Airports and Aviation Infrastructure of Cabo Verde from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Cabo Verde's aviation infrastructure, including airports, heliports, runways, terminals, and emergency landing sites. The dataset is sourced from volunteer mappers via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-06-27. Coverage likely reflects mapper activity, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Plan evacuation routes based on the locations of airports and emergency landing sites.
• Assess aviation infrastructure for logistics operations using mapped airports, helipads, and runways.
• Support aerial-response planning by identifying available terminals and heliports.
• Cross-reference volunteer-mapped infrastructure with local knowledge for critical decision-making.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Explicitly tags features for aviation (`aeroway`), buildings, and emergency sites.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Coverage may be sparse in remote areas, as it depends on volunteer mapper activity.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 02:46:08.077783; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cabo Verde