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	13
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	61

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	37
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	389
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	196
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	611
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	594
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	8707
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	1192
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	233
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	5
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	4
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	12
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	5
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	5
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	3891

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	314
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	27
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	1
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	167
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	4
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	8

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	3

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	2