Haiti Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

Settlements and residential areas in Haiti exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map settlement distribution based on OSM `place` tags.
• Analyze residential land use patterns based on `landuse=residential` tags.
• Provide geographic context for demographic or vulnerability assessments.
• Cross-reference settlement data with other humanitarian or development datasets.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers a defined geographic area (Haiti) with a focus on populated places.
• Explicitly documents its source as OpenStreetMap and the specific OSM tags used (`place=*`, `landuse=residential`).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, but remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:11:05.521405; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Haiti