French Polynesia Settlements and Residential Areas from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for French Polynesia includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Conduct demographic analysis based on settlement locations and residential land use.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects.
• Map population distribution using named cities, towns, and villages.
• Analyze urban and suburban development patterns from residential land areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes both named places (`place=*`) and residential land areas (`landuse=residential`).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• 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; exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:13:37.958471; freshness should be verified.

Geography

French Polynesia