Links to the OpenStreetMapData website, which has polygon and polyline files depicting land, water, and coastlines for the whole world, as well as generalized waterbody and coastline datasets. The data are updated at least monthly, if not more frequently. The polygons and polylines are available as shapefiles (.shp file format).
Links to a server providing data extracts from the OpenStreetMap project. The data are available at continent, sub-continent, or regional scale. For example, clicking on the North American sub-continent provides all the sub-region data available. The data are updated approximately daily. The available data are provided in .pbf and zipped shapefile file formats.
This web site is a cycling route planner with the ability to extract OpenStreetMap data for over 200 chosen cities and regions worldwide. The files are available in shapefile format.
