Angola Cultural and Historic Places from OpenStreetMap

Angola's cultural and historic places exported from OpenStreetMap. The dataset includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via OSM keys. It was created by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-10.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage assets for protection planning based on the described historic and heritage site tags.
• Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on the described tourism and amenity tags.
• Support regional cultural mapping initiatives based on the described inclusion of museums, galleries, and theatres.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple cultural place types: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, and SHP.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas of Angola may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-10 00:51:41.196750; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Angola