Points of Interest in Greece from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest from OpenStreetMap include public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Create a reference map of public amenities based on OSM tags.
• Analyze urban service distribution and density for planning.
• Enrich tourist applications with landmark and attraction data.
• Cross-reference local field knowledge for data validation.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers four key OSM tag categories: amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:48:58.646776; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Greece