Colombia Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap for Urban Analysis

OpenStreetMap points of interest for Colombia, containing public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-19. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Create general reference maps based on tagged amenities and landmarks.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on shop and amenity locations.
• Enrich basemap detail for cartographic applications using the tourism and man_made features.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers four key OpenStreetMap tagging categories: amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas sparse.
• 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 mapping via the OpenStreetMap collaborative platform.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:19:22.225235; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia