Falkland Islands Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data provides a map of settlements and residential areas in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement locations and types.
• Settlement-level targeting for planning or aid distribution based on residential areas.
• Population analysis using the distribution of named places and residential landuse.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the source.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:42:51.222917; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)