Education Facilities in Iraq from OpenStreetMap

Iraq's education facilities mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers. The data includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map school access based on geolocated facility data.
• Plan education infrastructure based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Allocate resources by analyzing the spatial density of educational amenities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via OpenStreetMap tags `amenity` and `building`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:39:19.872436; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq