Cook Islands Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for the Cook Islands includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Create tourism maps based on landmarks and attractions tagged via `tourism`.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on amenities tagged via `amenity`.
• Enrich basemaps for navigation apps using the exported point geometry.
• Conduct retail analysis using shop locations tagged via `shop`.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Points are categorized using established OpenStreetMap tagging schemas (`amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, `man_made`).
• Dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:43:12.864356.

Geography

Cook Islands