Dominican Republic Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest from OSM includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Create reference maps for urban analysis based on the included POI categories.
• Analyze the distribution of tourist attractions and amenities across the Dominican Republic.
• Enrich basemaps with detailed landmark data for navigation and planning applications.

Strengths

• Covers multiple POI categories including amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, GEOJSON, and SHP.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:42:58.476640; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dominican Republic