Canadian Education Facilities from OpenStreetMap

An OpenStreetMap export of education facilities across Canada, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure development based on existing facility density.
• Allocate resources by analyzing the geographic distribution of schools and universities.

Strengths

• Includes multiple facility types (schools, kindergartens, colleges, universities).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Sourced from a collaborative, open-source mapping project (OpenStreetMap).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data 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 tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 18:07:10.247731.

Geography

Canada