Cuban Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap for Heritage Mapping

Cultural and historic places in Cuba exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Cross-reference local field knowledge for cultural mapping initiatives.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, and monuments.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

2026-05-14

Geography

Cuba