Cultural Places in Chile from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Chile includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The dataset is built by volunteers, with completeness varying by region, and is exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on features like museums and theatres.
• Support urban planning by identifying cultural amenities based on the `amenity` tag.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

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 data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:25:37.048126; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chile