Cultural and Historic Places in Cabo Verde from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of cultural and historic places in Cabo Verde, last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage`. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for heritage protection, cultural mapping, and tourism context.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries for regional planning.
• Create cultural tourism guides based on the locations of monuments and places of worship.
• Cross-reference OSM cultural data with local field knowledge for validation.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, and monuments.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:48:01.409971; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cabo Verde