Education Facilities in the Dominican Republic from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap export of education facilities in the Dominican Republic, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The data includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Map school access based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on facility distribution.
• Analyze infrastructure density for different education levels (kindergarten to university).

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes facilities tagged as schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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 via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:37.334734

Geography

Dominican Republic