Cultural and Historic Places of Colombia from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for cultural and historic places in Colombia, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The dataset is derived from tags such as `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, and `heritage` and was last updated on 2026-06-19. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their exports grid on HDX.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage assets for protection planning based on the described `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries for regional development.
• Create cultural context layers for GIS applications based on the described `tourism` and `amenity` features.
• Identify potential gaps in cultural infrastructure mapping in remote areas as noted in the description.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, and monuments.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Coverage likely reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas 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-contributed mapping data tagged with specific keys.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 10:20:33.284878; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia