Financial Services in Costa Rica from OpenStreetMap
Updated 23d ago
6filesGEOPACKAGE
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Description
OpenStreetMap data for Costa Rica includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches tagged via the `amenity` key. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.
Use Cases
Map financial service accessibility based on amenity types.
Plan cash distribution networks based on ATM and bank locations.
Analyze economic activity patterns based on the density of financial service points.
Strengths
Includes multiple financial service types (banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, microfinance branches).
Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
Data is licensed under the ODbL-1.0 open license.
Limitations
Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be poorly mapped.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 11:50:35.006308
Geography
Costa Rica
Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge due to potential mapping gaps.