Health Facilities in Greece from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap health facility data for Greece, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The dataset includes locations tagged as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service accessibility based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on proximity to hospitals and clinics.
• Identify geographic gaps in medical coverage by comparing facility density to population data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Data is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL-1.0).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are likely better mapped than remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags for 'amenity' and 'healthcare'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:42:58.061861; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greece