Points of Interest in the Dominican Republic from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides points of interest across the Dominican Republic, including public amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, last updated on 2026-06-27. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Create general POI reference maps based on tagged amenities and landmarks.
• Conduct urban analysis based on the distribution of shops and public facilities.
• Enrich basemap detail for tourism applications based on tagged attractions.

Strengths

• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-06-27.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Coverage is uneven, reflecting volunteer mapper activity; remote areas may be sparse.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27.

Geography

Dominican Republic