Australian Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of sea ports and ferry terminals across Australia, tagged via `amenity`, `building`, or `port` keys. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness of the volunteer-built map varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Optimize maritime logistics routes based on port locations.
• Analyze supply-chain resilience based on the distribution of port infrastructure.
• Plan coastal access and development based on mapped ferry terminal locations.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a large-scale, collaborative mapping project.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely being less complete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via tags for `amenity`, `building`, and `port`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 04:51:03.368858

Geography

Australia