Central African Republic Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide points of interest for the Central African Republic, including amenities, shops, and landmarks. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote ones. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains this export on HDX.

Use Cases

• Create basemap detail layers based on OSM amenity and shop tags.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on tagged public-facing facilities.
• Support field navigation and planning based on tourist attraction and landmark data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Points are categorized using established OSM tagging schemas (amenity, shop, tourism, man_made).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:44:46.943093; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central African Republic