Populated Places and Settlements in Gabon from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Gabon includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic analysis based on the distribution of named settlements and residential land.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on populated place locations.
• Population distribution modeling based on the presence of residential landuse areas.
• Geographic context mapping for other datasets using the place and landuse features.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Exports are provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Dataset is part of a grid of exports by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:18:43.436827; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gabon