Laos

Main files

• [laos.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -05 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to October 03 2023 10:04:08. File size: 39.37MB; MD5 sum: 7566ba42759f51756b7d2396d11b8477.

Additional Files

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

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

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Laos map layers

Amenity (areas) 1240

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) 10167

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) 489

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 178

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) 1497

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 432657

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) 142

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 19734

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) 82

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) 159

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) 187

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) 5327

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 291

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) 393

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) 184

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) 7589

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 360

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 13072

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 6

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 649

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) 26

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) 320

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) 1190

Fields of layer:

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

Roadside service 2

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
• way — Geometry

Roads 115623

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 563

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) 120

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) 2461

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) 241

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) 278

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) 603

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) 4587

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 152

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 11680

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 7166

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 Laos and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Laos

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	327
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	26
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	394
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	13
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	716
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	16
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	2

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	18
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	1
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	149
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	4
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	2
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	180

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	2
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	117
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	9
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	1
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	43
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	2
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	6

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	142

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	432657
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	100
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	69
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	104

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	7
police	points	amenity = 'police'	103
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	2
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	43
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	56
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	22
library	points	amenity = 'library'	10
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	30
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	10
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	35
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	67
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	1
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	1
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	6
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	85
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	9
university	points	amenity = 'university'	4
school	points	amenity = 'school'	489
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	39
college	points	amenity = 'college'	33
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	316
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	176
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	63
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	72
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	52
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	11
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	4
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	40
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	9
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	32
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	2862
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	233
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	621
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	70
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	200
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	6
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	204
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	38
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	39
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	35
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	320
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	567
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	223
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	98
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	31
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	1285
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	92
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	6
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	204

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	14
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	2
Buddhist temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'buddhist'	561
Taoist temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'taoist'	10

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	2
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	27
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	28
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	1
track	points	leisure = 'track'	1
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	8
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	2
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	8

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	228
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	75
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	13
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	3
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	19
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	748
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	153
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	28
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	2
books	points	shop = 'books'	16
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	16
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	17
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	53
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	13
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	29
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	44
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	28
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	27
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	8
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	107
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	7
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	50
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	49
video	points	shop = 'video'	1
car	points	shop = 'car'	74
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	44
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	105
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	50
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	60
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	10
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	141
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	123

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Bowling	points	sport = '10pin' / sport = 'bowling'	1
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	2
chess	points	sport = 'chess'	1
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	6
motor	points	sport = 'motor'	1
shooting	points	sport = 'shooting'	2
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	6
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	16
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	80
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	524
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	113
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	10
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	1558
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	136
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	711
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	116
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	83
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	30
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	25
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	2
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	325
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	8
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	27
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	16
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	25
map	points	information = 'map'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	4
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	5
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	52
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	29
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	92
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	3
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	23

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'	6594
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	101
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	2956

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	1349
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	132
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	3081
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	6669
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	11680

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	134
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	355

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	152
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	109
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	19
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	4
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	12

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	361

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	13283

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	20
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	4206
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	1
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	933
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	167

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	18
Town	points	place = 'town'	134
Village	points	place = 'village'	6899
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	467
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	19
The capital	points	place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null	1

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	10
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	178
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	2
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	15
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	45
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	37
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	2441
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	70
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	488
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	1
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	161
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	1
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	154
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	7
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	59
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	76
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	10
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	5
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	524
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	12879
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	31
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	2
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	8
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	68
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	33
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	2
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	90
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	1
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	27
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	199

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	1819

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	645

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	320
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	320

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	181

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	268

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	574

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	291

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	17
train	lines	route = 'train'	14
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	121

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	6

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	8
Construction	lines	railway = 'construction'	7
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	4
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	487
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	127
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	16

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	788
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1707
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	1230
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	3010
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	12004
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	45439
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	17993
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1510
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	36
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	234
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	24
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	562
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	57
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	221
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	30601
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	97
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	161
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	7
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	4
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	28
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	266

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
services	polygons	highway = 'services'	2

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	4

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	24
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	2