Access the comprehensive OpenStreetMap vector data for the Northwest Territories to support professional mapping, navigation systems, spatial analysis, and cartography. This region page provides a free .pbf extract updated daily, enabling efficient data processing with tools like osm2pgsql and QGIS. For advanced workflows, a paid QGIS 3 project is available, featuring styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and icon libraries to streamline the visualization of infrastructure and terrain features. The Northwest Territories is distinguished by its vast, remote wilderness and the Mackenzie River, North America's longest river, offering complex topography and sparse settlement patterns ideal for testing data completeness and routing algorithms in extreme environments.
Main files
- [northwest_territories.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 11 hours ago. File size: 480.18MB; MD5 sum: 850b05ea9efaa85a5611330ef0229517.
Additional Files
- [northwest_territories.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [northwest_territories.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Northwest Territories
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Samples of maps
Northwest Territories map layers
Amenity (areas) 224
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) 537
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) 244
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 72
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) 1552
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 16888
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) 19
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 45212
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) 104
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) 132
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) 111
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) 84
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 195
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) 206
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) 771
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) 184
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 61
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 227
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways 61
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) 40
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) 52
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 10055
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 530
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) 75
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) 101
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) 46
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) 46
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) 89
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) 309
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 17
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 87517
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 147715
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 Northwest Territories and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Northwest Territories
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 117 |
| Administrative level 4 | lines | admin_level = '4' | 614 |
| Administrative level 5 | lines | admin_level = '5' | 508 |
| Administrative level 6 | lines | admin_level = '6' | 251 |
| Administrative level 8 | lines | admin_level = '8' | 44 |
| Administrative level 9 | lines | admin_level = '9' | 18 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 3 |
| Administrative level 5 | polygons | admin_level = '5' | 5 |
| Administrative level 6 | polygons | admin_level = '6' | 26 |
| Administrative level 8 | polygons | admin_level = '8' | 21 |
| Administrative level 9 | polygons | admin_level = '9' | 17 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 771 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Town | polygons | place = 'town' | 3 |
| Hamlet | polygons | place = 'hamlet' | 3 |
| Locality | polygons | place = 'locality' | 1 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 749 |
| Isolated dwelling | polygons | place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 15 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 19 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 16888 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 29 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 35 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| bicycle parking | points | amenity = 'bicycle_parking' | 15 |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 5 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 2 |
| post box | points | amenity = 'post_box' | 19 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 25 |
| telephone | points | amenity = 'telephone' | 4 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 2 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 2 |
| prison | points | amenity = 'prison' | 1 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 1 |
| arts centre | points | amenity = 'arts_centre' | 1 |
| recycling | points | amenity = 'recycling' | 9 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 6 |
| college | points | amenity = 'college' | 1 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 1 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 2 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 2 |
| doctors | points | amenity = 'doctors' | 3 |
| dentist | points | amenity = 'dentist' | 1 |
| theatre | points | amenity = 'theatre' | 1 |
| swimming pool | points | amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park' | 1 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 15 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 6 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 4 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 2 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 4 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 21 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 3 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 1 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 51 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 58 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 18 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 19 |
| ferry terminal | points/polygons | amenity = 'ferry_terminal' | 7 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Christian churches | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian' | 8 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 8 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 1 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 17 |
| 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' | 5 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 3 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 5 |
| florist | points | shop = 'florist' | 1 |
| butcher | points | shop = 'butcher' | 1 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 1 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 2 |
| stationery | points | shop = 'stationery' | 2 |
| mobile phone | points | shop = 'mobile_phone' | 1 |
| bicycle | points | shop = 'bicycle' | 1 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 4 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 5 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 8 |
| camp site | points/polygons | tourism = 'camp_site' | 40 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 3 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 9 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 89 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 2 |
| picnic site | points | tourism = 'picnic_site' | 36 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 17 |
| alpine hut | points | tourism = 'alpine_hut' | 1 |
| map | points | information = 'map' | 17 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 29 |
| guidepost | points | information = 'guidepost' | 15 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 7 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 4 |
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' | 130434 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 17273 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 25401 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 1 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 1672 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 85528 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 87517 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 238 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 6 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 88 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 78 |
| Water tower | points | man_made = 'water_tower' | 1 |
| Lookout tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation' | 1 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 22 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 61 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 236 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Spring | points | natural = 'spring' | 2 |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 67 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 14 |
| Cave entrance | points | natural = 'cave_entrance' | 1 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 1 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 11 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 12 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 35 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 33 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Allotments | polygons | landuse = 'allotments' | 5 |
| Basin | polygons | landuse = 'basin' | 3 |
| Brownfield | polygons | landuse = 'brownfield' | 17 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 20 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 89 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 12 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 2 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 8 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 70 |
| Greenfield | polygons | landuse = 'greenfield' | 9 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 258 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 50 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 8 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 133 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 61 |
| Reservoir | polygons | landuse = 'reservoir' | 8 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 393 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 47 |
| Education | polygons | landuse = 'education' | 2 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 74 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 124 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 3 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 46 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 470 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 285 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 40 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 40 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 96 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 101 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 92 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 195 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| bus, tram, trolleybus | lines | route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi' | 11 |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 6 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Abandoned | lines | railway = 'abandoned' | 27 |
| Railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is null | 14 |
| Service railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is not null | 20 |
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Trunk | lines | highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link' | 84 |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 299 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 316 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 386 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 667 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 2077 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 3319 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 1905 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 3 |
| Road | lines | highway = 'road' | 3 |
| Cycleway | lines | highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated' | 1 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 16 |
| Pedestrian | lines | highway = 'pedestrian' | 14 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 35 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 929 |
| Bridleway | lines | highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated' | 1 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 330 |
| Traffic signals | points | highway = 'traffic_signals' | 23 |
| Stop | points | highway = 'stop' | 76 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 14 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 87 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Station.webp)
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