GIS professionals and developers can access the daily updated OpenStreetMap vector data extract for Greenland to power mapping applications, perform spatial analysis, and generate custom cartography. This PBF file contains the complete geospatial database necessary for importing into osm2pgsql or QGIS for detailed research and navigation projects. For enhanced workflow efficiency, a paid QGIS 3 project is available, featuring pre-styled Shape and GeoPackage layers along with custom icons tailored for the region. Greenland possesses a unique physical geography, characterized by the presence of the Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers approximately eighty percent of the country's surface area and represents the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere.
Main files
- [greenland.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 22 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to October 14 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 26.12MB; MD5 sum: a8dbdbfdd9adda9ade68a673acb57017.
Additional Files
- [greenland.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [greenland.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Greenland
You are getting:
- Fresh geo data from the Openstreetmap project in ESRI Shape or Geopackage format
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Samples of maps
Greenland map layers
Amenity (areas) 869
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) 566
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) 468
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 21
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) 86
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 22293
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) 78
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 49534
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) 251
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) 85
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) 692
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) 4800
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 371
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) 2
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) 11231
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) 559
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 146
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 699
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways 8
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) 83
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) 12
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 10512
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 1146
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) 179
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) 190
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) 67
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) 2
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) 222
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) 368
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 50
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 5897
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 23471
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 Greenland and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Greenland
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 34 |
| Administrative level 5 | lines | admin_level = '5' | 1 |
| Administrative level 8 | lines | admin_level = '8' | 1 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | polygons | admin_level = '2' | 1 |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 6 |
| Administrative level 5 | polygons | admin_level = '5' | 2 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 1691 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Town | polygons | place = 'town' | 4 |
| Village | polygons | place = 'village' | 4 |
| Hamlet | polygons | place = 'hamlet' | 4 |
| Locality | polygons | place = 'locality' | 13 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 1664 |
| Isolated dwelling | polygons | place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 2 |
| Region or country | polygons | place = 'region' / place = 'county' | 3 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 78 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 22297 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 113 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 150 |
| Under construction | polygons | building = 'construction' | 26 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 9 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 4 |
| post box | points | amenity = 'post_box' | 16 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 12 |
| telephone | points | amenity = 'telephone' | 1 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 7 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 1 |
| courthouse | points | amenity = 'courthouse' | 2 |
| embassy | points | amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic' | 12 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 12 |
| nursing home | points | amenity = 'nursing_home' | 10 |
| cemetery | points | amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery' | 6 |
| recycling | points | amenity = 'recycling' | 10 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 17 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 13 |
| college | points | amenity = 'college' | 2 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 2 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 4 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 3 |
| doctors | points | amenity = 'doctors' | 5 |
| dentist | points | amenity = 'dentist' | 6 |
| theatre | points | amenity = 'theatre' | 1 |
| nightclub | points | amenity = 'nightclub' | 1 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 30 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 16 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 27 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 6 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 6 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 5 |
| car rental | points | amenity = 'car_rental' | 3 |
| car wash | points | amenity = 'car_wash' | 1 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 9 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 6 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 11 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 76 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 83 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 22 |
| bus station | points/polygons | amenity = 'bus_station' | 2 |
| taxi | points/polygons | amenity = 'taxi' | 9 |
| airport | points/polygons | amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip' | 24 |
| ferry terminal | points/polygons | amenity = 'ferry_terminal' | 47 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Christian churches | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian' | 12 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 115 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 27 |
| stadium | points/polygons | leisure = 'stadium' | 1 |
| marina | points | leisure = 'marina' | 17 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 9 |
| golf course | points | leisure = 'golf_course' | 2 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 28 |
| bakery | points | shop = 'bakery' | 2 |
| kiosk | points | shop = 'kiosk' | 1 |
| department store | points | shop = 'department_store' | 1 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 11 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 22 |
| florist | points | shop = 'florist' | 1 |
| chemist | points | shop = 'chemist' | 1 |
| books | points | shop = 'books' | 2 |
| butcher | points | shop = 'butcher' | 3 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 2 |
| optician | points | shop = 'optician' | 3 |
| jewelry | points | shop = 'jewelry' | 2 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 19 |
| sports | points | shop = 'sports' | 2 |
| stationery | points | shop = 'stationery' | 1 |
| outdoor | points | shop = 'outdoor' | 4 |
| toys | points | shop = 'toys' | 2 |
| car | points | shop = 'car' | 3 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 3 |
| furniture | points | shop = 'furniture' | 2 |
| computer | points | shop = 'computer' | 1 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 11 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 2 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| fitness | points | sport = 'fitness' | 1 |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 30 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 40 |
| camp site | points/polygons | tourism = 'camp_site' | 30 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 24 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 33 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 21 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 46 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 4 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 35 |
| picnic site | points | tourism = 'picnic_site' | 5 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 90 |
| chalet | points/polygons | tourism = 'chalet' | 48 |
| alpine hut | points | tourism = 'alpine_hut' | 2 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 21 |
| guidepost | points | information = 'guidepost' | 14 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 17 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 35 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 52 |
| camp pitch | points | tourism = 'camp_pitch' | 6 |
| gallery | points | tourism = 'gallery' | 1 |
| wilderness hut | points | tourism = 'wilderness_hut' | 11 |
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' | 23112 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 368 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 22945 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 7 |
| Drain | lines | waterway = 'drain' | 179 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 1563 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 3791 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 5901 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 302 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 131 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 36 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 15 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 29 |
| Water well | points | man_made = 'water_well' | 4 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 203 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 699 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 2811 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 8 |
| Cave entrance | points | natural = 'cave_entrance' | 5 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 1 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 17 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 99 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 51 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 260 |
| The capital | points | place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null | 1 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Basin | polygons | landuse = 'basin' | 5 |
| Brownfield | polygons | landuse = 'brownfield' | 2 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 99 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 14 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 15 |
| Farm, farmland | polygons | landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland' | 210 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 11 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 8 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 50 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 160 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 36 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 68 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 9 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 4 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 284 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 19 |
| Education | polygons | landuse = 'education' | 3 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 16 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 229 |
| Fell | polygons | natural = 'fell' | 3 |
| Grassland | polygons | natural = 'grassland' | 89 |
| Heath | polygons | natural = 'heath' | 415 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 32 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 107 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 869 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 251 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 71 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 71 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 179 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 67 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 222 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 371 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 37 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Abandoned | lines | railway = 'abandoned' | 3 |
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 15 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 315 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 199 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 416 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 1266 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 2253 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 2242 |
| Path | lines | highway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated' | 1867 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 3 |
| Road | lines | highway = 'road' | 29 |
| Cycleway | lines | highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated' | 53 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 17 |
| Pedestrian | lines | highway = 'pedestrian' | 31 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 649 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 1157 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 177 |
| Traffic signals | points | highway = 'traffic_signals' | 7 |
| Stop | points | highway = 'stop' | 1 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 703 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 182 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| square | polygons | place = 'square' | 5 |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Station.webp)
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