Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals in Benin from OpenStreetMap

Benin's sea ports and ferry terminals, exported from OpenStreetMap and tagged via `amenity`, `building`, or `port`. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote coastal areas.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14 00:31:48.577446.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 00:31:48.577446; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Benin