Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Main files

• [appenzell_ausserrhoden.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -03 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 20 2025 21:35:38. File size: 3.53MB; MD5 sum: 826e5683c6ceb1e7ebaea14f748fb74d.

Additional Files

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

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

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Sample of map

Appenzell Ausserrhoden map layers

Amenity (areas) 310

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) 1273

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) 136

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 25

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) 220

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 25588

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) 2

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 2084

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) 55

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) 95

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) 21

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) 4453

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 288

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) 335

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) 3

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) 328

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 113

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 1159

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 17

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 415

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) 34

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) 47

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) 50

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 12416

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 1247

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) 33

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) 182

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) 106

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) 145

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) 50

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) 503

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 432

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 2325

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 118

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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	3
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	81
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	24
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	104
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	8

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	1
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	3
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	21
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	1

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	2

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	25588
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	71
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	62
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	6

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	12
police	points	amenity = 'police'	7
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	10
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	40
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	15
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	1
library	points	amenity = 'library'	5
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	9
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	2
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	1
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	2
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	1
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	25
school	points	amenity = 'school'	23
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	8
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	7
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	3
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	10
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	3
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	1
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	3
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	3
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	8
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	112
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	4
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	21
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	5
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	6
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	9
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	6
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	15
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	15
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	27
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	404
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	71
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	23
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	1

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	3

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	27
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	13

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	24
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	26
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	5
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	1
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	14
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	6
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	7
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	4
books	points	shop = 'books'	1
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	6
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	3
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	1
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	4
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	2
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	4
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	1
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	3
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	1
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	1
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	2
car	points	shop = 'car'	3
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	7
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	1
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	2
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	2
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	12
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	5

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	1
shooting	points	sport = 'shooting'	2
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	8
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	27

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	6
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	1
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	9
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	1
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	15
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	315
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	10
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	50
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	36
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	3
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	1
map	points	information = 'map'	7
board	points	information = 'board'	16
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	285
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	4
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	1

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'	96
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	11
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	33

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	10
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	19
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	24
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	2250
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	2325

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	82
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	54

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	4
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	4
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	17

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	113

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	1170

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	22
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	4428
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	3

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	points	place = 'town'	1
Village	points	place = 'village'	28
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	76
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	199

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	4
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	2
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	18
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	1
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	3
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	7
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	67
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	816
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	60
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	45
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	15
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	2
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	287
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	6
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	9
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	1
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	9
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	132
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	1
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	25
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	1
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	19
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	1
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	1
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	55
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	1
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	45

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	592

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	284

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	47
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	47

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	38

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	135

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	48

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	288

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	322
train	lines	route = 'train'	110

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	17

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	26
Narrow gauge	lines	railway = 'narrow_gauge'	191
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	32
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	80
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	85
funicular	lines	railway = 'funicular' / railway = 'rail' + traction = 'funicular'	1

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	38
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	96
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	478
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	631
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	767
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	1428
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	3138
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1416
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	26
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	18
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	2
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	376
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	3982
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	18

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	767
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	10
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	1
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	13
Speed camera	points	highway = 'speed_camera'	4
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	22
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	430

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	2

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	18
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	16