Jan Mayen

OpenStreetMap vector data for Jan Mayen provides essential resources for GIS professionals, developers, and researchers conducting detailed spatial analysis, cartography, and navigation mapping in this remote region. This site offers a free daily updated .pbf extract containing the complete geospatial dataset for the island. For users seeking a streamlined workflow, a paid QGIS 3 project file is available featuring pre-styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers along with custom icon libraries to accelerate project setup. Jan Mayen is a remote volcanic island in the Norwegian Sea with no permanent population, governed by Norway.

Main files

• [jan_mayen.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 15 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to August 29 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 121.6KB; MD5 sum: e997598e1406441552224be68ec88bae.

Additional Files

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

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

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Samples of maps

Jan Mayen map layers

Amenity (points) 3

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

Boundary (areas) 2

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) 24

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 65

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) 3

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 13

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) 1

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) 1

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) 7

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) 35

Fields of layer:

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

Places (areas) 7

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 42

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

Tourism (points) 2

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 52

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 20

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 Jan Mayen and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Jan Mayen

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	16
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	8

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	7

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	7

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	3

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	65

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	3

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	2

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'	19
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	1
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	3

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	1
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	51
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	52

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	7

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	27
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	8

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	3
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	9

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	6
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	6
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	1

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	1

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	1

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

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

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
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	42

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count