Topographic Maps of Pakistan

proudly presents the Geo-referenced Topographic Maps of whole Pakistan free of cost. These topo-sheets have been originally taken from the University of Texas Libraries in July 2009. These are developed by U.S. Army Map Service, 1955 under  Series U502 and are available at 1:250,000.

Below is a reference sheet taken from the above mentioned site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In University of Texas Libraries, these maps are available in .jpg picture format. A screen shot for area around Lahore is below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team  have geo-referenced them and saved along with .gmw file to be viewed by Global Mapper. You may directly download from the library link or Contact Us for geo-referenced file.

Need your prayers

GIS Map of Lahore (ESRI format)

PKMAPS is a small community of mapping enthusiasts (all over the world) choosing to map Pakistan and share data for free on the internet. They develop maps for GPS or navigators for providing aid in navigation across the Pakistan.

Here, we are using their gps maps to prepare ESRI format shape files, that can be used in GIS software like ArcGIS and Arcview for various analysis and applications for urban planning. Hence expanding the area of application for those maps.

We are presenting a map of Lahore city containing line, point and polygonal features. Coverage and Road hierarchy is visible even from the picture below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Points Shape File:

About 1082 places of interest are identified and categories as Hospitals, banks, graveyards, libraries, parks, schools, restaurants, shopping centers, stadiums, amusement centers, landmarks and swimming areas etc.

Lines Shape File:

This layer includes 8418 line features which represent arterial roads, collector roads, residential streets, major highways, alleys, railway routes, airport runways, and water streams. 643 features are identified with their names as well.

Polygones Shape File:

This map layer carries 754 polygones showing city parks, lakes, orchards or plantations, housing schemes or institution boundaries and other polygonal features.Location names are updated for 690 features.

Screen shot below shows a zoom in view where all points, lines and polygonal features can be seen with the level of detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            .::Special thanks to PKMAPS, smkhan and Faisal::.

GIS Map of Islamabad/Rawalpindi (ESRI Format)

“Islamabad (Meaning "Abode of Islam") is the capital of Pakistan, and is the tenth largest city in Pakistan. The Rawalpindi/Islamabad metropolitan area is the third largest in Pakistan with a population of over 4.5 million inhabitants, 1,875,000 million in Islamabad and three million in Rawalpindi.

Islamabad is one of the greenest and most well-planned cities of South Asia. The city is well-organized and divided into different sectors and zones. Islamabad is also home to the Faisal Masjid which is well known for its architectural beauty and immense size. Islamabad has been ranked as a Gamma world city, as of 2008”, Read More>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country	Pakistan
Territory	Islamabad Capital Territory
Constructed	1960s
Union Council	40 UC
Area Total	906.50 km2 (350 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,604 [1] m (5,263 ft)
Lowest elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Population (2009)	1,875,000
Population Density	1,243/km2 (3,219.4/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Postal Code	44000
Area code(s)	51
Website	Islamabad's Official Website
Source:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad

Here, We present a street level GIS map of Islamabad city containing line, point and polygonal features. Coverage and Road hierarchy is visible even from the picture below.

Points Shape file:

About 744 places of interest are identified on map by Name and categories according to their use. The details are given in the table below:

Layer	Objects
Bank	15
Cemetery	1
Church	79
County	96
Hospital	21
Landmark	2
School	86
Shopping	84
Stadium	5
State	5
Tower	31
Other Point Features	318

Lines Shape file:

This layer includes 4987 line features which represent arterial roads, collector roads, residential streets, major highways, alleys, railway routes, airport runways, and water streams. A summary of these features is given below:

Layer	Objects
Airport Runway	2
Alley or Driveway	9
Collector Road	5
Interstate	31
Major Roads/ Highway	76
Railroad, Class 1A	31
Residential Road	4166
River, Unknown Length	5
State Highway	637
Trail	14

Polygones Shape files:

In this shape file, Polygonal features inlcude sectors and small metropolitan areas, lakes and city park.

Screen shot below shows a zoom in view where all points, lines and polygonal features can be seen with the level of detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              .::Special thanks to PKMAPS and Kifayat Hussain::.

If anyone is interested in Routable Map for Islamabad for GPS devices, Mobiles or Navigators,  have it free from Islamabad Routable Map By PKMAPS.