This Nunavut OpenStreetMap vector data extract is essential for GIS professionals and developers working on northern mapping projects, offering comprehensive coverage for navigation systems, cartography, and spatial analysis in the territory's vast, remote wilderness. The site provides a free, daily-updated .pbf file for flexible import into tools like osm2pgsql and QGIS, alongside an optional paid package featuring a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project with pre-styled GeoPackage layers and custom icons to streamline workflows. Nunavut is Canada's largest and northernmost territory, characterized by a polar climate and the vast majority of its land area consisting of barren rock and ice.
Main files
- [nunavut.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 11 hours ago. File size: 1.39GB; MD5 sum: 511797450550ad23d6e930a46737b7c0.
Additional Files
- [nunavut.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [nunavut.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Nunavut
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Samples of maps
Nunavut map layers
Amenity (areas) 167
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) 272
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) 31
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 105
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) 4014
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 16022
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) 16
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 3262
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) 62
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) 90
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) 95
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) 188
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 34
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) 2484
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) 173
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 25
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 301
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways 55
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
Railways (points) 2
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
- public_transport — public_transport field value
- tram — tram field value
- station — station field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (areas) 58
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) 66
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 4936
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 32
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) 65
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) 86
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) 22
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) 22
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) 43
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) 113
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 3
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 270964
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 323852
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 Nunavut and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Nunavut
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 363 |
| Administrative level 4 | lines | admin_level = '4' | 1222 |
| Administrative level 5 | lines | admin_level = '5' | 1205 |
| Administrative level 6 | lines | admin_level = '6' | 612 |
| Administrative level 8 | lines | admin_level = '8' | 361 |
| Administrative level 10 | lines | admin_level = '10' | 1 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Administrative level 5 | polygons | admin_level = '5' | 37 |
| Administrative level 6 | polygons | admin_level = '6' | 13 |
| Administrative level 8 | polygons | admin_level = '8' | 51 |
| 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' | 2480 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Town | polygons | place = 'town' | 31 |
| Hamlet | polygons | place = 'hamlet' | 13 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 2436 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 16 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 16022 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 55 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 56 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| bicycle parking | points | amenity = 'bicycle_parking' | 1 |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 9 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 4 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 9 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 3 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 4 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 6 |
| arts centre | points | amenity = 'arts_centre' | 1 |
| cemetery | points | amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery' | 1 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 13 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 1 |
| college | points | amenity = 'college' | 2 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 2 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 4 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 5 |
| swimming pool | points | amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park' | 1 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 10 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 5 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 4 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 1 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 1 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 4 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 2 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 1 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 11 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Christian churches | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian' | 7 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 1 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 1 |
| ice rink | points/polygons | leisure = 'ice_rink' | 2 |
| marina | points | leisure = 'marina' | 1 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 2 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 5 |
| department store | points | shop = 'department_store' | 1 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 5 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 1 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 1 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 1 |
| outdoor | points | shop = 'outdoor' | 1 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 3 |
| furniture | points | shop = 'furniture' | 1 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 2 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 5 |
| camp site | points/polygons | tourism = 'camp_site' | 7 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 7 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 1 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 15 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 2 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 3 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 1 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 1 |
| chalet | points/polygons | tourism = 'chalet' | 2 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 1 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 6 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 19 |
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' | 320262 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 3586 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 166675 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 1 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 1271 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 269083 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 270964 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 22 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 9 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 87 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 80 |
| Lookout tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation' | 2 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 3 |
| Water well | points | man_made = 'water_well' | 4 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 25 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 302 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 187 |
| Cave entrance | points | natural = 'cave_entrance' | 1 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 1 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 37 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 7 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 40 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 46 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Basin | polygons | landuse = 'basin' | 3 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 22 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 56 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 4 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 33 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 4 |
| Greenfield | polygons | landuse = 'greenfield' | 1 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 116 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 44 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 2 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 33 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 3 |
| Reservoir | polygons | landuse = 'reservoir' | 3 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 77 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 2 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 15 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 1038 |
| Heath | polygons | natural = 'heath' | 266 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 147 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 7 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 254 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 111 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 58 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 58 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 75 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 43 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 42 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 34 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| train | lines | route = 'train' | 2 |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 1 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Abandoned | lines | railway = 'abandoned' | 8 |
| Platform | lines | railway = 'platform' | 2 |
| Railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is null | 11 |
| Service railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is not null | 34 |
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 6 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 80 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 346 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 426 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 2205 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 861 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 124 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 7 |
| Road | lines | highway = 'road' | 38 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 1 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 842 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 23 |
| Stop | points | highway = 'stop' | 4 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 5 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| square | polygons | place = 'square' | 4 |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Station | points | railway = 'station' | 1 |
| Halt | points | railway = 'halt' | 1 |
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