Isle of Man Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for the Isle of Man includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Conduct demographic analysis based on the distribution of named settlements and residential land.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for projects using the `place` and `landuse=residential` tags.
• Provide geographic context for other datasets by joining on settlement names or boundaries.
• Analyze urban form and residential density using the land use classifications.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Explicitly includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:21:40.788913; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Isle of Man