Algeria Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, Including Amenities and Tourism

Algeria Points of Interest (OpenStreetMap Export) is a geospatial dataset from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It contains OpenStreetMap features in Algeria tagged as amenities, man-made structures, shops, or tourism sites. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Use Cases

• Mapping the distribution of amenities like hospitals and schools based on the 'amenity' attribute.
• Analyzing tourism infrastructure density based on the 'tourism' and 'opening_hours' tags.
• Geocoding and address validation for points of interest using the 'addr:full' and related address fields.
• Studying commercial activity patterns based on the 'shop' attribute and location data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a large collaborative mapping project.
• Includes multilingual name tags ('name:en', 'name:ar', 'name:ber') which may support localization.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (KML, GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export of features from the OpenStreetMap database matching specific tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 14:54:02.752721; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Algeria