Egyptian Sea Ports and Ferry Terminals from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team contains geospatial features for ports and ferry terminals in Egypt. The dataset includes attributes such as name, address, operator type, and source information. It was last updated on 2026-03-03.

Use Cases

• Map port locations based on OpenStreetMap's 'port' and 'ferry_terminal' tags.
• Analyze port operator types using the 'operator:type' attribute.
• Geocode port facilities using the 'addr:full' and 'addr:city' fields.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML.
• Attributes include multilingual names ('name:en', 'name:ar') for localization.
• Dataset is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0), allowing for open use and adaptation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-03-03).

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

OpenStreetMap export filtered for features with tags related to ports and ferry terminals.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-03 09:52:51.167852

Geography

Egypt