Falkland Islands Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) health facility locations exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency medical response based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map gaps in healthcare coverage based on the presence of pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags `amenity` and `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:19:02.754476; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)