India Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, 2026 Export

OpenStreetMap exports for India contain points of interest tagged with `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data in multiple geospatial formats. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Create reference basemaps based on public-facing amenities and landmarks.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on tagged `amenity` and `shop` locations.
• Identify tourist attractions and landmarks for travel applications based on `tourism` tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15.

Geography

India