Saint Helena

OpenStreetMap vector data for Saint Helena provides essential resources for mapping, navigation, and spatial analysis in this remote Atlantic territory, supporting GIS workflows for developers and researchers. This site offers a free daily updated .pbf extract for direct import into tools like osm2pgsql or QGIS. For immediate utility, a paid package includes a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring pre-styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and icon packs. Saint Helena, a remote British Overseas Territory situated in the mid-Atlantic, is geographically significant as one of the most isolated landmasses on Earth, located approximately 1,200 miles from the African coast.

Main files

• [saint_helena_ascension_tristan_da_cunha.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 7 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 976.72KB; MD5 sum: 5230eb3f176d14f531c1b5539ad2471f.

Additional Files

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

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

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Samples of maps

Saint Helena map layers

Amenity (areas) 85

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) 77

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) 1554

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 10

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) 17

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 4709

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) 12

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 1184

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) 59

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) 37

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) 221

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) 500

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 23

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) 2

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) 89

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) 117

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 150

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 184

Fields of layer:

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

Religion (areas) 9

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) 1

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 1772

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 104

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) 8

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) 16

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) 19

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) 2

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) 31

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) 67

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 1

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 416

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 44

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 Saint Helena and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Saint Helena

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	17

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 3	polygons	admin_level = '3'	3
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	4
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	9

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	1
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	8

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	12

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	4709
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	10
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	12
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	4

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	15
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	2
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	1
school	points	amenity = 'school'	2
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	1
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	1
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	2
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	2
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	1
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	1
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	3
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	11
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	1
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	2
airport	points/polygons	amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'	2
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	3

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	6
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	4
track	points	leisure = 'track'	4
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	3
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	1
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	1
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	2
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	1
video	points	shop = 'video'	1
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	2
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	2

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
cycling	points	sport = 'cycling'	1
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	3
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	5
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	2
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	21
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	2
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	52
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	7
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	2
map	points	information = 'map'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	22
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	5
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	3

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'	42
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	2
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	37

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	3
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	5
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	15
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	388
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	416

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	251
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	1094

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	31
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	15

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	154

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	184

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	69
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	12
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	276
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	3

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	1
Town	points	place = 'town'	1
Village	points	place = 'village'	12
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	10
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	89
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'	1
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	19
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	8
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	3
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	5
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	50
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	7
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	100
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	10
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	2
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	22
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	1
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	36
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	5
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	42
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	18
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	75
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	4
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	312

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	85

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	59

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	9
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	9

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	8

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	19

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	31

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	23

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	1

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	61
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	76
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	356
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	298
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	305
Path	lines	highway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated'	248
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	6
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	34
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	388

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	1
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	1
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	90
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	8

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count