Health Facilities in Belgium from OpenStreetMap

Health facilities in Belgium extracted from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access based on facility locations.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on hospital and clinic locations.
• Identify gaps in healthcare coverage based on the distribution of facilities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple facility types such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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-contributed mapping data exported via tags `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 00:24:39.719990; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belgium