Guernsey Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Guernsey includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas usually well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on named settlements and residential land areas.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or commercial projects based on populated place locations.
• Population analysis using the spatial distribution of cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple geographic file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete and require cross-checking with local knowledge.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15.

Geography

Guernsey, Channel Islands.