Palau

GIS professionals and developers can utilize the OpenStreetMap vector data for Palau to support local mapping initiatives, navigation applications, and spatial analysis. The site offers a free daily updated .pbf extract for the region, providing the essential raw data structure required for tools like osm2pgsql and QGIS. For users seeking immediate visualization, a paid optional upsell provides a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring pre-styled Shapefile and GeoPackage layers along with relevant icons. Palau is an archipelagic nation located in the western Pacific Ocean consisting of over 300 islands, characterized by a tropical climate and a landscape dominated by coastal waters and limestone formations.

Main files

• [palau.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 15 hours ago. File size: 886.99KB; MD5 sum: fb7650ac75bf084bdf264b09f88e3067.

Additional Files

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

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

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Samples of maps

Palau map layers

Amenity (areas) 26

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) 190

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) 1

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 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
  

Boundary (lines) 135

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 3389

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) 9

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 690

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) 3

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) 18

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) 133

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 24

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) 35

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) 50

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) 106

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 1

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 1

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 1

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
  

Religion (areas) 3

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) 7

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 946

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 19

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) 5

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) 63

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) 7

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) 44

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) 195

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 48

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 124

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 Palau and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Palau

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	48
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	87

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	16
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	50

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	50

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	9

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	3389
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	2
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
police	points	amenity = 'police'	2
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	1
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	1
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	1
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	1
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	4
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	1
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	2
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	1
school	points	amenity = 'school'	18
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	1
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	1
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	2
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	41
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	7
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	8
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	1
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	16
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	8
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	2
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	4
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	13
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	14
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	1
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	11
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	1
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'	2
Shinto shrine	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'shinto'	2

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	3
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	1
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	4
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	7

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	5
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	1
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	32
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	1
books	points	shop = 'books'	1
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	1
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	1
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	5
car	points	shop = 'car'	2
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	3
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	1
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	1
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	1
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	3

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	40
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	5
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	2
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	21
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	29
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	3
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	2
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	17
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	9
map	points	information = 'map'	1
board	points	information = 'board'	20
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	5
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	5
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	15
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	5
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'	86
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	38
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	56

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	1
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	3
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	20
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	23
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	48

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	1

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

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

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	1

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	1

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	76
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	42
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	15

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	points	place = 'town'	1
Village	points	place = 'village'	27
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	10
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	14

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	1
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	1
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	1
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	3
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	9
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	3
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	11
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	3
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	3
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	2
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	84
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	1
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	1
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	1
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	33
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	10
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	1
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	8

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	302

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	52

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	3
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	3

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	5

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	8

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	44

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	24

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
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	1

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	80
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	28
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	33
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	295
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	333
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	42
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	14
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	121

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	16
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	2
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	1

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count