Health Facilities in Iceland from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations across Iceland, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more comprehensively mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on hospital and clinic locations.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps based on the spatial distribution of amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Includes facilities tagged with specific OSM keys (`amenity` or `healthcare`).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:59:04.205499; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iceland