Education Facilities in the Bahamas from OpenStreetMap
Updated 26d ago
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Description
A 2026 snapshot of education facilities in the Bahamas, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative world map, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It is tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys.
Use Cases
Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
Plan education infrastructure development based on existing facility distribution.
Allocate resources by analyzing the geographic spread of educational institutions.
Strengths
Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
The dataset is licensed under the ODbL-1.0 license, allowing for sharing and adaptation.
Limitations
Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well represented while remote areas may be sparse.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-26 02:40:31.483472
Geography
Bahamas
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge as remote areas may have sparse data.