Education Facilities in Gambia from OpenStreetMap

Gambia contains education facilities exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map school access and catchment areas based on the locations of education facilities.
• Plan education infrastructure and resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the spatial density of educational amenities for regional development studies.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes facilities tagged as schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped while remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:54:27.935961; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gambia