Bahamas Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for the Bahamas includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is compiled by volunteer contributors and its completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically more detailed than remote ones. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Create tourist maps and guides based on tagged attractions and amenities.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on the density of shops and public amenities.
• Enhance basemap detail for navigation or local search applications.
• Conduct regional planning studies using the categorized points of interest.

Strengths

• Covers multiple categories of points of interest including amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely being less detailed.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:08:10.282552; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bahamas