Cameroon Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports for Cameroon contain points of interest tagged with amenity, shop, tourism, or man_made keys. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Create reference maps for Cameroon based on tagged amenities and landmarks.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on the density of public-facing amenities.
• Identify tourist attractions and commercial hubs based on tourism and shop tags.
• Enrich basemap detail for applications requiring local landmark data.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Points are categorized using established OpenStreetMap tagging schemas (amenity, shop, tourism, man_made).
• The dataset is maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the HDX platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:37:49.084648; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cameroon