OpenStreetMap data provides locations of financial amenities in Ecuador, including banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, last updated on 2026-06-27. Coverage reflects volunteer mapping activity, which is typically stronger in urban areas.
Use Cases
- Map financial inclusion based on the distribution of financial amenities.
- Plan cash distribution networks based on ATM and bank locations.
- Conduct economic analysis based on the spatial concentration of financial services.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
- Includes multiple financial amenity types: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.
- Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, HTML, GEOJSON, JSON.
Limitations
- Coverage is uneven, with urban areas well represented and remote areas likely 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 mapping via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 05:22:14.600886; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Ecuador