MapTools
Geofabrik Downloads
vs
Mapshaper

Geofabrik Downloads: Daily OpenStreetMap extracts by country and region. Mapshaper: Simplify, edit and convert map shapes in the browser.

Geofabrik DownloadsMapshaper
CategoryOpen Geodata SourcesGeodata Utilities & Converters
Pricing modelFreeOpen source
Starts atFreeFree
Free tier——
Open sourceNoYes
Software licence—MPL-2.0
API——
PlatformsData downloadWeb, Command line
Made by——
Commercial useAllowedAllowed
Export / print imagesAllowedAllowed
Offline / cachingCheck termsAllowed
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Geofabrik Downloads features

  • Country and region extracts
  • PBF and Shapefile
  • Daily updates
Geofabrik Downloads alternatives

Mapshaper features

  • Line and polygon simplification
  • Shapefile, GeoJSON, TopoJSON, CSV
  • Clip, dissolve, join
  • Command line version
Mapshaper alternatives

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