Jamaican Financial Services Locations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Jamaica include banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches tagged via the `amenity` key. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map financial service accessibility based on amenity type and location.
• Plan cash distribution infrastructure based on the density of ATMs and banks.
• Analyze economic activity patterns using the spatial distribution of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Covers multiple financial amenity types including banks, ATMs, and money transfer agents.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative mapping project.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 16:52:02.005132; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Jamaica