British Indian Ocean Territory

GIS professionals and developers mapping the British Indian Ocean Territory can access high-quality OpenStreetMap vector data for navigation, spatial analysis, and cartographic applications. This region, a chain of low-lying atolls in the Indian Ocean, is characterized by its remote nature and focus on military infrastructure. The site offers a free daily updated .pbf extract for direct import into tools like osm2pgsql, while a paid option provides a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project with professionally styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and icon sets to streamline local workflows.

Main files

• [british_indian_ocean_territory.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 17 hours ago. File size: 501.44KB; MD5 sum: 9fea192dab89041f60efcc0ca19291ed.

Additional Files

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

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

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Samples of maps

British Indian Ocean Territory map layers

Amenity (areas) 17

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) 27

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) 11

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 8

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) 20

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 777

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 664

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) 2

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) 3

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) 4

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) 18

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 13

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) 13

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) 13

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) 12

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

Religion (areas) 1

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 328

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 17

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) 6

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) 5

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) 5

Fields of layer:

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

Tourism (points) 4

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

Streams and ditches 2

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 102

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 British Indian Ocean Territory and sample project

Statistics on objects in the British Indian Ocean Territory

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	20

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	8
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	13

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	13

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	777

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
police	points	amenity = 'police'	1
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	2
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	3
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	2

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	1
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	1
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	1

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	2
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	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'	33
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	69
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	10

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	2
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	2

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	11

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	3
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	2
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	1

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	18

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Village	points	place = 'village'	3
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	1
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	6

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	3
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	4
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	21
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	1
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	5
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	130
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	22
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	56
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	4
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	231

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	30

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	18

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1

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 ''	10

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	13

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

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'	6
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	7
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	71
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	154
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	21
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	69

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	17

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count